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UPDATE: Quarter miler Caedon Fraites qualifies for Carifta 53
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Caedon Fraites has joined the list of Team Virgin Islands Carifta 53 qualifiers with a 49.62s run in the 400M - dipping beneath the 50.50s standard.
Environment, Nat. Resources & Climate Change Ministry to relocate to Palm Grove House
LOWER ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, currently located above One Mart Supermarket in Lower Estate, is soon to relocate to Palm Grove House.
USVI: Cannabis testing lab under construction in St Croix
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Cannabis Advisory Board met on Thursday, March 12, 2026, to update attendees on the territory’s progression toward a regulated market. Office of Cannabis Regulation Executive Director Joanne Moorehead reported that medical and sacramental registrations remain steady, though they have tapered off as many potential patients wait for movement in the licensing space.
14 secondary school students complete Street Doctors training programme
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Fourteen secondary school students from across the Virgin Islands (VI) have completed the Street Doctors training programme, an initiative designed to empower young people to become peer leaders, positive influencers, and advocates for safer communities.
Adaejah T. Hodge is 2026 NCAA Indoor 200M Champion
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, USA- Virgin Islands’ teenage sprint sensation Adaeja T. Hodge has become the first athlete from the territory to lift an NCAA indoor title.
Motor scooter accident in Pasea Estate area
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Sometime before 2:00 PM today, March 14, 2026, there was another scooter accident in the Pasea Estate area.
New National Cultural Arena & Oleander House are 'a massive leap forward'- Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism, Honourable Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4), has endorsed the contract signing for design services for the Estate House No. 2, known as Oleander House, for members of the judiciary and a national cultural arena.
VI youth mental health programme receives regional recognition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Unit of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has received notable regional recognition for its commendable work within the community.
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The migration conundrum
By Dickson C. Igwe
A well-known political commentator has asserted that population control policy in the Virgin Islands is poor. He is correct.
‘Order in Council that hung over our democracy…is now lifted’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Constitution Interim Amendment Order 2022, which was laid in the United Kingdom (UK) parilament has officially been lifted.
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