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USVI: Governor Bryan to attend Seatrade Cruise Global
VI CONSORTIUM
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr. will travel to Miami, Florida from April 5 through April 10 to attend the 2025 Seatrade Cruise Global Conference, an annual summit that brings together leading figures from the international cruise and maritime industries.
Monster Hurricane Milton on collision course with Florida
VI CONSORTIUM
MIAMI, Florida, USA- As Floridians brace for Hurricane Milton and evacuate where possible, emergency responders are positioning themselves to manage both pre-landfall preparations and post-storm recovery efforts.
VI’s De’Nya E. Winter crowned 2024 Miss Caribbean Cultural Princess in Florida
BROWARD COUNTY, Florida, USA- The flag of the Virgin Islands flew proudly in Hollywood, a city in Broward County, Florida last evening, Sunday, October 6, 2024, when De’Nya E. Winter won the 2024 Miss Caribbean Cultural Princess Pageant.
VI native D'Joni Scatliffe awarded football scholarship to Syracuse University
ORLANDO, Florida, USA- A Virgin Islands (VI) native who now resides in the United States has received a full scholarship to Syracuse University in New York.
Ex-USVI Senator Steven D. Payne Sr arrested on sexual battery charges
VI CONSORTIUM
ORLANDO, Florida - Former at-large Senator Steven Payne Sr. was arrested on Friday, September 8, 2023, by the Orlando Police Department on an out-of-county warrant from Duval County.
USVI man with Tortola roots accused of attempted murder in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – A 43-year-old U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) man said to have Tortola roots was at the Broward County main jail on Wednesday, August 23, 2023, accused of trying to kill someone.
Premier Wheatley & OT Heads discussed issues of 'mutual importance' in Florida
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) recently joined Heads of Government from United Kingdom (UK) Overseas Territories (OT) to discuss issues of mutual importance and agree on actions to address shared challenges.
Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard enters plea deal over cocaine conspiracy charges
MIAMI, Florida, USA- As previously reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), former BVI Ports Director, Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard has pleaded guilty to a count of conspiracy to import cocaine, following a similar move by her son Kadeem S. Maynard aka ‘Blacka' and now a plea deal entered over the indictment.
Ex-Premier Fahie requests more flexible bail conditions for legal meetings, healthcare
FLORIDA, USA – Former Premier and First District representative in the Virgin Islands, Andrew A. Fahie has filed a motion before a Florida court through his lawyer Theresa Van Vliet to receive more flexible bail bond conditions ahead of his July 2023 trial.
VI attends highly informative Airport Expansion Summit in Florida
MIAMI, Florida, USA- As the tourism-dependent Virgin Islands continues to focus on critical airports development, a delegation from the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) recently travelled to Florida, USA to attend the Airport Expansion summit for Latin America and the Caribbean.

