Residents and visitors alike welcomed the New Year last week with fireworks, music, carnival rides and more across the territory. Major celebrations included parties at Foxy’s Tamarind Bar on Jost …
January 10, 2025
May 24, 2024
Cruise executives promise more calls
Government has continued to embrace record-breaking cruise tourism numbers, giving cruise lines no “indication that they have reached their limit” in the territory, according to Communications and Works Minister Kye …
April 26, 2024
No cap on cruise visitors despite rapid rise
Cruise ship passenger arrivals are expected to hit a new record this year and then continue climbing, but no upper limit has been set, according to Communications and Works Minister …
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January 11, 2024
New events boost first post-pandemic New Year
As residents rang in the New Year across the territory, new celebrations were hosted at the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour and the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, joining the …
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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 …
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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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. …
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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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 …
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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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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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 …
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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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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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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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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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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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 …
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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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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