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August 29th, 2026
Search Begins for Next Mrs BVI Curvé

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The search is officially underway for the next Mrs British Virgin Islands Curvé, an initiative dedicated to celebrating full-figured women who lead, inspire, and foster positive change across their communities.

August 29th, 2026
UPDATE: VI Braces for Heavy Rainfall and Flooding Risk from Remnants of Dolly

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI-Residents across the Virgin Islands are being urged to prepare for adverse weather as the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly threaten to dump heavy rains across the territory starting Sunday, August 30th, 2026.

August 28th, 2026
‘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.

August 28th, 2026
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.

August 28th, 2026
‘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.

August 28th, 2026
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.

August 28th, 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.

August 27th, 2026
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.

August 27th, 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.

August 27th, 2026
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.

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