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VI records team & individual wins @ 46th Chess Olympiad
SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan- The Virgin Islands’ national chess teams have recorded milestone results at the 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, with the Women’s team securing its first match victory and the Open team earning its first individual win and match point of the tournament.
HLSCC records highest enrollment since 2013
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has recorded a major increase in student enrollment with 854 registered students for the 2026 Fall semester.
FIFA President to attend inauguration of new football pitch in East End
EAST END, Tortola, VI- President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Giovanni V. Infantino, aka 'Gianni ', is slated to visit the Virgin Islands for the second time as FIFA boss.
Premier accuses local media house of ‘manipulation & misleading the public’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called a July 2026 article by a Virgin Islands (VI) media house an attempt to manipulate the public with its sensationalised headline quoting him as telling residents to invest in black water tanks.
India’s financial services ambitions not a ‘threat to the BVI’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is confident that the recent trade mission to India established a powerful platform that will generate mutually beneficial opportunities for both India and the Virgin Islands (VI).
BVIFA launches historic CONCACAF B Licence Coaching Course
EAST END, Tortola, VI– The British Virgin Islands Football Association (BVIFA) has officially opened its CONCACAF B Licence Coaching Course, marking another significant step in the Association’s continued investment in coach education and football development.
CBP detains VI man for allegedly smuggling Indian family to Culebra
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A British national from Tortola is facing a federal alien-smuggling charge after US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said a vessel carrying a family of three Indian nationals travelled from St Thomas toward Culebra, Puerto Rico, where the passengers were detained after reaching shore.
Gov Pruce signs agreement for vetting of prison, customs & immigration officers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom-appointed Governor of the Virgin Islands, Daniel Pruce, has signed an agreement with the United Kingdom’s Home Office, which will enable the vetting of serving officers and applicants to His Majesty’s Prison Service, His Majesty’s Customs and the Department of Immigration.
'We’re going to have to reclaim' land for Omar Hodge Wharf Fisheries Project- RDA
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The limited size of the land at Omar Hodge Wharf in Baughers Bay is creating significant construction and design challenges for the proposed Fisheries Landing Site, according to Director of Programme Delivery at the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA), Shaina M. Smith-Archer.
USVI escalates charter yacht fee dispute; Gov. Bryan demands Oct. 2 meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA- As the impasse regarding the increase in charter yacht fees by the Virgin Islands (VI) continues, United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr. met with the U.S. Department of the Interior in Washington on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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