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2 VI surfers competing @2026 ISA World Surfing Games in Peru
PUNTA ROCAS, Peru, SA- The Virgin Islands (VI) is being represented at the 2026 International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games currently underway in Punta Rocas, Peru.
VI welcomes 80 sailors for 35th Karibik Trophy
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands has welcomed about 80 German-speaking sailors for the 35th Karibik Trophy, a 10-day sailing event running from November 6 to 16, 2026. Organised by German yacht-charter company KH+P Yachtcharter, the flotilla includes 12 yachts with participants from Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
Beef Island Bridge in good overall condition- Engineers
BEEF ISLAND, 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
'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.
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