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‘There will still be dust, we are a construction site, keep building’- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI -Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has urged teachers across the territory to keep pressing towards excellence, while commending them for the great work they have been doing.
Kevon S. Lettsome & Clifton Forbes confirmed to run with PLM for D7 & D3 seats
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our News Centre from party officials of the People’s Leadership Movement (PLM) is that at a party meeting last night, Thursday, August 27, 2026, two candidates were confirmed to run with the organisation in the upcoming 2027 general elections.
‘It was the right time to reintroduce BVI’ to India- Premier Wheatley
MUMBAI, India- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) delivered the keynote address at the Mumbai Roadshow on Friday, August 28, 2026, as the Virgin Islands (VI)-India Trade Mission continued.
Right now BVIEC can’t ‘operate as a for-profit business’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator and host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has called out the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), saying now is not the time to operate for profit.
Tropical Storm Dolly weakens heading west of VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Tropical Storm Dolly is moving rapidly westward across the central Atlantic, with current forecasts projecting significant weakening before reaching the Virgin Islands, weather officials reported today, Friday, August 28, 2026.
Shanda Webster-Glasgow captures Caribbean POSH ICON Award
PETER ISLAND, VI – Shanda Webster-Glasgow of the Virgin Islands captured the Culinary ICON Award at the 2026 Caribbean POSH ICON Woman Awards, held during Caribbean POSH's landmark 10th anniversary celebration in the Virgin Islands.
Annual closed season for sea turtles in effect
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islanders are urged to refrain from hunting or rearing sea turtles during the annual closed season, which began this April.
12 young swimmers to compete @ VISF Long Course Championships
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Twelve young swimmers from the BVI Barracudas Swim Club will compete this weekend at the Virgin Islands Swimming Federation (VISF) Long Course Championships in St Croix at the Dolphins Pool.
Opposition vows to support government in matters relating to CoI reforms
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Members in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) have vowed to support the government over what was referred to as a ‘perfect storm’ over several issues in the VI, including matters related to the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) report.
Late legislator Carvin Malone to lie in state from Feb 1, 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The official funeral of former legislator Mr Carvin Malone will be held on Friday, February 2, 2023, at the Multi-purpose Sports Complex.










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