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STCW returns to HLSCC with enhanced facilities & expanded maritime training offerings
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- After a strategic pause to rebuild, upgrade, and strengthen its maritime infrastructure, the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has officially announced the return of the STCW Basic Safety Training (BST) beginning February 2026, following recertification and approval by the United Kingdom’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA).
Business owner partners with gov't to repair railing near Banco Popular
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A local business owner has collaborated with the Government of the Virgin Islands to enhance the Road Town Partnership Programme.
VI doesn’t have $25B in federal funding ‘but we too have to eat’- USVI Governor
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Even while acknowledging that the Virgin Islands (VI), a British Overseas Territory, is not as fortunate as the US Virgin Islands (USVI), which gets substantial federal funding, USVI Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr is shamelessly and heartlessly determined to put pressure on the VI over its recent increase in maritime fees.
USVI: Calvert White’s bid to self-surrender to minimum-security prison rejected
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- One day after asking permission to self-surrender to a minimum-security federal prison in Alabama, Calvert White was told no, at least for now.
Work on Virgin Gorda Market Square to begin soon- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI – The Ninth District Representative and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley, has announced that plans are underway to start work on the Virgin Gorda Market Square.
BVI Arbitration Week carded for March 2026
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The BVI International Arbitration Centre (BVI IAC) will host BVI Arbitration Week in March 2026.
5 more derelict vessels identified for removal @SCB Harbour
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Five additional derelict vessels have been identified while the Derelict Vessels Removal and Disposal Project is ongoing.
Further increasing minimum wage requires ‘a delicate balance’- Premier Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said there is a lot to consider and measures to put in place when it comes to further increasing the minimum wage.
29 customs officers & staff recognised in observance of Customs Week 2026
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Twenty-nine (29) officers within His Majesty's Customs Department were recognised during a luncheon to celebrate the opening of Customs Week 2026, which took place on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
USVI stakeholders left fuming after UK MPs shun maritime fallout with VI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The United Kingdom’s recent debate on the constitutional review of the Virgin Islands (VI) did not address the documented economic impact of new VI marine-licensing laws on the US Virgin Islands (USVI), despite detailed findings by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) in the Executive Office of the President outlining significant harm to USVI charter operators and the wider marine-tourism economy.
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