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USVI: Minimum wage to rise to $12 an hour on April 24
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- The Virgin Islands minimum wage will rise from $10.50 per hour to $12.00 per hour on April 24, 2026, under Act No. 9069, the Department of Labor announced Friday, setting in motion the first step in a multi-year wage schedule that includes additional increases in 2027 and 2028 before shifting to Wage Board review in 2029.
‘We must brace ourselves for when oil prices rise’- Premier Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has confirmed that fuel prices will most likely increase in the Virgin Islands due to ongoing global tensions.
USVI Governor travels to Washington to complain about VI's charter yacht fee increase
VI CONSORTIUM
WASHINGTON D.C., USA- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr. is in Washington, D.C., this week to represent the U.S. Virgin Islands at two major federal gatherings, as his administration advances a series of priorities tied to recovery, economic stability, and long-term growth, according to Government House.
USVI Congresswoman Plasket takes charter fee increase fight to Washington
WASHINGTON DC, USA- The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) is not giving up on fighting what it has deemed harmful charter fee increases by the Virgin Islands (VI).
‘$2500 is nothing to pay for Belongership’- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social and political commentator Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has described the new immigration fees as minuscule, in light of the fee increase coming under scrutiny.
HLSCC received over $1M budget increase
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Funding for the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has increased by over one million dollars following a supplementary appropriation.
VI public service records 8% increase in annual rapid readiness assessment
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands public service has recorded an 8 per cent increase in its annual rapid readiness assessment for 2025 compared to 2024.
Elvin G. Grant questions $7.25 minimum wage taking effect today
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Talking Points co-host Elvin G. Grant has said the cost of living and minimum wage in the Virgin Islands (VI) need to be looked at by the government.
$7.25 minimum wage to take effect July 1, 2025- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A new minimum wage of $7.25 will take effect in the Virgin Islands from July 1, 2025, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has announced.
RVIPF reports 183% spike in robberies
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police in the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Kendrick Davis, on Friday, May 16, 2025, during a press engagement, said gun-related robberies in the Territory have surged dramatically in 2025 compared to the same period last year.
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