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Gov't abruptly scraps Indefinite Work Permit Exemptions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Late last evening, Tuesday, November 11, 2025, the Ministry of Financial Services, Economic Development, and Digital Transformation informed the public via a press bulletin that Indefinite Work Permit Exemptions are no longer valid.
'If you not ready for the battlefield, then keep your mouth shut'- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator and clergyman Claude O. Skelton-Cline has urged Virgin Islanders to come out in large numbers to support the upcoming march on Friday, November 14, 2025.
$101M allocated to Ministry of Communications & Works in 2026 budget
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Communications and Works, headed by Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5), is set to receive approximately one hundred and one million, three hundred thousand dollars ($101.3M) to support its programmes and projects set out in the historic 2026 budget of five hundred fifty million, five hundred ninety thousand and fifty-one dollars ($550,590,051).
Atricia A. Pereira new financial comptroller @Nanny Cay Resort & Marina
NANNY CAY, VI- As Nanny Cay Resort and Marina continues to chart a new chapter ahead, it has taken a significant step to strengthen its financial department with the appointment of a new financial comptroller.
Week of protest action to culminate with a march to Governor's Office on Friday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The protest action against the controversial decision to revert Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline E. Vanterpool to her previous position as Deputy Commissioner of Police and bring in a man with a checkered past to temporarily head the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) will continue throughout the week.
‘Developments in weeks & months’ reason for ACoP reverted to DCoP- Governor
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce has said his decision to return Acting Commissioner of Police (CoP) Jacqueline E. Vanterpool to her position as Deputy Commissioner of Police was in the best interest of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF).
Virgin Islanders unite for Jacqueline E. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In a show of unity, Virgin Islanders showed up to support the ‘Hands off our Commissioner’ protest yesterday, Monday, November 10, 2025, in front of the Governor’s Office.
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Crowd gathers for 'Hands off our Commissioner' protest
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- People have begun gathering at the parking lot of the Governor's Office for the planned protest this afternoon, Monday, November 10, 2025.
Sunday Diaz & Pure Speight ‘ready for the rematch’ with Floki’s Flight
ESTATE BOVONI, St Thomas, USVI- Popular jockey Sunday Diaz has said Pure Speight is “fit and read” for a rematch against Floki’s Flight, who defeated him in the feature clash of the Labour Day Races at Clinton E. Phipps Racetrack on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, on August 31, 2025.
VI to discuss borrowing protocols with UK to come out of 'fiscal straitjacket'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R9) has criticised the United Kingdom (UK) government regarding the outdated and controversial Protocols for Effective Financial Management signed between the governments of the UK and VI on April 23, 2012.
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