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119 Naturalised as British Overseas Territories Citizens
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 119 persons are now British Overseas Territories Citizens following two ceremonies held at Government House on March 25 and 28, 2025.
Scaled-back wreath-laying ceremony held on Armistice Day
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite the Virgin Islands (VI) being negatively impacted by the adverse weather conditions, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month (November 11, 2024) the territory paused to mark Armistice Day or Remembrance Day, albeit in a smaller than usual ceremony at Government House.
Governor requests meeting with local press! What's he up to?
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom-appointed Governor of the Virgin Islands, Daniel Pruce, has requested a meeting with the local press. This is not a press conference but, in his invitation, Mr Pruce claims to be honouring Word Press Freedom Day.
USVI: Na’Zirah Armstrong Crowned Miss St Croix Festival Queen
VI CONSORTIUM
The St Croix Festival Queen Pageant reached its climax on Thursday, December 28, 2023, with Na'Zirah Armstrong being crowned Miss St Croix for 2023-2024. Her confident and graceful performance stood out in a competition where all contestants showcased their best efforts, leading to her ultimate victory in the event.
Armistice Day observed in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month (November 11, 2023) the Virgin Islands paused to mark Armistice Day.
VI marks King Charles III Coronation with 21-gun salute
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The British Overseas territory of the Virgins Islands (VI) today, May 6, 2023, marked the coronation of King Charles Philip Arthur George aka ‘King Charles III’ and his wife Queen Consort Camilla with a 21-Gun salute.
Ex FS lambasts Gov Rankin; Demands more respect for VI’s financial stewardship
EAST END, Tortola, VI- It has been over 40 years since the Virgin Islands came out of Grant-in-Aid from the United Kingdom (UK) and independently, without the help of the UK, began to successfully develop the Territory and making it an envy of the region.
New Gov't 'doesn't mean direct rule off the table'- Via C. Donovan-Hodge
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands public has been told not to get complacent in thinking that direct rule is off the table just because a new government has been sworn in.
Big demonstration against ‘direct rule’ in RT today May 2, 2022
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The people of the Virgin Islands will be stating their objection to any direct rule by the United Kingdom (UK) loud and clear from 8:00am today, Monday, May 2, 2022, at a demonstration slated for the parking lot of Government House in Road Town, Tortola.
Vehicles collide near Government House on Waterfront Drive
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Persons in two vehicles that collided near Government House on Waterfront Drive today, December 20, 2020, were lucky to have escaped serious injuries.
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