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June 7th, 2026
Tola & St Thomas to battle in final of 2026 King of the Courts tonight

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2026 King of the Courts Caribbean Championship has boiled down to two teams- Tola and St Thomas- who will play for the championship at Multi-Purpose Sports Complex tonight, Sunday, June 7, 2026.

June 7th, 2026
Lesmore Smith honoured @Virgin Islands Pride Awards in New York

THE BRONX, New York, USA- Local businessman and horse owner Mr Lesmore Smith was honoured with two prestigious Awards at the Virgin Islands Pride Awards Dinner and Dance Awards Ceremony held in The Bronx, New York, on May 17, 2026.

June 7th, 2026
2 dead, 2 injured after early-morning shooting @Luna Bar on St Croix

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— Two people are dead and two others are receiving treatment after an early-morning shooting at Luna Bar on St Croix, the Virgin Islands Police Department confirmed Sunday, June 7, 2026.

June 7th, 2026
Works continue on lighting system project @ A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Piling works for the final two lighting poles for the Lighting System Installation Project at A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground have now been completed, and the foundations for these poles have been successfully cast.

June 7th, 2026
VI beat Bonaire 2-0 in international friendly in Spain

MALAGA, Spain- The Virgin Islands bounced back from their 4-0 defeat to Gibraltar on Wednesday to blank Bonaire 2-0 in their international friendly in Spain on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

June 6th, 2026
Merger of BVIEC & W&SD 'a transformative step'- Hon Kye M. Rymer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The legislation to merge the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) and the Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) has successfully received the approval of the House of Assembly and was assented to by Governor Daniel Pruce.

June 6th, 2026
Farmers & fishers urged to prepare this hurricane season

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is encouraging farmers and fishers to prepare for the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season which began on June 1, 2026.

June 6th, 2026
USVI: Man facing federal charges after hundreds of rounds of ammunition found in luggage

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A man is facing a federal charge after Customs and Border Protection officers found hundreds of rounds of ammunition in two checked suitcases that arrived in St. Thomas on an American Airlines flight from Miami.

June 6th, 2026
Poetry & critical Essay Writing Competition launched

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A poetry and critical essay writing competition as part of activities to observe the Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of Freedom at Nottingham Estate, Long Look has been launched. The competition is being hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sustainable Development in collaboration with the Long Look 250th Commemorative Committee.

June 6th, 2026
58 naturalised as BOTs citizens

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Fifty-eight persons were naturalised as British Overseas Territories citizens on Friday, May 29, 2026, during a Naturalisation Ceremony held at Government House.

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