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HMS Trent to make its annual visit to VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Navy vessel HMS Trent will visit the Virgin Islands as part of its routine regional engagement programme during the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season.
BVIFA to host tryouts for U15 Boys World Cup Team
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Football Association is preparing to send a team of boys to the 2026 FIFA U15 World Cup Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, later this year.
USVI: VIPD warns of traffic fine text targeting VI residents
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- The V.I. Police Department is warning residents about fraudulent text messages claiming they have outstanding traffic violations and must pay fines online, cautioning that interacting with the messages could expose recipients to identity theft, financial loss or other fraud.
Search Begins for Next Mrs BVI Curvé
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The search is officially underway for the next Mrs British Virgin Islands Curvé, an initiative dedicated to celebrating full-figured women who lead, inspire, and foster positive change across their communities.
UPDATE: VI Braces for Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Risk from Remnants of Dolly
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI-Residents across the Virgin Islands are being urged to prepare for adverse weather as the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly threaten to dump heavy rains across the territory starting Sunday, August 30th, 2026.
‘There will still be dust, we are a construction site, keep building’- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI -Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has urged teachers across the territory to keep pressing towards excellence, while commending them for the great work they have been doing.
Kevon S. Lettsome & Clifton Forbes confirmed to run with PLM for D7 & D3 seats
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our News Centre from party officials of the People’s Leadership Movement (PLM) is that at a party meeting last night, Thursday, August 27, 2026, two candidates were confirmed to run with the organisation in the upcoming 2027 general elections.
‘It was the right time to reintroduce BVI’ to India- Premier Wheatley
MUMBAI, India- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) delivered the keynote address at the Mumbai Roadshow on Friday, August 28, 2026, as the Virgin Islands (VI)-India Trade Mission continued.
Right now BVIEC can’t ‘operate as a for-profit business’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator and host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has called out the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), saying now is not the time to operate for profit.
Temporary port fee reductions to be lifted August 31, 2026
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Importers and shipping agents face higher operational costs starting next week as the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) prepares to end its temporary fee relief on Monday, August 31, 2026, according to a Facebook post by BVIPA.










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