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November 7th, 2026
Beef Island Bridge in good overall condition- Engineers

BEEF ISLAND, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has inspected the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, commonly known as the Beef Island Bridge, alongside engineers from the Public Works Department and Systems Engineering.

November 7th, 2026
Culture is ‘a living expression of our identity’- Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Tourism and Culture, Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4), has said the culture of the Virgin Islands (VI) is the living expression of identity.

November 7th, 2026
USVI: Paid admin leave for Christmas, Crucian Fest & Plaskett inauguration

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr. has announced paid administrative leave for eligible non-essential Executive Branch employees during the Christmas and New Year's holidays, the Crucian Christmas Festival and the January 4 inauguration of Governor-elect Stacey E. Plaskett.

November 7th, 2026
UK national Mr Jay Kendall out! As HM Prison boss?

BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our news centre from officers at His Majesty’s Prison at Balsam Ghut is that Superintendent of Prison Jay Kendall has left his post and the Virgin Islands.

November 7th, 2026
UK Opposition Leader Kemi Badenoch ‘the new polemicist & apologist’- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has branded the United Kingdom’s (UK) Opposition Leader, Kemi Badenoch, as the new polemicist and apologist for her take on reparations.

November 6th, 2026
Road Town Jetty Building reopens following 5-day closure

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI — The Road Town Jetty Building reopened today, Friday, November 6, 2026, restoring normal international ferry operations to the capital after a five-day temporary closure for essential health, safety, and preventive maintenance work.

November 6th, 2026
BVIEC & W&SD to operate as VIEWCo from December 1, 2026

WEST END, Tortola, VI — The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) and the Water and Sewerage Department (WSD) will begin operating under one umbrella as the Virgin Islands Energy and Water Corporation (VIEWCo) from December 1, 2026, Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), has announced.

November 6th, 2026
'The Tip-Off!' PLM to launch Juan Richard-Hatchett on November 8, 2026!

LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI – The Mark H. Vanterpool-led People’s Leadership Movement (PLM) will launch a Territorial At-Large candidate, Juan Richard-Hatchett, this Sunday, November 8, 2026.

November 6th, 2026
New dumping zone & safer access road open @VG Dumpsite

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Department of Waste Management (DWM) has opened a new dumping zone and access road at the Virgin Gorda Dumpsite to improve safety and provide easier access for vehicles transporting waste to the facility.

November 6th, 2026
Fintech on the Seas set to return for 3rd edition in 2027

OIL NUT BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI- BVI Finance has announced the dates for the 2027 edition of Fintech on the Seas: May 31 to June 2, 2027.

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