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Paving completed on 4,000 linear feet of West End Road
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Paving has been completed on 4,000 linear feet of roadway in the West End area, and crews are now focused on finishing the sidewalks. The Ministry of Communications and Works expects to complete the sidewalk work by the end of the month.
CIBC Caribbean honours 2 VI educators with World Teachers’ Day Recognition Awards
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - CIBC Caribbean has honoured two Virgin Islands educators with its World Teachers’ Day Recognition Award, celebrating their contribution to education and the lasting difference teachers make in the lives of young people.
2 dead in St Croix gunshot incidents; USVI homicide toll reaches 40
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI— Two men were found dead Sunday morning, October 11, 2026, in gunshot incidents at different locations on St Croix, one near the G-Max Service Station in Golden Rock and the other at the D. Hamilton Jackson Housing Community, commonly known as Red Brick, where police are investigating an apparent suicide. The Golden Rock killing brought the US Virgin Islands' homicide count for 2026 to 40, according to VI Consortium tracking.
VI U15 Girls travel to Aruba for International Friendlies
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Football Association’s (BVIFA) U15 Girls team has travelled to Aruba for a series of international friendlies at the Girls U15 Invitational Tournament from October 10–17, 2026, hosted by the Arubaanse Voetbal Bond.
Some 40 residents learn art of making Guavaberry Liqueur
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The upcoming Christmas season promises to be merrier for approximately 40 residents who completed a workshop on ‘The Art of Making Guavaberry Liqueur.’
Rotary Club of Central Tortola 2026 Annual Car Raffle launched
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Rotary Club of Central Tortola has launched its 2026 Annual Car Raffle.
Residents seek relief as smoke continues @ Pockwood Pond Landfill
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI — Smoke and scattered fires have reportedly persisted at the Pockwood Pond landfill for more than three weeks, prompting renewed complaints from residents, particularly in the First District.
New Senate bill seeks to restrict birthright citizenship in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
WASHINGTON D.C, USA- A new bill introduced in the U.S. Senate seeks to restrict automatic American citizenship for certain children born in the Virgin Islands and other U.S. territories, adding a second congressional proposal to a debate over territorial birthright citizenship that V.I. Consortium first examined in July.
UK Defence Attaché to the Caribbean welcomed in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce welcomed the United Kingdom’s (UK) Defence Attaché to the Caribbean, Lieutenant Colonel Simon Dack MBE, and Warrant Officer Class 1 Marc Jefferies, Regimental Sergeant Major of Cayman Islands Regiment, to the Virgin Islands.
Updated Crown Land application will ‘simplify application process’- PS Berkeley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Updated application forms to streamline Crown Land application processing have been improved, a move the government of the Virgin Islands (VI) said will improve service delivery.
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