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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.
Temporary port fee reductions to be lifted August 31, 2026
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Importers and shipping agents face higher operational costs starting next week as the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) prepares to end its temporary fee relief on Monday, August 31, 2026, according to a Facebook post by BVIPA.
Scotland national Gordon Frame reportedly appointed new CEO of BVIHSA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Senior sources at the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) have informed our news centre that a new Chief Executive Officer is on the way and is expected to start September 1, 2026.
Labour Day horse races on STT cancelled!
ESTATE BOVONI, St Thomas, USVI- The Labour Day Races, initially slated for Sunday, September 6, 2026, at Clinton E. Phipps Sr Racetrack on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI), have been cancelled.
Jenifer O’Neal loses another bid for freedom
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- With a one-page standardised form, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Jenifer O’Neal’s latest bid to be set free pending the appeal of her fraud and money laundering convictions.
RVIPF Financial Crime Unit earns prestigious regional award
GEORGETOWN, Guyana- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Financial Crime Unit (RVIPF FCU) has been recognised for its responsiveness to international financial crime investigations, receiving the ARIN-CARIB Most Responsive Member Award for 2025/2026.
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