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Hon Marlon A. Penn landslides for NDP Chairmanship with 65 votes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a vote taken this evening, Saturday, April 18, 2026, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) won the Chairmanship of the National Democratic Party (NDP) during the party's special convention, as was predicted by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO).
VI @ helm CDEMA’s Technical Advisory Committee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) is now leading the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
No change! 18-year- old cannot run for political office-HoA Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- For those young people turning 18 years of age, the most you can do is vote. At this time, the constitution will not be changed to allow 18-year-olds to run for political office. They must wait another three years until they attain the age of 21.
USVI: Influenza hit highest level in 5 years
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- The V.I. Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division says 2025 brought the territory’s highest influenza case count in the past five years, a hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreak that spread across schools and day cares, continued dengue and COVID-19 surveillance, expanded lead and legionella investigations, and a major upgrade to the territory’s disease-tracking system.
BVI HK Office Reps met with key Indian partners
NEW DELHI, India- The BVI Hong Kong Representative Office recently led a delegation to the Republic of India as part of ongoing efforts to deepen financial services and regulatory dialogue between the Virgin Islands (VI) and India.
2 men arrested on drug & firearm charges
FREE BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Two men were arrested and subsequently charged with drug and firearm offences following a patrol by members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
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Making Virgin Islander status meaningless
By Dickson C. Igwe
At the root of the valid concern, Ancestral Virgin Islanders are losing their God given rights, heritage, and status as multigenerational natives, is the fact that the sacred privilege of Virgin Islands citizenship, is automatic, through tenure.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Rochelle S. Lawrence
Kirshena J. Joseph
Rochelle S. Lawrence is what this generation calls a ‘serial entrepreneur’, and her love for entrepreneurship, though she never envisioned being one, started when she was just a child.
Tension mounts as NDP chooses Chairman; Has Hon Penn emerged as frontrunner?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- They have said in public statements that they are back together, after splitting in three parts. We are speaking about the National Democratic Party (NDP), the main Opposition party in the Virgin Islands. The Party broke up in 2018/19 with Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) forming his own Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM), sometimes referred to as NDP 2.
Sunrise Airways launches direct flights between VI & Dominican Republic
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) now has another airline option regarding travel between the VI and the Dominican Republic.
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