Virgin Islands police officers are not being “tricked” into providing personal financial information under a controversial new vetting system launched last week after lengthy delays, Governor Daniel Pruce said Friday. The full details of the new system, however, are not open to public scrutiny. After...
May 16, 2025
May 16, 2025
‘Welcome to 284 Airways’
As students entered the Multi-purpose Sports Complex on Friday morning, they were greeted by an exuberant volunteer. “Welcome to 284 Airways!” she said. They were then asked to prepare their passports and boarding passes for their travels. During the two-day Foreign Languages Immersive Extravaganza, primary...
May 16, 2025
HOA passes more yachting reforms
With less than half an hour of public debate, the House of Assembly passed two bills last Thursday as part of long-delayed efforts to overhaul the rules for the marine industry. HOA members first addressed the Cruising and Home Port Permit (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which...
May 15, 2025
Cops crush seized scooters
In their latest effort to foil crime, police have started destroying confiscated motorbikes instead of auctioning them off to community members. The “bold step,” police said, will apply to unclaimed and illegally operated bikes and scooters that are no longer required as evidence. “Traditionally, once...
May 15, 2025
UK on brink of big COI decisions
The endgame for the three-year-long Commission of Inquiry reform process has begun in earnest as the governor and premier each unveiled their final analysis ahead of pivotal decision-making by London within weeks. Governor Daniel Pruce said Friday morning that he does not believe his office...
May 15, 2025
Nyron Erickson gunned down in West End
A West End man accused in 2023 of helping to run a major drug ring from His Majesty’s Prison was shot dead shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday, police said. Nyron Erickson, 32, was reportedly riding a scooter in the West End area that day...
May 12, 2025
UK review could tip VI onto ‘grey list,’ expert says
Britain’s recent inquiry into the Virgin Islands’ law-enforcement agencies could tip the scales when global financial watchdogs consider whether to sanction the territory next month, according to a leading expert. Peter Clegg, a professor at the University of the West of England who has studied...
May 12, 2025
Standing against child abuse
Alexandre Wilson was nervous to step on stage before a crowd and give a speech he wrote himself. But he remained focused and steadfast. “Every child deserves to feel supported, cared for and safe,” the 10-year-old read. “That isn’t always the case.” Alexandre was one...
May 12, 2025
After a decade of delays, climate fund could soon get millions
Efforts to tackle climate change in the territory may soon be eligible for long-delayed funding from a pot that has grown to almost $6 million. After sitting empty for a decade, the Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund will be operationalised this year and launched...
May 10, 2025
Bird lookout built at Josiahs Bay
From atop a freshly painted wooden tower, residents took turns peering through binoculars at the salt pond in Josiahs Bay on Saturday morning. Along the far shore, about eight flamingos waded through the water, apparently unconcerned with the onlookers facing in their direction. Standing more...
May 10, 2025
Celebrating the seniors
A sports day, a prom and a spelling bee are among the activities planned on Tortola and the sister islands during this Senior Citizens Month, which kicked off on Friday with an opening ceremony at the Cane Garden Bay Baptist Church. “This year’s theme,...
