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24 graduate from VISTS
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS) held its graduation ceremony on Friday, June 27th, 2025, at the New Testament Church of God International Worship Centre in Baughers Bay.
PS Dr Marcia Potter is retiring
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr Marcia Potter, is retiring from the Public Service.
David D Archer to act as Governor until August 2, 2025
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Deputy Governor Mr. David D. Archer Jr. will serve as the Acting Governor until August 2, 2025.
War and Capitalism
By Dickson C. Igwe
Now, war has historically been the driver of history, economics and industry. Western prosperity is a product of the battlefield.
Jamaica to ask King Charles to refer reparations for slavery issue to Privy Council
KINGSTON, Jamaica- Jamaica will ask King Charles to request legal advice on the issue of slavery reparations from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the final court of appeal for UK overseas territories and some Commonwealth nations.
Skelton-Cline hopeful investors would resurrect Bank of Asia (BVI) Ltd
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- “The country at the end of the day cannot allow for the failure of any banks….That’s just the nature and the sensitivity surrounding the jurisdiction, the major of our two pillars, so we simply can’t afford that,” Commentator and clergyman Claude O. Skelton-Cline said, as he expressed hope that the Bank of Asia (BVI) Limited can actually be saved.
USVI: Trump’s birthright order may now be enforced in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
WASHINGTON D.C., USA- In a 6-3 ruling on Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to partially lift nationwide injunctions blocking President Donald Trump’s controversial executive order on birthright citizenship, allowing its enforcement in 28 states and U.S. territories not covered by ongoing lawsuits.
160 ESHS graduates told to 'show up despite challenges'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 160 graduating students of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) have been told to show up despite challenges.
Hon Melvin M. Turnbull suggests Alliance will become a political party
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) has referenced an Alliance government, sparking interest in whether the three Opposition members, who are part of what was described as a Parliamentary alliance, now make up a new political party.
High praise for Hon Lorna G. Smith from Premier Wheatley @Fintech on the Seas
NECKER ISLANDS, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) applauded the work of Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) during the opening ceremony of Fintech on the Seas: the BVI’s Digital Assets Summit.

