A radio with a plastic fork for a tuner played softly in the small room that serves as the lobby of the H.M. Prison Museum on Main Street. Museum guide Rosie Smith was sitting in a corner between a filing cabinet and a table when...
February 9, 2026
February 6, 2026
Former chief minister’s home coming down
The McNamara home that previously served as the chief minister’s official residence will soon be torn down, according to the Recovery and Development Agency. Under a $47,850 contract the RDA recently awarded to No Limit Construction, demolition works are scheduled to begin Feb. 23, the...
February 6, 2026
HOA moves to align courts’ rules
The rules governing the Magistrates’ Court will better align with those governing the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court under a bill passed last week by the House of Assembly, leaders said. “Passage of this legislation is critical to ensure that the magistracy operates under the same...
February 6, 2026
Premier in Dubai for global forum
Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley attended a major global forum in Dubai this week that included efforts to strengthen regional ties and encourage sustainable development across the Caribbean, according to government. Mr. Wheatley is representing the Virgin Islands at the 10th Association of Caribbean States International...
February 6, 2026
114 get belonger status
More than 100 people received belonger status at a ceremony last Thursday at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College. The event, hosted by the Department of Immigration, saw 113 new belongers presented with certificates by Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley, while...
February 5, 2026
HOA wraps up closed-door talks on Constitution
The House of Assembly has concluded lengthy closed-door discussions that will determine the way forward in coming constitutional negotiations with the United Kingdom. But the public will have to wait to read the HOA’s report on the matter. Last Thursday morning, legislators returned from a...
February 5, 2026
Cops called amid dispute over school playground
Playground equipment that was not approved by the government was removed from the grounds of Ivan Dawson Primary School last week following a confrontation between police and District Two Representative Mitch Turnbull. The public first learned of the spat from online videos of police speaking...
February 5, 2026
Utility merger plan sparks heated debate
The government’s plan to merge the territory’s power and water utilities sparked three days of heated debate in the House of Assembly before members entered a closed-door committee session on Tuesday to continue the discussions outside the public eye. Under the Virgin Islands Energy and...
February 3, 2026
With reform ongoing, public aid payouts up 16 percent
More than 500 people benefited from increased public assistance grants last year, with programme spending rising 16 percent and the number of recipients climbing 13 percent year-on-year amid an ongoing reform process, according to Health and Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley. “As an interim measure,...
February 3, 2026
Marine safety training back at HLSCC
Internationally recognised safety training for seafarers is returning to H. Lavity Stoutt Community College after a pause required to rebuild and upgrade facilities, the school announced. Starting next month, HLSCC will once again offer the Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Basic Safety Training following...
February 2, 2026
‘Lit Circle’ celebrates Caribbean authors
Sitting in front of a full bookcase in his Boston home, Jamaican-American author Desmond Hall explained to a virtual book club in the Virgin Islands last Thursday evening how creating tension in fiction is like inflating a balloon. “It’s once you release it that it...
