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Tortola Pier Park

March 13, 2020

Pier Park braces in case of virus

On Tuesday at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, the doors of shops and restaurants were flung wide open to the roughly 4,000 passengers aboard the Disney Fantasy moored …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 9, 2020

Answers on Tortola Pier Park customs duty raise questions

Last week Premier Andrew Fahie provided some previously missing data on the amount of revenue the Customs Department collected from licensed duty-free merchants at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
December 19, 2019

12 Days of Christmas kicks off

Steel pans playing Christmas classics filled the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park with music on Saturday as visitors and residents perused the farmer’s market set up in the square. …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
April 18, 2019

Skelton-Cline to get $98k for 6-month consultancy

The government will pay Claude Skelton-Cline’s firm Grace Consultants $98,000 over a six-month period for wide-ranging services related to a renewable energy unit, negotiations with telecommunications providers, small business assistance, …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
February 22, 2019

Pier park renamed for Cyril Romney

“I am proud to announce that we are back,” Tortola Pier Park Limited CEO Vance Lewis said Friday during a ceremony that saw the park renamed after former Chief Minister …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
January 28, 2019

Technically, pier project ‘audit’ was not an audit

During a press conference on Jan. 21, 2016, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith promised to commission an audit into the cruise pier project, which had given rise to allegations of impropriety …

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by FREEMAN ROGERS
Pier park
December 7, 2018

Christmas on DeCastro Street thrives thanks to late Delores Christopher

If there was any doubt about the survival of Christmas on DeCastro Street in the wake of the death of founder Delores Christopher, those fears were put to rest by …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
October 25, 2018

Norwegian makes triumphant return

Thousands of visitors arrived in the territory aboard the Norwegian Getaway last Thursday, marking the first time the cruise line has returned to the Virgin Islands since Hurricane Irma more …

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by Amanda Ulrich
August 30, 2018

Celebrating the return of Disney Cruise Line

It has been more than a year since the Virgin Islands experienced a taste of Disney magic, but on Tuesday it returned when most of the 3,624 passengers aboard the …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
August 30, 2018

Tortola Pier Park showcases flavours at A Taster’s Delight

Meslyn Allan had one message she wanted to get across to residents about the Tortola Pier Park: “It’s for everyone,” she said. During the event A Taster’s Delight on Friday, …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
August 28, 2018

Disney Cruise Line returns today, territory prepared

Last Tuesday morning in Cane Garden Bay, something was happening everywhere you looked: Backhoes were churning up sand, steps were being swept, roofs were being hammered, buildings were being painted, …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 21, 2018

Disney Cruise Line to return to Tortola in August

On Aug. 28, Disney Cruise Line will return to the Virgin Islands for the first time in nearly a year, when the Disney Fantasy will dock in Tortola Pier Park, …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 21, 2018

Elmore Stoutt High School students, alumni hold Unity Concert

With the help of scores of alumni dating back to the class of 1971, Elmore Stoutt High School is closer to its goal of raising the $60,000 it needs to …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 13, 2018

In their Words: Sanjay Surtani

Sanjay Surtani, a gemologist, is the director and co-owner — with his wife Veera — of House of Luxury, a jewellery store in the Tortola Pier Park. The following are …

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by Conor King Devitt
June 8, 2018

Pier Park audit will be ready in a few months, premier says

The long-awaited Tortola Pier Park audit should be complete within a “couple of months at the most,” according to Premier Dr. Orlando Smith, who did not provide a timeline for …

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by Conor King Devitt
May 31, 2018

Pier Park officially reopens with ‘jazz and style’

The Tortola Pier Park hosted its second annual Jazz and Style Festival over the weekend, showcasing a range of local musicians, food and fashion. On Saturday, the park was also …

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by Amanda Ulrich

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