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Mentally ill man refuses to leave ATM facility @ One Mart in East End
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Police were called this morning, February 9, 2026, after a mentally ill man, who was in an altercation with a security guard at Fine Foods in the eastern end of Tortola recently, refused to exit the ATM facility at One Mart in East End.
VI flag spotted during Bad Bunny’s halftime show @ Super Bowl 60
SANTA CLARA, California, USA- The majority of social media posts today, February 9, 2026, have been about the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show by Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny and which country’s flags were shown.
Education Minister announces 'strategic upgrades' for VG & Anegada schools
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has announced that, starting in September, the ministry will implement several strategic upgrades to schools in the Ninth District to better accommodate students.
Demerit Point System approved for taxi & livery motor vehicle drivers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Drivers of taxi and livery motor vehicles will now be subject to demerits under the Demerit Point System, which has been approved by the Ministry of Communications and Works.
When everything they taught us was wrong
Alred C. Frett
Self-sacrifice can never be a key to heaven:
This is Black History Month, but our Children would hardly know it, for recently, the silence has been deafening... To make bad matters worse, the President of America saw this as his opportunity to depict our leaders as primitive apes… Ironically, he gets much of his support from Jews and Christians, and just as ironically, generations of Slave Descendants are programmed to worship and trust in these Religions.
Skelton-Cline now ‘actively looking’ for a 'new 13'
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator and talk show host pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, who has been calling for thirteen new people to come forward to replace the present elected representatives, has now gone a step further.
VI returns to Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show 2026
MIAMI BEACH, Florida, USA- The Virgin Islands (VI), regarded as the Sailing Capital of the World, will once again make waves at the Discover Boating Miami International Boat Show, taking place from February 11–15, 2026, at Sailor’s Cove – IGY Yacht Haven Grande.
VI mauled 26-0 by Costa Rica in CONCACAF U-17 Football Qualifiers
ALAJUELA, Costa Rica- The Virgin Islands (VI) suffered another heavy loss in Group D at the 2026 CONCACAF Men’s U-17 Football Qualifiers in Costa Rica on Saturday, February 7, 2026.
Rotary Club of Central Tortola donates defibrillator to ESHS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) is now equipped with an Automated External Defibrillator (AED), thanks to the generosity of the Rotary Club of Central Tortola.
Sailing: Royal BVI Yacht Club wins 2026 Manhattan Yacht Club Trophy
ROAD HARBOUR, Tortola, VI- On Saturday, January, 2026, three clubs faced off for the honour of winning the 2026 Manhattan Yacht Club Trophy.
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