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Walking through the front gates of the new Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre on Monday, students and teachers carried a banner bearing the school’s name in celebration of a new …
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During a press conference on Oct. 3, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley promised to provide two key pieces of information about public spending under the controversial 2021 law widely known as …
Retired public officers will soon receive a boost in their pensions, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said as he apologised for overlooking them when the government implemented controversial pay hikes last …
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Emergency response times are dropping following the Sept. 11 launch of the territory’s new 911 computer-aided dispatch system, government claimed at a recent demonstration hosted by the Ministry of Health …
Shade from the canopy of mangroves at the Roger Downing Mangrove Boardwalk gave volunteers some reprieve from the hot sun on Sunday morning as they worked to improve the path. …
After a recent public outcry over hundreds of scrap vehicles stored beside the sea in Havers, the Department of Waste Management announced Friday that it has stopped tagging and removing …
Following an increase in improper trash dumping across the territory, the Department of Waste Management is warning residents to clean up their act. “We want the public to refrain from …
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK — Eighteen-year-old filmmaker Dakarai Wheatley-Adams can often be found shooting video footage around Tortola. But over the weekend, he travelled to New York to mingle with actors, …
The Virgin Islands should set a date for a political-status referendum and discuss a “timetable for independence,” Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley suggested this week while speaking at the United Nations …
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During the 2023 election campaign, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley promised not to collect “a dime” of the lucrative post-term salaries that legislators had awarded themselves when they passed the so-called …
Thirteen public schools in the territory have earned the “SMART” designation in recognition of their work to create safe, healthy and eco-friendly learning spaces, according to government. The certification was …
The Department of Disaster Management is inviting residents to take part in ShakeOut, an annual global earthquake safety drill scheduled for Oct. 16. DDM Director Jasen Penn said the exercise …
Long-promised campaign finance rules, new voting methods and transparency measures are among the wide-ranging election reforms that could be on the way under a bill recently introduced in the House …
The Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex has been closed for business ever since it was gutted by the 2017 hurricanes, and the government is now paying more than $2 million …
One person was injured in a wreck at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday in East End, but no one was killed as claimed by false reports that circulated afterwards on social …
The Virgin Islands must boost transparency and “clean up” its reputation for attracting “bad money” if it wants to grow its financial services sector, British Anti-Corruption Champion Baroness Margaret Hodge …
After six days of debating constitutional reform in public, the House of Assembly entered a closed-door committee session on Friday to continue the talks in private — despite calls for …
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When United States Virgin Islander Roberto “Robbie” Smalls was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1988, he thought he had a promising future. “No. Wrong,” he told hundreds of high …
Virgin Islands leaders paid tribute to the territory’s seven oldest residents on Sept. 22 as the Social Development Department marked National Centenarians Day. “Our centenarians are living treasures who have …
Governor Daniel Pruce issued a stern directive to acting Police Commissioner Jacqueline Vanterpool last week, instructing her to correct a message she sent her officers about the controversial police-vetting process …
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Filling nearly every seat in a room of the newly renovated community centre in Brewers Bay on Friday morning, more than 50 residents celebrated the facility’s reopening after eight years. …
Serious youth crime is on the rise in the Virgin Islands, but plans for a juvenile detention and rehabilitation centre remain mostly at a standstill after nearly 20 years, according …
A captain was left in critical condition when the speedboat he was driving overturned shortly after 6 p.m. on Sunday near Fish Bay, police said. A video circulating on social …
After a scathing report from Auditor General Sonia Webster sparked a public outcry last week, House of Assembly members are defending their controversial closed-door decision to double their baseline salaries …
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Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley stood before a hushed House of Assembly last Thursday morning and launched legislators’ first official debate on constitutional reform in nearly two decades. “The Virgin Islands …
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