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
The World Athletics Championships silver medalist Kyron McMaster said his recent track achievement in Budapest, Hungary, is one that he has been chasing for more than half a decade. McMaster’s comments came in a subsequent interview after his impressive second-place finish on Wednesday in the final of the Men’s 400-Metre Hurdles. McMaster said he has … Continued
The World Athletics Championships 2023, the biggest track and field event of the year, kicked off on Saturday, August 19, in Budapest, Hungary. However, many fans in the Caribbean region, including the British Virgin Islands and US Virgin Islands, are unable to watch the live action, as no public broadcaster in their location has secured … Continued
Kyron McMaster collected his first ever World Championships medal on Wednesday after placing second in the final of the Men’s 400-Metre-Hurdles at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Running out of lane 8, McMaster was clocked as having the fastest split time of the first 100-metres with 11.11 seconds and he used that momentum to … Continued
