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Adaejah T. Hodge becomes 1st VI athlete on Bowerman’s Watch List
DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia, USA- Adaejah T. Hodge has become the first athlete from the Virgin Islands (VI) to be named on the Bowerman’s Women Watch List.
HLSCC & University of Malta sign MoU to tackle small island challenges
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) and the University of Malta (UM) have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) establishing a framework for collaboration in research, academic exchange, and institutional development, with a special focus on issues affecting Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
Operators Without Borders assisting W&SD with replacement of pressure valves
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Operators Without Borders (OWB) has returned to the island to assist the Ministry of Communications and Works in improving the water situation across the territory.
BVI Finance hosts visiting students from French C/bean
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- BVI Finance recently hosted visiting students from the French Caribbean who are currently on an academic trip across the region.
G’ovt to host Agricultural Exhibition & Market in April
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- In an effort to strengthen the territory’s food sovereignty, the Government of the Virgin Islands is encouraging all farmers and fishers to increase production and showcase the bounty of the islands during the 2026 Agricultural Exhibition and Market, which opens early next month.
Contract signed for fish landing site & Road Town Master Plan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has emphasised that recent international events, such as pandemics and geopolitical tensions, have highlighted the fragility of international supply chains, hence stating that it is not only wise but essential to strengthen local food production systems.
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CARICOM to send humanitarian aid and other supplies to Cuba
NEWS SOURCE GUYANA
CARICOM has announced that Regional Governments are preparing to dispatch humanitarian aid to Cuba, following a decision announced by CARICOM Chairman, Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew at the recent CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in St. Kitts/Nevis.
UN votes to recognise enslavement of Africans as 'gravest crime against humanity'
BBC NEWS
The United Nations General Assembly has voted to recognise the enslavement of Africans during the transatlantic slave trade as "the gravest crime against humanity", a move advocates hope will pave the way for healing and justice.
‘NDP will not put wool over our eyes’- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Social and political commentator Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline believes the National Democratic Party (NDP) is regrouping for the upcoming general elections, but he has raised concerns about the future leadership of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition.
Preservation of Names of Places Act 2001 comes into force 24 years later
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A piece of legislation that was passed in the Legislative Council on April 12, 2001, and assented to by the then-governor Francis J. Savage on July 10, 2001, finally came into force on March 1, 2026, after the proclamation was published in the Official Gazette by Governor Daniel Pruce on February 28, 2026.
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