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Skelton-Cline vows to help put a' sheet of licks' on any ex NDP member running in D4
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has vowed to help the current District 4 Representative, Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith, in her campaign during the next general election, if any former District 4 Representative runs against her.
Civil Registry & Passport Office announces increase in UK passport fees
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islanders will face increased fees for obtaining United Kingdom passports following the announcement of revised fees, effective April 8, 2026.
Miss BVI 2026 to receive $80K 4-year scholarship; 2027 Haval Jolion
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The educational scholarship has been reinstated as the top prize for the winner of the annual Miss British Virgin Islands Pageant held as part of the Virgin Islands Emancipation Festival.
‘The party is not breaking up; We just have one rogue member’- John I. Cline
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - Bishop John I. Cline has indicated that the National Democratic Party (NDP) is not disbanding over the fallout from one “rogue member,” referring to Mark H. Vanterpool.
BVIEC & HLSCC advance hands-on technical training through MOU
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) and the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) are continuing to strengthen technical education and workforce development through their ongoing Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), with the first cohort of students expected to begin hands-on training next fall semester on Diesel Engine 11 at BVIEC’s Long Bush facility.
More than 300 USVI-based vessels gone or set to leave- Project Fair Waters
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Project Fair Waters is calling for a coordinated US-UK framework for the regional charter market after the Office of the United States Trade Representative identified the Virgin Islands’ (VI) vessel licensing fee structure as a foreign trade barrier to the US Virgin Islands (USVI).
Junior Ministers to get new title; To be called ‘Minister of State’- HoA Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - When the Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7)-led delegation travels to London to negotiate a new constitution, it will seek a new title change for Junior Ministers.
June 30, 2026 a public holiday; 250th Anniversary of freedom of Long Look people
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands is this year commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the freedom of the people of Long Look Estate, celebrated from 1776 to 2026, with a public holiday.
Phase 1 of Derelict Vessel Project @ SCB Harbour complete
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The first phase of the Derelict Vessels Removal and Disposal Project was completed in March 2026, when the final vessel of the 33 derelict vessels identified was removed from Sea Cows Bay Harbour.
'Wisdom did not prevail' @NDP elections- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the membership of the National Democratic Party (NDP) made the second-best decision during their internal elections last weekend.
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