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VI's airports saw record passenger numbers in 2025
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- The BVI Airports Authority (the Authority) is reporting strong and sustained growth in passenger traffic across the Territory’s airports.
'You want this thing too badly'- Skelton-Cline to Hon Walwyn
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Pastor, social commentator and host of the weekly radio show, Honestly Speaking, Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has accused Opposition Leader Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) of overreaching and being too aggressive in his apparent quest for premiership.
BVIEC transitioning to paperless billing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has announced a phased transition to paperless billing, which will begin on February 16, 2026.
Gov’t ‘deliberately rejecting escalation’ in USVI Charter fee dispute- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said deliberate steps were taken to reject the escalation of the charter fee issue between the Virgin Islands (VI) and United States Virgin Islands (USVI).
Speech from the Throne: Sexual Offences Bill to be advanced this year
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) has pledged to advance the Sexual Offences Bill, 2026, in the House of Assembly (HoA) this year.
Buildings don't save people
By Concerned Citizen
I keep thinking about Bucky Sprauve.
He collapsed at a basketball game in Virgin Gorda. His friends- people who loved him- rushed him to the clinic. The Nurse Iris O'Neal Medical Centre. The one they built for us.
Rehabilitation of alternate road to North Sound begins
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI– The alternate road to North Sound, which was severely damaged by heavy rainfall last year, is now undergoing rehabilitation.
Tourism policy for VI 'in final stages'- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI –A tourism policy for the Virgin Islands is in its "final stages" and will soon be made available to the public for feedback.
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Jillian M. Douglas-Phillip appointed Chief of Staff in Office of the Governor
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Acting Chief Education Officer Jillian M. Douglas-Phillip has been appointed Chief of Staff in the Office of the Governor, effective December 22, 2025.
I don't want to get into any 'squabble' with Mark H. Vanterpool- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social Commentator and talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said his comments made about former legislator Mark H. Vanterpool, during the December 23, 2025, airing of his show, Honestly Speaking, were not misinformation or misrepresentation.
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