Got TIPS or BREAKING NEWS? Please call 1-284-442-8000 direct/can also WhatsApp same number or Email ALL news to:newsvino@outlook.com;                               ads call 1-284-440-6666

News

February 10th, 2026
Public told to be on Influenza alert; Get vaccinated

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Local health facilities are reporting an increase in persons presenting with fever and respiratory symptoms, National Epidemiologist Ms Harmonie Brewley-Massiah has disclosed.

February 2nd, 2026
VI Gov't alerts public about fraudulent ED Card website

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Department of Immigration is alerting the public to a fraudulent website that is falsely representing itself as the official Government platform for applications for an Online ED Card for the Territory of the Virgin Islands and is unlawfully charging a fee to enter the territory.

September 6th, 2025
Governor Pruce hails police training initiatives as essential for crime fighting within the region.

DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Governor Daniel Pruce has said that important initiatives like the Community Policing Training and the Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERT) provide the Virgin Islands (VI) with the opportunity to share experiences across several territories facing similar challenges.

January 3rd, 2025
Gov’t releases 2025 Multi-Hazard Alert System test calendar

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) on January 2, 2025, released the 2025 schedule for testing the National Early Warning Multi-Hazard Alert System.

June 28th, 2024
UPDATE: Tropical wave could become Tropical Storm Beryl this weekend- NHC

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The US National Hurricane Centre (NHC) has said the second storm of this year’s hurricane season could form within the next 24 to 48 hours.

June 10th, 2024
Public alerted about spike in burglaries on Tortola

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has alerted the public that there continue to be elevated numbers of commercial and residential burglaries in certain areas on Tortola.

June 4th, 2024
Increased fever & respiratory issues in VI linked to COVID-19 virus- Health Ministry

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health and Social Development is alerting of an increase in reports of fever and respiratory syndromes in the territory.

May 5th, 2024
CRYPTOAEGIS INVEST is a fraud; Not licensed in this jurisdiction- FSC

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) has issued a public statement to protect customers, creditors or persons who may have been solicited to conduct business by CRYPTOAEGIS INVEST and to make the general public aware that the person or entity has never been licensed or regulated by the FSC to carry on any financial services business, according to a recent statement.

January 5th, 2024
ProMarkets Finance ‘falsely purporting to be authorised & licensed’ in VI- FSC

PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (BVI FSC) is alerting the public that ProMarkets Finance, using the website address https://promarketsfinance.com, is “falsely purporting” to be authorised and licensed in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) for the purpose of providing an investment platform as an entity licensed and regulated by the FSC.

June 14th, 2022
Saharan Dust to continue affecting Virgin Islands- DPNR

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) announced Tuesday, June 14, 2022, an air pollution alert for dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa.

Follow Us On