The Public Works Department will commence several tests on their asphalt plant this week. This comes after the delay of the commissioning of the asphalt plant from the July 31, 2023 date due to a number of last-minute requirements that were brought to the attention of the director of the Public Works Department. Public Works … Continued
Residents and visitors to the British Virgin Islands are being informed by the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) that the Virgin Gorda International Airport will be temporarily closed for runway maintenance from Tuesday, August 29 to Thursday, September 7. Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority, Mr. Kurt Menal confirmed the closure in a media release … Continued
Will the reigning champions Synergy and Pirates successfully defend their titles in the 2023 National Fastpitch League Championships or will Sparks and Power Outage deliver upsets in the women’s and men’s divisions respectively to be crowned the new champions? That question will be answered in the upcoming days as the best-of-five series commence this evening … Continued
The BVI’s women’s national squash team put in a much improved performance at the Senior Caribbean Squash Championships in the Cayman Islands on Thursday. Despite losing all their matches against Jamaica in their second team match, Zoe Sorrentino and Natalie Fay were able to force extra points in one of their games. Sorrentino fell to … Continued
After an impressive display at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, 17-year-old Adaejah Hodge has vowed to return much stronger and harder. Adaejah left it all on the track in the semi-finals of the Women’s 200-metre event where she finished 7th in heat 2 with a time of 22.96 seconds on Thursday. She was ranked … Continued
The recently concluded 69th VI Emancipation Festival has been dubbed one of the best in recent history by Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio Wheatley who delivered an address on the event today. According to the Premier, the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee under the leadership of appointed Chairman Dirk Walters and Deputy Chairman Birchfield … Continued
In a recent statement released by the Department of Disaster Management, officials noted the rapid escalation of activity within the Atlantic Basin over the past weekend. This surge in activity serves as a clear indication that the region is entering the peak of the hurricane season. While the increased activity might raise concerns, residents of … Continued
The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has announced that this month’s test of the National Early Warning Multi-hazard Alert System will take place on Friday, August 25th. As per the DDM’s standard practice, the test will occur on the fourth Friday of the month. While no immediate action is required from the public during this … Continued
Adaejah Hodge gave it her all in the semi-finals of the Women’s 200-metre event at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Thursday, but missed out on the final after finishing 7th. Sprinting out of lane 2, in heat 2, the 17-year-old Hodge managed a time of 22.96 seconds. Her race was won by … Continued
Recent cyber-attacks of one of the Big Four audit firms in the United States, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), have left more than 82,000 clients of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico exposed, with their personal data now in the possession of the hackers. According to the reports, the audit firm confirmed two cyber-attacks over the last two months … Continued
