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FirstBank expands ATM network with new 24-hour machine @Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- FirstBank has installed a new ATM at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island, Virgin Islands (VI).
Hon Fraser to attend Global Sustainable Islands Summit in Canary Islands
GRAN CANARIA, Canary Islands- Deputy Premier and Minister for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) will be among several top-level government ministers from island jurisdictions across Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Latin America attending the Global Sustainable Islands Summit (GSIS) in Gran Canaria from April 20-22, 2026.
Curaçao Chamber of Commerce makes trade mission to VI
MAIN STREET, Tortola, VI— The BVI Chamber of Commerce (BVICC), under new chairman Sinclair H. Flemming Jr, recently hosted a delegation from the Curaçao Chamber of Commerce.
USVI: Gas stations told not to 'use Middle East conflict to raise fuel prices'
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- In a statement issued on Monday, March 2, 2026, Senator Marvin Blyden has asked gas station owners not to use the current U.S.-Israel war on Iran as a justification to hike up fuel prices in the territory.
Parents of teens urged not to dismiss their children’s painful periods
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) is joining in the recognition of March as Endometriosis Awareness Month, with Endometriosis Awareness Day being celebrated on March 28, 2026.
Funds allocated for new 'secondary technical school' in East End- Hon Sharie B. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has announced that a new secondary school will be constructed on the eastern end of Tortola.
Destroying the future to bury the past
Alred C. Frett
Longing for the Empires of the Past:
We have just exited the shortest month, also known as Black History Month, but we still face Leaders who are firmly fixated on erasing our historic achievements, and maintaining the problems of the past, by silencing the voices of the People… They see us as servants in their Empire, so they focus on retaining power by abusing the People, without realising that more Empires fall from actions inside than outside.
Public encouraged to comment on Sexual Offences Bill 2025
LONG BUSH, Tortola VI- The proposed Sexual Offences Bill, 2025 will come under public scurnity as the Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting residents and stakeholders to submit comments and feedback on the proposed Bill as part of a Territory wide public consultation.
Feds want to 'summon' VI leaders to Washington over charter yacht fees- USVI Governor
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI), Mr Albert A. Bryan Jr, has said the State Department is recommending that the leaders of the Virgin Islands (VI) be summoned to Washington over the increase in charter yacht fees that has hurt the USVI’s marine industry.
The Bunker BVI introduces first indoor golf simulator in the region
ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands has now seen a major boost to its entertainment and tourism sectors following a major investment The Bunker has made in these sectors. Just six months after opening in August 2025, The Bunker has unveiled the Caribbean's most realistic indoor golf simulator and bar – the only one of its kind in the region.
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