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13 premium dining experiences await patrons for BVI Restaurant Week 2026
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Food lovers are invited to savour a selection of premium dining experiences during BVI Restaurant Week 2026, taking place from October 20-24, 2026, at 13 of Tortola’s leading restaurants.
‘Bully Gov't’- Sandra Phillip-Hodge accuses Gov’t of ignoring the people’s voice
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Local commentator, author, and political candidate Sandra Phillip-Hodge has accused the government of behaving like a “bully government” by making decisions without adequately considering the views, requests and demands of the people.
USVI: Man stabs own brother to death on St Croix
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CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI- Miguel Cotto, 45, is facing a first-degree murder charge after police say he repeatedly stabbed his brother Jose on Monday at an Estate Glynn residence, with the victim later dying from his injuries at the Juan F. Luis Hospital.
Mobile CCTV deployed to secure perimeter of HM Prison- RVIPF
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- A new mobile CCTV unit is now guarding the perimeter of HM Prison in Balsam Ghut, part of a joint push by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and His Majesty’s Prison Service to deter unlawful activity and stop contraband from reaching the facility.
Teen charged for murder 'points to critical rupture in social fabric'- ACoP Ullger
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Acting Interim Commissioner of Police (ACoP), Richard Ullger, has said the recent developments in the murder investigation of airport fire officer Eric Alexis Albert bring him and the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) no satisfaction, as the individual charged is a child.
Financial services 'footprint' in Asia will continue- Siobhan M. Flax
SHEUNG WAN, Hong Kong- The BVI Hong Kong Office has labelled the recently concluded Virgin Islands-India Trade Mission and Road Show a success.
14-year-old charged with 2025 murder of Eric A. Albert
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has charged a 14-year-old male with the murder of airport fire officer Eric Alexis Albert, who was fatally shot in the Greenland area on June 20, 2025.
Work on stretch of road from Palestina to Havers resumes
HAVERS, Tortola, VI- Motorists and residents of the Palestina Estate and Havers communities have been calling for urgent action on a deplorable stretch of road from Palestina to Havers that was dug up months ago but remains unrepaired, even as other sections of the Sir Francis Drake Highway have been paved.
‘Why are we still talking about food baskets?’- Levor A.H. Lettsome
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Former British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) Human Resource Manager and At-Large candidate for the upcoming general election, Levor A.H. Lettsome is urging the government to replace the current “food basket” approach with a modern, card-based social assistance system while also questioning the prioritisation of nearly $800,000 in sidewalk and tree-removal works on DeCastro Street in Road Town.
Bottlebrush & Verawood Bulnesia trees to be planted on DeCastro St- RDA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Bottlebrush and Verawood Bulnesia species of trees have been identified as the replacement trees for those with aggressive roots on DeCastro Street.
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