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VI hosts seminar for social security & national insurance professionals from across Caribbean
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Social security and national insurance professionals from across the region, including representatives from Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, and the Virgin Islands, recently gathered in the Virgin Islands (VI) to examine shared challenges, explored innovative solutions and exchanged best practices aimed at expanding social protection coverage among self-employed and informally employed workers.
16th Summer Sizzle BVI another success
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2026 Global Glamour Runway Show brought the curtains down on the 16th edition of Summer Sizzle BVI.
UPDATE: Filipino woman found dead may have committed suicide?
McNAMARA, Tortola, VI- As police continue their investigation into the death of a female Virgin Islands resident of Filipino nationality, new information has emerged.
'Same mechanism that toppled UK PM exists here'- Premier Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— The Premier of the Virgin Islands, and Chairman of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), has asserted that the very mechanism which ended Keir R. Starmer's leadership in the United Kingdom (VI) is available to remove leaders in the Virgin Islands.
VI Climate Change Trust Fund is free of gov't interference- VICCTF CEO
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Chief Executive Officer of the Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund, VICCTF, Mr Chamberlain Emmanuel has rejected suggestions that the government interferes in the trust’s operations, saying the fund operates independently under statute and that decision-making authority rests with its Board of Trustees.
HoA meets today; Opposition ready to fire barrage of questions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Fifth Sitting of the Third Session of the Fifth House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands begins today, Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
Ex-legislator Archibald C. Christian calls for national household survey
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI— The former legislator with the then National Democratic Party (NDP), Archibald C. Christian, says a national household survey is essential to accelerate development and address pressing issues.
VI engages in National Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy consultations
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands has taken steps to strengthen its capacity to prevent and control cervical cancer following a National Cervical Cancer Elimination Strategy stakeholder consultation on July 15, 2026.
Jae'Nyiah Defreitas crowned 2026 Festival Prince & Princess
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Francis Lettsome Primary School (FLPS) student Jae'Nyiah Defreitas was crowned the 2026 Virgin Islands Princess while Xae’mouri Harrigan was crowned Prince during the Prince and Princess Pageant on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
‘We leave with a clear understanding’ of VI’s priorities- Nicholas Wareham
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Head of the United Kingdom (UK) delegation for Constitutional Review negotiations, Mr Nicholas Wareham, MVO, has reflected on his visit to the Virgin Islands this week, stating that the team is grateful to all those who engaged with them in “frank and open” dialogue on constitutional change.
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