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September 7th, 2025
Guyanese singer ‘Lola Doll’ who served time in VI prison shot multiple times

EAST RUIMVELDT, Georgetown, Guyana- A Guyanese woman, who had hired a man to obtain an HIV test in her name after arriving in the Virgin Islands in April 2019 and was subsequently sentenced to nine (9) months in jail, was shot multiple times outside her East Ruimveldt home in Guyana on Saturday night, September 6, 2025.

September 7th, 2025
Gov Bryan says Trump has a 'willing partner' in the USVI

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Albert A. Bryan Jr joined federal and territorial leaders this week at the US Department of the Interior’s Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) 2025 Mid-Year Plenary Session, where he pressed for deeper collaboration on energy, healthcare equity, and economic development.

September 7th, 2025
RVIPF investigating reports of gunfire in Baughers Bay

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said it is investigating a report of gunfire in the Baughers Bay area minutes before 9:00 PM on Friday, September 5, 2025.

September 7th, 2025
Cabinet accepts recommendation for 47 to be given Certificates of Residence

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Forty-seven persons were given the thumbs up by the Cabinet of the Virgin Islands to receive Certificates of Residence when Cabinet met on July 10, 2025.

September 6th, 2025
New Public Assistance Act allows for assistance in a ‘timely manner’- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Now that the Public Assistance (Amendment) Act, 2024, has officially come into force, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R7), is encouraging persons in need to apply.

September 6th, 2025
Governor Pruce hails police training initiatives as essential for crime fighting within the region.

DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce has said that important initiatives like the Community Policing Training and the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERT) provide the Virgin Islands (VI) with the opportunity to share experiences across several territories facing similar challenges.

September 6th, 2025
USVI: Coral Bay family claim they're being bullied to sell property

VI CONSORTIUM

CORAL BAY, St. John, USVI- The rightful owners of waterfront property in Coral Bay, St. John say they are being “bullied, overwhelmed, financially strained, and now pressured” into selling their inherited property to the Summer’s End Group, LLC.

September 6th, 2025
Applications open for inaugural BVI Emerging Writers’ Fellowship

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Young aspiring writers from the Virgin Islands now have the opportunity to apply for the BVI Emerging Writers’ Fellowship.

September 6th, 2025
Manchester Road completed early

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Ministry of Communications and Works announced the completion of the Manchester Road rehabilitation project ahead of its October deadline.

September 5th, 2025
Police officers’ new skills will shape the ‘very future of policing’- Acting CoP Vanterpool

DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline E. Vanterpool has told participants of the Community Policing Training and Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERT) that their newly learned skills will shape the future of policing in the Virgin Islands.

September 5th, 2025
Murder-accused Erick A. Rabsatt extradited to VI

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Erick Abraham Rabsatt, who is accused of fatally shooting US Army veteran and businessman Jaimez A.J. Stoutt at a bar on Tortola on December 11, 2021, and subsequently fleeing the jurisdiction, was extradited to the Virgin Islands from Miami today, Friday, September 5, 2025.

September 5th, 2025
UK influence on VI harmful to its growth- Edju En Ka

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The host of the Umoja radio programme, Cromwell Smith, aka 'Edju En Ka', has expressed his disagreement with the United Kingdom (UK) deciding how the Virgin Islands (VI) should run, as it is harmful to the territory's growth, development, and sustainability.

September 5th, 2025
There is a space for everyone in addressing gun crimes- Gov Pruce

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce has said a multifaceted approach is needed to combat gun violence in the Territory.

September 5th, 2025
VI Gov't to take legal action against persons with illegal water connection

Road Town, Tortola, VI – Irregularities in water consumption and billing in the Virgin Islands will be addressed, as the Government of the Virgin Islands has announced that it will take firm action to resolve these issues.

September 5th, 2025
Paraquita Bay Road to be operational by Sunday

HODGE’S CREEK, Tortola, VI -The rehabilitation work on the now closed Paraquita Bay Road is on track to be completed by Sunday, September 7, 2025.

September 4th, 2025
Accident near RJT Edifice in Road Town

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An accident occurred this afternoon, Thursday, September 4, 2025, sometime after 4:00 PM on the James Walter Francis Drive dual-carriage way.

September 4th, 2025
Back-to-Schools 'should be about bringing community together'- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- While commending the former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Julian Willock, and his Third District Committee for their back-to-school initiative on August 31, 2025, Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) said the event at Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre was an example of what it should be about- bringing the community together.

September 4th, 2025
'It is not for the UK or UN to give VI its independence'- Claude O. Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— Pastor and commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said that the people of the Virgin Islands (VI) should not wait for any government to determine the progress and future of the country’s political status, while declaring September 2, 2025, as what he describes as the start of a campaign to decide on the future of the country's political status.

September 4th, 2025
$5M Bank of Asia deposit ‘under consideration by Auditor General’- Gov Pruce

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce has said the matter regarding the government’s deposit of five million dollars of public funds into the now defunct Bank of Asia BVI Limited is in the hands of the Auditor General.

September 4th, 2025
New Initiatives for Virgin Islands unveiled

THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- Following the vibrant Emancipation Celebrations and summer break, the Roots to Resilience: Together We Thrive Programme is thrilled to resume its Paint the Town Community Beautification initiative with the Anegada Edition.

September 4th, 2025
Guyana President M. Irfaan Ali claims victory in general election

GEORGETOWN, Guyana- Returning Officers from across the country have made their official declarations of the election results in their regions, and those declarations point to the incumbent People’s Progressive Party winning the Monday, September 1, 2025, elections and remaining in Government.

September 4th, 2025
BVIEC conducts another successful live line maintenance

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) has already begun benefitting from electricity works done on live lines.

September 4th, 2025
Andrew M. Holness elected to 3rd term as Prime Minister of Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica- Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew M. Holness secured a third term, following a tight race at the polls on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.

September 3rd, 2025
Jeremy W. Hodge Out! Kurt B. E. Hodge In! as PWD new Boss

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Sources close to the Ministry of Communications and Works have told our newsroom that Director of the Public Works Department (PWD) Mr Jeremy W Hodge has been removed from his post.

September 3rd, 2025
Hon Smith calls on banks to keep their promise to support local MSME sector

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Financial Services and Economic Development, Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), has called on financial institutions to keep their promise to support the country’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) sector.

September 3rd, 2025
‘You have the power to change the world’- Sonjah S. Smith to D3 students

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Students attending the Back-to-School Giveaways at Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay on August 31, 2025, apart from receiving school supplies, were further equipped with the necessary motivation to stay in school and live up to their potential by local attorney Sonjah S. Smith.

September 3rd, 2025
VI to send largest delegation to 2025 World Athletics Championships

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) will be represented by its largest delegation to date at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan.

September 3rd, 2025
'I will never be in favour' of HoA handing powers back to Governor- Claude O. Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— The Public Service Management Bill of 2024, now an Act, has been highly scrutinised by pastor and commentator Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline, who expressed dissatisfaction with what he said was the transfer of power to the United Kingdom (UK) to oversee the effectiveness of the public service in the Virgin Islands.

September 3rd, 2025
‘Absolutely, staff is needed’ @ Film Commission- Natalie O. Hodge

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Film Commissioner of the BVI Tourist Board and Film Commission (BVITBFC), Ms Natalie O. Hodge, has admitted that additional staff is needed at the Film Commission.

September 3rd, 2025
India’s Non-Resident Consul to VI presents credentials to Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands has received the credentials of His Excellency Mr Shri Mayank Joshi, High Commissioner of India to Jamaica and Non-resident Consul for the Virgin Islands (VI).

September 2nd, 2025
Accident involving multiple vehicles & motor scooter on Fort Hill

FORT HILL, Tortola, VI- An accident involving at least three automobiles and a motor scooter occurred on Fort Hill, Tortola, just after 5:00 PM today, September 2, 2025.

September 2nd, 2025
‘It’s a novel idea!’- Hon Fraser endorses Willock’s back-to-school initiative

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- It may not have scored any political points for him, but Third District Representative and Deputy Premier Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) did not shy away from singing praises on former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Mr Julian Willock for his annual Back-to-School Giveaways at Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay, Tortola on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

September 2nd, 2025
Ronn A. Grant leaves 284 Media

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Broadcast Journalist and 284 Media Nightly News anchor and presenter, Mr Ronn A. Grant, bid farewell to the company and viewers on Friday, August 29, 2025.

September 2nd, 2025
Ryan R.E. Geluk & Lynette L. Harrigan tie the knot in Canada

ONTARIO, Canada- Two prominent persons in the Virgin Islands, Ryan R.E. Geluk of BDO Limited and Lynette L. Harrigan, MBE of the BVI Tourist Board & Film Commission, said “I do” to each other at the Kent Gold Club and Event Centre in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada, on August 11, 2025.

September 2nd, 2025
Anti-Crime Summit must have ‘real substance’- Governor Daniel Pruce

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce has said the upcoming Anti-Crime Summit needs to have “real substance” for it to be effective in tackling increasing crime in the Virgin Islands (VI).

September 2nd, 2025
WIN BVI donates to 65 families under Smart Start Programme

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- For the second year, families in Tortola and Virgin Gorda have benefited from assistance from a WIN BVI programme called Smart Start ahead of the new school year.

September 2nd, 2025
VI to host regional Tourism Human Resources Conference in October

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 11th regional Tourism Human Resource conference will be held in the Virgin Islands (VI) in October.

September 2nd, 2025
Is Government corrupt & our country dying?

By Alred 'AC' Frett

When Governments Make Themselves the Enemy:
We may dislike the Truth, but we need it, so the things I say may not be to your liking, but they are necessary for our People & Country... Perhaps you heard them before but regarded yourself as special, and immune to the hardships of life... However, thanks to Governments and their Agencies, our Children are becoming strangers in their own Home, and residents of His Majesty’s Prison and local Graveyards.

September 1st, 2025
UPDATE: Necker Island fatal accident victim is executive sous chef Sihle Somdaka

NECKER ISLAND, VI– The man who lost his life late Friday night, August 29, 2025, following an accident on Necker Island, has been identified as executive sous chef Sihle Somdaka, 35, of South Africa.

September 1st, 2025
2024 Governor’s Cup champ Ghostinyou comes up short in Labour Day Races on STT

ESTATE BOVONI, St Thomas, VI- With a ferry load of persons from Tortola travelling to the Labour Day Races at Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack on St Thomas on Sunday, August 31, 2025, much attention was being placed on the penultimate race of the day, which featured 2024 Governor’s Cup Champion Ghostinyou of Tortola.

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