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Contracts signed for designs of home for judiciary & national cultural arena
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Contracts for the design services for an estate home for members of the judiciary and a national cultural arena have been officially signed.
‘The plan was to go front’- Kenny Francis on Fighting Back’s victory
ESTATE BOVONI, St Thomas, USVI- Fighting Back may have lived up to its name in coming from behind to take victory in the feature clash of the Spring Stakes horse races at Clinton E. Phipps Sr Racetrack on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, Sunday, March 8, 2026; however, the race was not quite run to the original plan.
USVI: Man arrested @ STT airport with unregistered gun pleads guilty
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A man arrested after authorities said he brought an unregistered firearm to Cyril E. King Airport in December has agreed to plead guilty to one of the charges filed against him, under a deal that includes a recommended jail sentence, a fine, and forfeiture of the weapon.
The Governor needs to manage the public service 'more efficiently’- Edju En Ka
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – The host of the Umoja radio programme, Cromwell Smith, also known as 'Edju En Ka', has urged Virgin Islanders to take a stand and call out Governor Daniel Pruce for his inability to effectively manage the public service.
VI Premier takes offense to 'proposal' for VI to be incorporated into UK
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The people of the Virgin Islands (VI) have the final say on their future, Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R9) has said.
‘Move beyond awareness of women's rights to meaningful action’- Health Minister
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9), has challenged the Virgin Islands (VI) society to move beyond awareness of women’s rights to tangible actions.
H.L. Stoutt believed the VI & its people 'could stand tall among nations’- Premier
CAPPOONS BAY, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon. Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) stated that the late Hon H. Lavity Stoutt believed that the Virgin Islands and its people could stand tall among nations.
‘I definitely reject this concept’ that VI is corrupt- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has rubbished claims by Ben W. Judas, the former Special Adviser to the British Foreign Secretary, that the Virgin Islands (VI) is corrupt.
Works begin on lighting system @A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) is reporting that foundation works have officially commenced at the A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground as part of the Lighting Infrastructure Project aimed at improving the facility’s lighting system and extending its use for sports and community activities.
InterCaribbean & VI celebrate inaugural Barbados-VI flight
TRELLIS BAY, BEEF ISLAND, VI- InterCaribbean Airways had its inaugural direct flight from Barbados to Beef Island in the Virgin Islands (VI) on Sunday, March 8, 2026.





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