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BVI NOW MORE RESILIENT IN HURRICANE RESPONSE FOLLOWING HURRICANE SIMULATION EXERCISES INVOLVING NEOC AND THE ROYAL NAVY

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Improved partnership and a stronger ability to respond to major storms is expected after a table-top hurricane exercise brought together key members of the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and members of the Royal Navy Caribbean Task Force. Acting Director of the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), Jasen Penn, said that representatives from key government … Continued

DELTA SECURES 5-YEAR CONTRACT WITH BVIEC AS MAIN SUPPLIERS OF REFINED FUEL – REPLACES SOL AFTER THEIR 3-YEAR STINT

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Delta Petroleum Caribbean Ltd will be the main supplier of refined petroleum to the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) over the next five years after signing a contract on Thursday October 27 to provide fuel to the Corporation until 2026. The BVIEC held a contract signing ceremony to signify the new partnership between the two entities … Continued

BREAKING NEWS: SENIOR SCHOOL TEACHERS OF ESHS CTL CAMPUS STAGE SICK OUT TODAY DESPITE CLASSES BEING ONLINE, STRIKE OUT CONTINUES

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Senior school teachers of the Elmore Stoutt High School CTL campus despite being online have this morning called in sick.  Their sick out was originally scheduled for yesterday Wednesday October 27th similar to the junior school teachers. However, once education official got wind of the plan by senior teachers they moved to close senior school … Continued

10 UWI GRADUATES TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED DURING BVI’S OPEN CAMPUS GRADUATE RECOGNITION CEREMONY SET FOR THURSDAY – COUNCIL CHAIR DR. SOOMER TO ATTEND

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Ten graduates of the University of the West Indies will be acknowledged during the UWI Open Campus British Virgin Islands (BVI) Graduate Recognition Ceremony which will be held on Thursday October 28, 2021 at the campus site in Paraquita Bay. This was confirmed in a media release by the University of the West Indies which … Continued

VI RECREATION TRUST ‘FAMILIES AT PLAY’ EVENT DEEMED A SUCCESS AFTER ATTRACTING SOME 500 RESIDENTS – PLANS TO HAVE EVENTS MONTHLY AND ALSO ON THE SISTER ISLANDS

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The recently held ‘Families at Play’ event which was hosted by the Virgin Islands Recreation Trust at the A.O. Shirley Grounds and the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex was deemed a success after attracting nearly 500 patrons throughout the day. This is according to Director of the Recreation Trust Eustace ‘Boss’ Freeman who made the disclosure during … Continued

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTS ON RADAR BARGES STILL TO BE SUBMITTED TO COI – AG TO QUESTION FORMER GOVERNOR JASPERT IN CROSS EXAMINATION FORMAT

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Despite stating that the evidence stage of the Commission of Inquiry has been completed, Commissioner Sir Gary Hickinbottom has said there are still a number of outstanding matters which need to be addressed before pressing forward. Sir. Hickinbottom made the statement on Friday October 22, where he revealed that there are still several outstanding requests … Continued