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Virgin Voyages’ Valiant Lady to make inaugural cruise call to VI Sunday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- For the first time, a cruise ship from Virgin Voyages, owned by [British] Virgin Islands Belonger Sir Richard C.N. Branson, will make a port call to the territory.
Alleged illegal alien Paul Jack wanted for Burglary in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) have issued a wanted bulletin for an alleged illegal alien, Paul Jack, who is wanted for Burglary.
UK ‘Unlikely’ to lift reserved Order in Council before CoI reforms– Gov Rankin
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Outgoing Governor of the Virgin Islands (VI) H.E. John J. Rankin, CMG said with the Government of Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) seemingly unable to meet the May 2024 deadline for the CoI reform process, it is unlikely that the UK Order in Council in reserve to suspend the VI’s constitution will be lifted.
8 firms bid for contracts for T.B. Lettsome International Airport development– BVIAA
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands Government has announced that significant progress is being made in the ongoing airport development project where the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) has opened tenders for the development of a business case that it says is crucial to the project’s success.
VG man charged for Possession of a Controlled Drug; Intent to Supply
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – On December 14, 2023, Police at 4:40 PM arrested and charged Odai Abdulsalam, 28, of The Valley, Virgin Gorda with four counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Supply.
‘We can't allow politics to destroy us’- Premier warns HoA for 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has warned that for the House of Assembly (HoA) to advance the cause of the Virgin Islands, legislators must not allow politics to cause them to fight and make the VI seem more vulnerable than it already is.
JvD in power struggle over high cost to keep the lights on
GREAT HARBOR, Jost van Dyke, VI- It was sometime in September 2023, that the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) discovered that their undersea cable connection that comes from the Pockwood Pond area of Tortola to Jost van Dyke had been damaged.
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Women’s trials hailed as ‘highly successful’ by Head of Women’s football.
EAST END, Tortola, VI- James Baird, the new Head of Women’s football as well as the new National Team Coach, has delivered on his promise to hit the ground running with the delivery of the first trials on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.
Dept of HR to launch ‘TALEO’ for simplified public service hiring
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The local Department of Human Resources in the Virgin Islands (VI) is preparing to launch a new talent management system, called TALEO which aims at streamlining the Government’s on-boarding and employee management services.
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