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July 1, HoA Special Sitting in honour of late Parsons
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands will hold a Special Sitting on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in honour of the late former legislator Eileene Lucia Parsons, OBE.
Eileene L. Parsons OBE was ‘one of our most distinguished daughters’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has extended condolences on behalf of the Government and people of the Virgin Islands on the passing of “one of our most distinguished daughters”, Ms Eileene Lucia Parsons, OBE.
Fmr legislator & cultural icon Eileene L. Parsons OBE passes @ aged 94
MANCHESTER ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Former legislator and cultural icon Ms Elieene L. Parsons, OBE, aka 'Miss P', has died at the age of 94. She was born on July 5, 1930.
Terrance B. Lettsome Int'l Airport Fire Officer shot to death
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- Last evening, Friday, June 20, 2025, just before 11:00 PM, a man was fatally shot in Greenland close to a popular bar.
UPDATE: VG drowning victim identified as 71-year-old Johnnie Hoffman
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The American tourist who drowned while swimming at Virgin Gorda on Monday, June 9, 2025, has been identified as Johnnie Hoffman, 71.
USVI: Haitian woman detained in STX dies in ICE custody
VI CONSORTIUM
POMPANO BEACH, Florida, USA- A 44-year-old Haitian woman being held in a Florida detention facility has died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency reported earlier this week.
Death of Pope: Premier Wheatley extends condolences to Catholics
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has extended condolences to Catholics in the Virgin Islands, following the passing of Pope Francis on April 21, 2025.
Pope Francis dies aged 88
VATICAN CITY, Rome, Italy- The 266th pope in the Catholic Church's history, Pope Francis, who made history as the first Latin American papal leader and was considered to have a more progressive approach than his conservative predecessors, died Monday, April 21, 2025, the Vatican confirmed. He was 88.
1 arrested & charged with murder of VI man in NY
BRONX, New York, USA- Police in New York arrested one man in the shooting death of Virgin Islands native Trevor Hughes.
USVI man arrested for possession of over 200 rounds of ammunition
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI — Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Jacqueline E. Vanterpool, today Wednesday, January 15, 2025, confirmed the arrest of a United States Virgin Islands (USVI) man in relation to possession of ammunition.

