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VI & Finnish institutions to form partnership- Hon Sharie B. de Castro
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - The Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), announced that her ministry will be signing direct partnerships with institutions in Finland to support the government's vision of reimagining education in the territory.
Asphalt scam operating in the Virgin Islands
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Communications and Works has advised the public of an asphalt scam currently operating in the Virgin Islands (VI).
USVI: Steven Payne gets 25 year sentence for sexual battery of minor
VI CONSORTIUM
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, USA- Former at-large Senator Steven Payne Sr. was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Thursday after a Florida jury convicted him on one count of sexual battery of a minor following an October 2025 trial.
Maya Z.V. Marcellin to represent VI @ Miss Teen Universe
MANAGUA, Nicaragua- Miss Teen BVI Maya Z.V. Marcellin will represent the Virgin Islands (VI) at the upcoming Miss Teen Universe International Pageant in Nicaragua.
BVITB&FC's 1st North American Content Creator Summit a success
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The first-ever North American Content Creator Summit was successfully hosted by the BVI Tourist Board & Film Commission (BVITB&FC) from February 3 to 8, 2026.
VI sailors participate in Pan Pepin International Regatta in PR
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- On Friday, February 13, 2026, the Virgin Islands' Opti sailing team, consisting of Aerin Westlake, Henry Clifton, Piper Bailey and Arun Bissoondutt headed off to Puerto Rico for the Pan Pepin International Regatta hosted by Club Nautico de San Juan.
Female pedestrian injured in hit & run @ Pasea Estate
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has said it is investigating a hit and run collision that occurred after 8:00 PM on Thursday, February 19, 2026, in the vicinity of Delta Gas Station in Pasea Estate.
'Issue affecting user access to CAPS unresolved' - HM Customs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - His Majesty’s Customs Department is reporting that an issue affecting user access to the CAPS system, which arose on Thursday, February 19, 2026, remains unresolved.
Youth Parliamentarians ‘have shown democracy is safe' in VI’- Sir Lindsay H. Hoyle
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Right Honourable Sir Lindsay H. Hoyle, Member of Parliament and Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, has encouraged Youth Parliamentarians in the Virgin Islands (VI) to consider a future in politics.


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