According to the BVI Chamber of Commerce, Kai de Castro was a respected entrepreneur, businessman, and community leader whose contributions to the Virgin Islands will leave a lasting legacy. Photo: BVICC

The late Kai de Castro was an active member of the BVI Chamber of Commerce. Photo: BVICC

The late Kai de Castro was an active member of the BVI Chamber of Commerce. Photo: BVICC

The late Kai de Castro was an active member of the BVI Chamber of Commerce. Photo: BVICC

The late Kai de Castro was an active member of the BVI Chamber of Commerce. Photo: BVICC

On behalf of our Board of Directors and membership, we extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, employees, business partners, and everyone whose lives he touched.

Kai was a respected entrepreneur, businessman, and community leader whose contributions to the Virgin Islands will leave a lasting legacy. Through businesses including Main Street Restaurant, de Castro Marking, Sakal Building, and several other ventures, he created opportunities, supported families, and played an important role in strengthening our local economy.

His passing is a tremendous loss not only for those who knew and loved him personally, but for the entire business community of the British Virgin Islands. The senseless act of gun violence that claimed his life has left our community in shock and disbelief.

Violence of this nature affects us all. It robs families of loved ones, businesses of visionary leaders, employees of mentors, and our Territory of individuals committed to its growth and prosperity. Today, we mourn together as one business community.

During this difficult time, we stand in solidarity with the de Castro family and all those grieving this heartbreaking loss. We pray that they find strength, comfort, and peace in the love and support of the Virgin Islands community.

We respectfully ask the people of the Virgin Islands to keep the de Castro family, his friends, employees, business partners, and everyone affected by this tragedy in your thoughts and prayers.

May Kai’s legacy continue to live on through the businesses he built, the people he inspired, and the positive impact he made on our Territory. Let us also honor his memory by standing together, rejecting violence, and continuing to work toward a safer, stronger, and more united British Virgin Islands.

May he rest in eternal peace.