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RATED programme to undergo review
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Hon. Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced that while the Registration, Apprenticeship, Training, Employment, and Development (RATED) programme has achieved commendable successes, there are areas that require improvement.
God placed law professionals here to 'execute justice'- Senior Pastor Da-Ana L.C. Samuel
HUNTUMS GHUT, Tortola, VI- Law professionals in the Virgin Islands (VI) have been urged to seek wisdom in their practice.
VI working on 2026 financial services trade mission to India
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands government is currently in discussions with India’s Ministry of External Affairs through the BVI Hong Kong Office to secure official approval for the proposed VI Financial Services Trade Mission to India, scheduled for later this year.
JTV’s Cathy O. Richards handed 2-year suspended prison sentence
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Popular JTV reporter Cathy O. Richards was today, Friday, January 16, 2026, handed a two-year suspended prison sentence in the High Court of the Virgin Islands, after being found guilty on July 15, 2025, of uttering forged documents.
Work begins on Long Look Social Home Complex
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- Construction has officially begun on the Long Look Social Home Complex, a major social development initiative aimed at providing safe, supervised accommodation and structured support for some of the most vulnerable persons in the Virgin Islands.
VI's airports saw record passenger numbers in 2025
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- The BVI Airports Authority (the Authority) is reporting strong and sustained growth in passenger traffic across the Territory’s airports.
'You want this thing too badly'- Skelton-Cline to Hon Walwyn
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Pastor, social commentator and host of the weekly radio show, Honestly Speaking, Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has accused Opposition Leader Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) of overreaching and being too aggressive in his apparent quest for premiership.
BVIEC transitioning to paperless billing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has announced a phased transition to paperless billing, which will begin on February 16, 2026.
Gov’t ‘deliberately rejecting escalation’ in USVI Charter fee dispute- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said deliberate steps were taken to reject the escalation of the charter fee issue between the Virgin Islands (VI) and United States Virgin Islands (USVI).
Speech from the Throne: Sexual Offences Bill to be advanced this year
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) has pledged to advance the Sexual Offences Bill, 2026, in the House of Assembly (HoA) this year.
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