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Local Guy M. Hill Out! UK National Jay Kendall In! as new HMP Boss
BALSUM GHUT, Tortola, VI- As Virgin Islanders continue to be displaced in their homeland, yet another qualified local is left without employment. This time it is former Superintendent of His Majesty’s Prisons Guy M. Hill, an indigenous Virgin Islander.
Gov’t receives $1.3M grant for RESEMBID BVI SMART Initiative
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands has received grant funding to execute the RESEMBID BVI SMART © Initiative - SMART Schools Project in the amount of €1,300,448.47 EUR, which is equivalent to $1,316,243.37 USD.
Lion Heart & Old Madrid open action Saturday in Emmett Caines KO Tournament
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Lion Heart and Old Madrid have the honours of kicking off action in the first-ever Emmett Caines Knockout Football Tournament at 6:00 PM on Saturday, September 16, 2023, in East End.
Hon Rymer discusses VI Road Programme & firefighting technology @ UK meeting
LONDON, United Kingdom- Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) was engaged in discussions on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, with members of Hertfordshire County Council, United Kingdom in the areas of road infrastructure development and fire and rescue services.
Accident knocks out power from Ridge Road & Josiah's Bay– BVIEC
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI – Residents and businesses in the Ridge Road and Josiah's Bay area of Tortola were today September 14, 2023, left without power after what is believed to be a hymac, hit down a power pole at around midday.
How long can VI sustain influx of foreign workers?- Violet Thomas-Gaul
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– With an economy that is highly dependent on the use of imported labour to push the local economy, talk show host Mrs Violet Thomas-Gaul has raised questions about how long the Virgin Islands (VI) can sustain a proliferation of foreign workers at the expense of locals not taking up jobs.
Hon Sharie B. de Castro attending Commonwealth meeting in London
LONDON, United Kingdom- Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) is attending the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting (10CYMM) in London this week.
BVITB ‘Welcome Desks’ in St Thomas to be closed Dec 1, 2023!
CYRIL E. KING AIRPORT, St Thomas, USVI- Word reaching our newsroom is that the BVI Welcome Desk at Cyril E. King Airport on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) is expected to close effective December 1, 2023.
17-year-old slapped with drugs & traffic charges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A 17-year-old male of Free Bottom has found himself in hot water after he was allegedly held with a controlled drug and found to be in violation of several traffic laws.
1FirstBank ‘denies the allegations of Betteto Frett’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Amidst public protests against 1FirstBank by local businessman Betteto Frett, 1FirstBank has finally broken its silence.

