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INTERCARIBBEAN SAYS DELAYS ARE DUE TO THEIR NEWLY ACQUIRED AIRCRAFT NOT GETTING THE NECESSARY APPROVALS AS ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED

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Following several reports of last-minute cancellations of flights to the British Virgin Islands on InterCaribbean Airways, the regional airline has said that the many cancellations are due to the Turks and Caicos’ Civil Aviation Authority yet to approve their newly acquired aircraft as originally anticipated. This was revealed in a statement issued by InterCaribbean dated … Continued

WOLUES, VG UTD & ONE LOVE UTD WERE ALL VICTORIOUS IN THE WEEKEND’S BVIFA NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE COMPETITION

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The Wolues along with VG United and One Love United football clubs were all victorious over the weekend during the continuation of the BVI Football Association’s National Football League. The Wolues defeated Lion Heart FC 4-2 to close the gap between the top 5 five teams to just two points, with the Panther FC leading … Continued

HON. MARLON A PENN LAUNCHES DISTRICT 8 COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER TO RAISE AWARENESS, ANALYZE ISSUES AND OFFER SOLUTIONS IN DISTRICT 8

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Leader of the Opposition and Representative for the Eighth District Honourable Marlon A. Penn has released a District 8 Community Newsletter for the purpose of bringing awareness of the issues in the community and in effort to work together to find solutions to social, mental, physical and economic issues.” In speaking on the publication of … Continued

LIONS CLUB DELIVERS OVER 120 CHRISTMAS HAMPERS TO THE NEEDY, ELDERLY

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The Lions Club of Tortola on Saturday, December 18th conducted an island-wide delivery of more than 120 Christmas Hampers to the needy, shut-ins and elderly across Tortola. The Christmas Hampers were donated by members of the public during a series of food drives at various local supermarkets in November as well as from corporate sponsors. President of the Tortola … Continued

CYRIL B ROMNEY TORTOLA PIER PARK TO RECEIVE 60 ADDITIONAL PARKING SPOTS AND HEIGHTENED SECURITY DURING CHRISTMAS SEASON

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In a recent interview with 284 Media Chief Executive Officer of the Tortola Pier Park Mr. Vance Lewis and Marketing and Business Development Management Zoe Wallcot spoke about recent happenings at the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park. Apart from the agencies three (3) days of Christmas events which seek to ring in the Christmas … Continued

DIFFERENT STANDARDS WERE USED BY THE COI TO ASSESS THE RVIPF’S INTERNAL ISSUES WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES – SAYS PREMIER FAHIE

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Premier Andrew Fahie, while reiterating that his government does not have anything against the recently concluded Commission of Inquiry (COI), said he believes they should have delved more deeply into the issues within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force as done with many of the other government entities. Premier Fahie made the statement in a … Continued

BVI FILM COMMISSION HOSTS MEDIA “FAM” BREAKFAST WITH TOP BVI MEDIA PROFESSIONALS

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The BVI Film Commission under the leadership of Film Commissioner Ms. Natalie O Hodge met with approximately 20 top media professionals from a range of industries in the Virgin Islands on December 17th at the Loose Mongoose for a morning of networking, engaged conversations and understanding the Film Commission and its role. In an invited comment … Continued

BVI RECEIVES APPROXIMATELY 6700 COVID-19 VACCINES FROM THE UK – VACCINATION ROLL OUT STARTS TODAY!

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The British Virgin Islands recently received approximately 6700 COVID-19 vaccines from the United Kingdom Government, which consisted of the Pfizer and AstraZeneca versions of the vaccine. This was confirmed during a media conference which was held on Thursday December 16, where Minister for Health Carvin Malone revealed that the territory received some 4680 Pfizer vaccines … Continued

FLOATILLA OF LIGHTS BOAT PARADE HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO LACK OF SUPPORT; ORGANIZERS OPTIMISTIC

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Due to an insufficient amount of registrants the public is informed that the Floatilla of Lights boat parade has been cancelled. In an official comment organizers said, “While we share your disappointment we have already had positive conversations about next year’s event which will be part of the event lineup for Christmas in the City. … Continued