Wally Castro Marine, the organizers of the Xmas in July 2023 event have donated $6,000 to Beyond the Reef, a nonprofit organization in the British Virgin Islands that focuses on marine environmental education and preservation efforts. The donation came from the sale of the official reusable tumblers, which was one of the event’s environmental protection … Continued
The 2023 Zurich Diamond League champion, Kyron McMaster, says he will not be resting on his laurels following his most recent success in the men’s 400-metre hurdles. McMaster delivered an upset to the world number 1 ranked Karsten Warholm on Thursday, beating the Norwegian at the line in a photo finish to win in 47.27 seconds. … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have confirmed that more than 800 kilograms of cocaine was seized during the recent drug bust operation on the sister island of Anegada. In addition to the drugs, police in a media release on Friday said they also seized a Cessna aircraft which reportedly transported the drugs to … Continued
The Pirates and Synergy are on the verge of delivering clean sweeps to Power Outage and Sparks respectively in the 2023 Virgin Islands Softball-Baseball Association National Fastpitch Softball League. Playing in the best of 5 series at the E. Walwyn Brewley Ballpark last weekend both teams handed their opponents consecutive losses to lead their respective … Continued
The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has noted a recent increase in the number of persons testing positive for COVID-19 at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital. The Organization believes that this increase in positive cases serves as a reminder that the Covid-19 virus persists, necessitating ongoing caution and proactive measures to ensure … Continued
“Something you would expect a government to implement in 5 – 10 years” Permanent Secretary for the Office of the Deputy Governor Sharleen Dabreo-Lettsome made this remark while speaking about the COI Reforms in the latest episode of the Government Business At Its Best – TableTalk, which focused on the topic of “Greater Transparency”. She … Continued
Kyron McMaster continued to display his excellent form on Thursday, handing the world number 1 ranked Karsten Warholm an upset to win at the Zurich Diamond League. Running out of lane 6, McMaster who is ranked third in the men’s 400-metre hurdles, stormed to victory, edging Warholm at the finish line in photo finish to … Continued
The resources available to some Associate Member Countries (AMCs) are extremely scarce and have resulted in the existence of several gaps which are hindering these countries from achieving the objectives needed for the 2030 agenda for sustainable development in the fight against climate change. This is due to the disparity in the governing laws and … Continued
Halstead “JR” Chiverton has attributed his lifestyle change to his cousin Samuel France who he said kept it real with him approximately a decade ago after seeing the trajectory his life was taking. At the time of the exchange between the two cousins, Chiverton was widely known for his basketball talent – representing the national … Continued
Mrs. Monel Nickie has been appointed as the Acting Sister Islands Coordinator, effective November 1, 2021. Mrs. Nickie previously served as Virgin Gorda’s District Officer, where she gained valuable knowledge and experience in the administration of the Sister Islands. As Sister Islands Coordinator, she will lead the Sister Islands Programme Unit, which includes District Officers … Continued
