The Food Security and Sustainability Act was passed during the Second Sitting of Fourth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands on Tuesday, April 19. The Act was brought to the House by the Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. … Continued
Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent Wheatley will be traveling to the Turks and Caicos Islands to attend a climate change summit on Friday. The event will be hosted by the Department of Environment and Coastal Resources (DECR) under the Ministry of Tourism, Environment, Fisheries and Marine Affairs, Culture and Heritage, Agriculture, … Continued
Sewage woes in the heart of Road Town are expected to soon become a thing of the past as the government is moving ahead to commence upgrades to the Road Town Sewer System as early as mid-May. This was confirmed at a community meeting held on Wednesday evening where a panel from the Ministry of … Continued
On, Sunday April 17th 2022, the Valley Sound Lions Club held its Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Walters Recreational Park on Virgin Gorda. This year’s theme was “the hunt for the golden egg”. The Valley Sounds Lion Club says that this is one of their signature annual events that has been going on for … Continued
A welcome home celebration for some of the BVI CARIFTA athletes had to be endured virtually as their scheduled flight by regional airlines InterCaribbean was allegedly cancelled, leaving the athletes stranded in the Turks and Caicos Islands. This is according to Premier and Minister for Tourism Honourable Andrew Fahie who made that disclosure during Tuesday … Continued
Athletes and the executive members from the BVI CARIFTA team who returned to the territory on Tuesday evening, were well greeted by residents and Honourable Members of the House of Assembly in the first of two celebratory ceremonies. The event took place at the Sir Olva Georges Plaza in Road Town where the contingent was … Continued
Dwayne Lennard Jr. successfully defended his crown and was awarded the winner of this year’s Honourable Ralph T O’Neal Easter Hat Parade at the Raul ‘Jougo” Sprauve Virgin Gorda Easter Festiville on Sunday. Lennard competed against 9 other participants and received an almost perfect score of 9 out of 10. His first place prize was … Continued
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) finished the 49th edition of the CARIFTA Games ranked 3rd out of 20 listed countries, after tying with the Bahamas for the second most gold medals collected at the event. The BVI finished with a total of 7 medals, including 4 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze. The team just missed out … Continued
The Aspire Artemis Foundation which promotes solution oriented growth opportunities that foster self-confidence, make a social impact, and enrich communities announces its next stop in the Journeys in STE(A)M: Inclusion, Innovation + Impact – A Global Symposium, April 21-23, 2022 at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College, on the island of Tortola, BVI. AAF works … Continued
Adaejah Hodge is now a CARIFTA triple gold champion after completing her clean sweep of gold medals in the Under 17 Girls 200-meter finals on Monday. Running out of lane 6, Hodge stormed her way to victory, way ahead of the pack to be the only person with a time under 24 seconds. She ran … Continued
