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First Lady Carolyn M. Shallow-Wheatley earns UWI Master’s Degree
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The First Lady of the Virgin Islands, Carolyn M. Shallow-Wheatley is now a master’s degree graduate of the University of the West Indies (UWI).
'Pay us what you owe us!'- King Charles told in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas- King Charles may have danced in the street while in the Bahamas on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, but he was soon reminded of the increasingly vocal demands for Britain to pay reparations for its role in the slave trade.
Int’l ferry arrivals to be processed @WE Ferry Terminal from Nov 1
WEST END, Tortola, VI- International ferry arrivals that would normally be processed at the Road Town Jetty will be temporarily redirected to the West End Ferry Terminal, from Sunday, November 1, through Thursday, November 5, 2026.
BVIPA announces temporary closure of Road Town Jetty Building for essential health & safety works
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) wishes to advise the travelling public and stakeholders that the Road Town Jetty Building will be temporarily closed from Sunday, November 1 through Thursday, November 5, 2026, to facilitate essential facilitate essential health, safety, and preventative maintenance within the facility.
Some VI ‘children already living in food-insecure households’- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI, Social Commentator, radio talk show host, and Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has continued to urge Virgin Islanders to prepare for the worst-case outcome of ongoing global tensions, saying many of our children already live in food-insecure homes.
BVI Ports Authority wins Caribbean Cruise Port of the Year
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, SA- The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) has won the Nathan Dundas Cruise Port of the Year Award, a leading regional accolade, as it marks 35 years of service.
R. Dancia Penn-Sallah OBE appointed Chair of Electoral Boundary Commission in TCI
COCKBURN TOWN, Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands- The former Deputy Governor and legislator in the Virgin Islands (VI), Mrs R. Dancia Penn-Sallah, OBE, KC, has been appointed Chair of the new Electoral District Boundary Commission in Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI).
A record budget must deliver more than record promises- Opposition Leader
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After the Government of the Virgin Islands presented a record $559.1 million budget under the theme, “Turning Progress into Prosperity: Building a Sustainable Nation”, on October 27, 2026, Opposition Leader Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) said the real question is not how big the budget is, or how impressive it sounds on paper, but whether it will make life better for the people of the Virgin Islands.
'Our economy continued to grow in 2026'- Premier Wheatley
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) presented the Virgin Islands’ (VI) biggest budget to date- five hundred fifty-nine million, one hundred forty-one thousand, one hundred dollars ($559,141,100).
UPDATE: 2 charged following cocaine & firearm seizure in Fat Hogs Bay
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has charged two persons following the seizure of a significant quantity of cocaine, a prohibited firearm, and ammunition during a search operation in Fat Hogs Bay, Tortola, on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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