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20 students gain valuable Summer internship experience
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI– The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board & Film Commission (BVITBFC) has successfully concluded its 2026 Tourism Education Summer Internship Programme, providing 20 students with valuable hands-on experience and exposure to the diverse career opportunities available within the Territory’s tourism and hospitality industry.
BVIHSA announces temporary adjustment to Road Town clinic hours
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Health Services Authority is advising the public that the operating hours of the Road Town Clinic will be temporarily adjusted to facilitate renovation works in the Clinic Lobby at the Major Peebles Wing of Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital.
‘Give the people back their voice’- Levor A.H. Lettsome
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Former British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority Human Resource Manager and At-Large Candidate for the upcoming general elections under the Virgin Islands Innovative Association (VIIA), Levor A.H. Lettsome has called for residents to be given a stronger voice in national decision-making, arguing that public involvement is essential to improving governance in the Territory.
Boston Whaler Takeover is newest tourism event between Puerto Rico & VI
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) has welcomed the start of what is hoped will become a major annual boating event, bringing visitors from Puerto Rico during September, traditionally one of the slowest months of the Territory’s tourism season.
Opposition Leader calls for sustained electricity subsidy until end of 2026
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Opposition Leader and Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8), has called on the government to provide an electricity subsidy until the end of 2026.
Premier Wheatley in Bermuda for annual Overseas Territories Caribbean Caucus
HAMILTON, Bermuda- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is away from the Virgin Islands attending a British Overseas Territories meeting in Bermuda.
Start of DeCastro Street Sidewalks Improvement Project delayed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The DeCastro Street Sidewalks Improvement Project, slated to start on Monday, September 7, 2026, has been delayed, and a new start date is yet to be announced.
‘9 years later, we remember & thank God’- Premier Wheatley on Irma anniversary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, that the monster Category 5 Hurricane Irma struck the Virgin Islands (VI) during the daylight hours, causing widespread destruction, killing four people, and injuring more than a hundred.
Time to see the vision & plan the mission
Alred C Frett
When The Beginning Rushes Towards The End:
Everyone should read this fully, especially those living within the Virgin Islands, and as usual, try to arrive at your own conclusions… There may be things you watched but didn’t see, and things you heard but didn’t understand… There may be things you never realized before but need to know, and things I hate to say, but have to… Now is the time to spread the Word, for where there is no vision, the People will perish.
Multiple vessels seized in USVI after operators failed to report arrivals- CBP
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it has seized multiple vessels in the US Virgin Islands and issued multiple penalties after boat operators failed to properly report their arrivals, as federal officials intensify reminders to the Caribbean boating community about mandatory entry procedures.
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