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August 12th, 2026
Adaejah T. Hodge 'belongs to all of us'- Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has used the Commonwealth Games Recognition Ceremony to call on the Virgin Islands public to stop politicising support for athletes and to rally behind sprint star Adaejah T. Hodge as a “national treasure” and blueprint for excellence.

August 12th, 2026
Relief coming! Resealing & new floor for Hannah Hill reservoir

HANNAH HILL, Tortola, VI- The Hannah Hill reservoir will get a new floor as repairs on the reservoir progress.

August 12th, 2026
VI ranks among Top 3 Fastest-Growing Cruise Destinations in Caribbean

PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) is making significant strides in Caribbean cruise tourism, ranking third among the 10 fastest-growing cruise destinations in the Caribbean, according to new Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) data highlighted by Caribbean Journal.

August 12th, 2026
US says travel rights ‘can be revised’ at its sole discretion

THE DAILY HERALD

HAMILTON, Bermuda--The United States Consulate General has moved to clarify that visa-free travel to America is governed solely by US policy, and is not part of a bilateral agreement with Bermuda or Britain.

August 12th, 2026
BVI Hong Kong Office attends Emancipation Day Basketball Tournament in Taiwan

TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan- The British Virgin Islands Hong Kong Office (BVIHKO), in a show of solidarity, attended the 5th Annual Emancipation Day Basketball Tournament, hosted by the CARICOM Embassies to the Republic of China (Taiwan) at Ming Chuan University on Sunday, August 2, 2026.

August 12th, 2026
Cristiano Ronaldo marries long-time partner Georgina Rodríguez

USA TODAY

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a life goal.

August 12th, 2026
CARPHA establishes regional reference laboratory in Jamaica

CMC

KINGSTON, Jamaica- The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has established a new regional reference referral laboratory here, boosting the region’s capacity to track, test and respond to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

August 12th, 2026
Mother, 28, dies days after Rodney Bay incident

ST LUCIA TIMES

RODNEY BAY, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia- Twenty-eight-year-old mother Tenisha Yarde has died just over a week after she was run over by a bus during an altercation in Rodney Bay, Gros Islet.

August 12th, 2026
Colombia quake death toll tops 250 as rescuers race to find survivors

AL JAZEERA

CALI, Colombia- Rescuers are searching through collapsed buildings in western Colombia for survivors after the country’s strongest earthquake this century killed at least 250 people and caused widespread devastation, according to local authorities.

August 12th, 2026
Andy Burnham holding emergency meeting today after urgent alerts issued across UK

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS

LONDON, England, UK- Andy Burnham will chair a meeting of the Government’s emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday in response to extreme heat, which has caused widespread wildfires and plunged many parts of the country into drought.

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