At least 18 boats have already signed up for the inaugural North Drop Open, a catch-and-release blue marlin tournament to be held Aug. 8-10 out of the Virgin Gorda Yacht …
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July 29, 2024
January 19, 2024
‘Blue Economy Roadmap’ moves ahead
More than four years ago, the United Nations Development Programme worked with government to draft a “Blue Economy Roadmap” that officials said would help the territory make the most of …
February 10, 2023
Plans made to boost marine research
The Virgin Islands is charting a way forward to work in collaboration with the world’s largest marine studies institute to better understand the natural resources of its waters. Natural Resources …
January 7, 2022
VI-UNDP agreement extended into 2023
The extension of an agreement between the Virgin Islands and the United Nations Development Programme will see the territory receive support for sustainable development, the Covid-19 recovery, the blue economy …
March 6, 2020
As audit looms, government tackles marine pollution
Virgin Islands leaders are working on a plan to curb marine pollution from boats ahead of a coming audit of the VI Shipping Registry, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister …
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March 6, 2020
Government to crack down on illegal fishing
The Virgin Islands includes more than 87,000 square kilometres of marine space, and government leaders are urging people who draw on its resources to take better care of it. “As …
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February 14, 2020
Recovery and Development Agency acquires new tech to explore VI oceans
Standing on a boat in the waters off Cane Garden Bay last summer, Atoya George, a government lab technician, peered into a screen displaying a video feed from a camera …
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February 6, 2020
Facing uncertainty, VI leaders looking ahead
Delegates from here and the United States Virgin Islands gathered at Maria’s by the Sea Tuesday for a meeting of the Inter-Virgin Islands Council, a day of deliberations on the …
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December 3, 2019
EDITORIAL: ‘Blue economy’ has promise in the Virgin Islands
Kudos to the government for working with the United Nations Development Programme to explore the possibilities offered by the so-called “blue economy.” At a time when financial services and tourism …
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November 29, 2019
Programme seeking to boost ‘blue economy’
The ocean has long been an essential part of the Virgin Islands’ culture and economy. Yachters and beachgoers compose a large percentage of the territory’s visitors, fishers regularly ply VI …
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September 2, 2019
UNDP office in the works for Virgin Islands
After supporting the territory’s hurricane recovery for nearly two years, the United Nations Development Programme is looking to open a permanent Tortola office and work closely on projects including a …
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