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UPDATE: Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic- Temporary Service Arrangements
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Due to a minor building issue that has compromised air quality within the facility, the Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic is temporarily adjusting its services while the maintenance team addresses the issue. A scheduled deep cleaning will also be carried out to ensure the facility is safe for staff and patients.
VI businessman among 3 held in $193.5m cocaine bust in T&T
LONGDENVILLE, Trinidad and Tobago — A 42-year-old Virgin Islands businessman is among three people detained after police seized 416.5 kg of cocaine valued at $193.5 million hidden inside backhoe tyres during an intelligence-led raid in Longdenville, Trinidad.
Site visit conducted for Major Peebles Wing roof & lightning protection repairs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has taken a key step toward upgrading critical health infrastructure, hosting a site visit and bidders’ conference at Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital for upcoming roof and lightning protection repairs to the Major Peebles Wing.
5 local charities receive support from Carey Olsen (BVI) L.P.
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Carey Olsen (BVI) L.P. has supported five local charities through its Festival Giving Initiative.
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USVI: 73-year-old St Croix man convicted of Child Pornography Possession
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A federal jury has convicted James Lealand Johnston, also known as 'JJ Rocks', of possession of child pornography following a three-day trial, bringing a verdict in a case rooted in a [US] Virgin Islands police investigation that began more than nine years ago.
Skelton-Cline blasts former Works Ministers promising to fix water woes
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has called out some of the loudest critics of the water issues affecting the Virgin Islands (VI), whom he said did not fix the issues while they were in government.
VI Premier wishes SKN PM Terrence M. Drew a ‘speedy & full recovery’
BASSETERRE, St Kitts & Nevis- The Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), has extended get-well wishes to the Prime Minister of St Kitts & Nevis, Dr Terrence M. Drew.
‘Access [to The Baths] is our right; conservation is our responsibility’- Hon Mather
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI — Territorial At-Large Representative Honourable Stacy R. Mather (AL) has issued a firm statement on the controversy over proposed access restrictions at The Baths, insisting that Virgin Islanders’ beach access must not be bargained away even as the National Parks Trust (NPT) seeks sustainable funding to protect national park assets.
Rotary District 7020 Governor gets warm reception on visit to VI
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- It is not his first visit to the Virgin Islands, however, it is the first time in his capacity as Rotary District 7020 Governor for Lindsey J. Cancino, who, along with his wife Lesley, arrived in the Virgin Islands to a warm reception at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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Haiti receives nearly 200k forced deportees
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti--Nearly 200,000 people were forcibly returned to Haiti in the first eight months of this year, a U.N. official told an emergency meeting of the Security Council on Friday, days after a brutal gang attack killed nearly 50 people near the capital.
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