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Arbitrators discuss Caribbean industries

Construction, oil and gas, renewable energy and fintech were among the Caribbean industries that topped the discussion agenda last week during the fifth annual BVI Arbitration Week. The five-day event kicked off March 11 with a “Caribbean construction arbitration roundtable” featuring industry experts and other...

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3-day music festival to launch in May

Styles ranging from Afrobeat and R&B to dancehall and jazz will be featured at the new Virgin Islands Music Festival on May 24-26, the BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission announced last week. Themed “60 Beats, One Vibe” to echo the approximately 60 islands and...

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Andrew Fahie’s place on the wall

Hanging behind Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley’s chair in the House of Assembly in Road Town is a portrait of former premier Andrew Fahie. Asked Friday if Mr. Fahie’s photo should be taken down following his recent conviction for drug-conspiracy offences in the United States,...

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Science fair features 199 projects

Instead of going to school last Thursday morning, Jae’lah Halstead went to the Virgin Gorda ferry docks to catch the 7 a.m. boat to Tortola. Ms. Halstead, an eighth grader at Bregado Flax Educational Centre Secondary Division, was headed for the National Science Fair, and...

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DG steps up, and ‘Mika Barry’ signs off

Deputy Governor David Archer Jr. came out swinging on Monday after he was named last week in the most recent series of anonymous videos posted online under the name “Mika Barry.” Less than 24 hours later, a new post apologised to Mr. Archer and retracted...

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Farm expo, market held on Tortola

Piled high on trestle tables, cucumbers, peppers, sugarcane and other brightly coloured produce contrasted with the white tents that provided shade for vendors at the 2024 Agriculture Exhibition and Market held over the weekend in Paraquita Bay. The event drew about 60 vendors, according to...

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US expert set to assist with barge death probe

A New Jersey expert on enclosed spaces will help investigate a death and three injuries last month aboard a barge docked at Pockwood Pond, Police Commissioner Mark Collins said Friday. The measure is part of a multi-agency response to an incident that occurred shortly after...

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Virgin Gorda native named VG magistrate

A Virgin Gorda native has been appointed to serve as the island’s magistrate. Hakim Creque, who Governor Daniel Pruce appointed effective March 5, will sit full-time on the sister island as well as attending to certain matters on Tortola, government announced March 6. In his...

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Women’s forum focuses on ‘side hustles’

When Stacy Hodge started a “side hustle” selling and renting party supplies, she was working as a general manager and interior decorator. But eventually, her business, Party World BVI, became her main source of income. Ms. Hodge shared some of the lessons she learned from...