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Jet blast flips truck on Beef Island; Driver trapped
BEEF ISLAND, VI- A provisioning truck was flipped by jet blast from an American Airlines aircraft at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island sometime after 1:00 PM today, Friday, June 26, 2026.
VI swimmers record personal bests on Day 1 @ meet in Antigua
ST JOHN'S, Antigua and Barbuda- A 14-member team of swimmers from the Virgin Islands is currently in Antigua for the 6th Annual Vipers Invitational Swim Meet. The event takes place from June 25 to 27 at the Vipers Pool in Langfords, Antigua, and is hosted by the Antigua Vipers Swim Club. It features youth categories across multiple age groups.
Work of VI Alzheimer’s Association is ‘critically important’- Dr L. Sauda Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Executive Director of the Unite BVI Foundation, and Chair of the Board of Governors of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), Dr L. Sauda Smith, has classified the mission of the Virgin Islands Alzheimer’s Association (VIAA) as one of critical importance.
Cedar International students visit Colombia for first-ever overseas student trip
BOGOTA, Colombia- A group of students from Cedar’s International School in the Virgin Islands recently participated in the institution’s inaugural student trip as part of Cedar’s annual Experiential Learning Week, from May 25-29, 2026.
4 VI athletes @inaugural Pan Am Athletics Championships in Colombia
MEDELLIN, Colombia- Four world-class track and field athletes are representing the Virgin Islands (VI) at the inaugural 2026 Pan American Athletics Championships in Colombia.
VI’s wealthy residents should help fund HLSCC expansion- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has opined that wealthy Virgin Islands (VI) residents should be engaged in raising the $100 million for the expansion of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) into a full campus.
Jody-Ann S. Thomas ordered deported from VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A woman who has served time at His Majesty's Prison after being convicted of Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm has been ordered deported from the Virgin Islands by Governor Daniel Pruce.
USVI Governor signs Firearms Reform Bill
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Albert A. Bryan Jr has signed Bill No. 36-0144 into law, approving a major overhaul of the territory’s firearm licensing and registration framework after months of local opposition, a federal veto request from US Senator Mike Lee, and continued legal scrutiny surrounding the Second Amendment and suppressor restrictions.
VI receives major digital asset boost as Payward secures VASP registration
NECKER ISLAND, VI- Junior Minister for Financial Services and Economic Development, Hon Lorna G. Smith (AL), OBE, has congratulated Payward on securing its Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registrations from the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC).
UPDATE: Tsunami advisory issued for VI lifted
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A tsunami advisory that was in effect for Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the Virgin Islands following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Venezuela on the afternoon of June 24, 2026, was cancelled as of 7:18 PM on the same day.
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