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$101M allocated to Ministry of Communications & Works in 2026 budget
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Communications and Works, headed by Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), is set to receive approximately one hundred and one million, three hundred thousand dollars ($101.3M) to support its programmes and projects set out in the historic 2026 budget of five hundred fifty million, five hundred ninety thousand and fifty-one dollars ($550,590,051).
Atricia A. Pereira new financial comptroller @Nanny Cay Resort & Marina
NANNY CAY, VI- As Nanny Cay Resort and Marina continues to chart a new chapter ahead, it has taken a significant step to strengthen its financial department with the appointment of a new financial comptroller.
Week of protest action to culminate with a march to Governor's Office on Friday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The protest action against the controversial decision to revert Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline E. Vanterpool to her previous position as Deputy Commissioner of Police and bring in a man with a checkered past to temporarily head the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) will continue throughout the week.
‘Developments in weeks & months’ reason for ACoP reverted to DCoP- Governor
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce has said his decision to return Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) Jacqueline E. Vanterpool to her position as Deputy Commissioner of Police was in the best interest of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
Virgin Islanders unite for Jacqueline E. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a show of unity, Virgin Islanders showed up to support the ‘Hands off our Commissioner’ protest yesterday, Monday, November 10, 2025, in front of the Governor’s Office.
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Crowd gathers for 'Hands off our Commissioner' protest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- People have begun gathering at the parking lot of the Governor's Office for the planned protest this afternoon, Monday, November 10, 2025.
Sunday Diaz & Pure Speight ‘ready for the rematch’ with Floki’s Flight
ESTATE BOVONI, St Thomas, USVI- Popular jockey Sunday Diaz has said Pure Speight is “fit and read” for a rematch against Floki’s Flight, who defeated him in the feature clash of the Labour Day Races at Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, on August 31, 2025.
VI to discuss borrowing protocols with UK to come out of 'fiscal straitjacket'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R9) has criticised the United Kingdom (UK) government regarding the outdated and controversial Protocols for Effective Financial Management signed between the governments of the UK and VI on April 23, 2012.
What we are experiencing 'is called colonialism'- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on Virgin Islanders to use their current disapproval of Governor Daniel Pruce’s decision to remove Ms Jacqueline E. Vanterpool as Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) to support constitutional change.
BVIEC tasked with rebuilding line for water plant & hospital in Montego Bay, Jamaica
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica- Six employees from the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) are currently in Jamaica assisting with restoration efforts following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
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