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Opposition Leader calls for sustained electricity subsidy until end of 2026
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Opposition Leader and Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8), has called on the government to provide an electricity subsidy until the end of 2026.
Premier Wheatley in Bermuda for annual Overseas Territories Caribbean Caucus
HAMILTON, Bermuda- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is away from the Virgin Islands attending a British Overseas Territories meeting in Bermuda.
Start of DeCastro Street Sidewalks Improvement Project delayed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The DeCastro Street Sidewalks Improvement Project, slated to start on Monday, September 7, 2026, has been delayed, and a new start date is yet to be announced.
‘9 years later, we remember & thank God’- Premier Wheatley on Irma anniversary
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was on Wednesday, September 6, 2017, that the monster Category 5 Hurricane Irma struck the Virgin Islands (VI) during the daylight hours, causing widespread destruction, killing four people, and injuring more than a hundred.
Time to see the vision & plan the mission
Alred C Frett
When The Beginning Rushes Towards The End:
Everyone should read this fully, especially those living within the Virgin Islands, and as usual, try to arrive at your own conclusions… There may be things you watched but didn’t see, and things you heard but didn’t understand… There may be things you never realized before but need to know, and things I hate to say, but have to… Now is the time to spread the Word, for where there is no vision, the People will perish.
Multiple vessels seized in USVI after operators failed to report arrivals- CBP
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says it has seized multiple vessels in the US Virgin Islands and issued multiple penalties after boat operators failed to properly report their arrivals, as federal officials intensify reminders to the Caribbean boating community about mandatory entry procedures.
‘Gov’t cannot balance its books on backs of struggling families’- Hon Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition and Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has joined Virgin Islanders in solidarity as "unaffordable" electricity bills were received last month.
Search for Mozart D. Peters continues
FREE BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The search for Mozart D. Peters aka Dexter continues as the three-week mark since his disappearance approaches.
VICTF adds bonus points for outer-island & vulnerable-group projects
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund (VICCTF) has opened its first Call for Proposals with a scoring incentive designed to spread climate-resilience benefits beyond Tortola and toward the territory’s most vulnerable residents.
BVIEC advances grid upgrades to improve electricity reliability on VG
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has begun critical upgrades to the electrical grid on Virgin Gorda, part of a broader effort to improve the reliability and resilience of power supply across the territory.
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