The House of Assembly is considering a bill aimed at clarifying the path to belongership and otherwise cleaning up an act passed last May. After amending the order paper to …
April 24, 2025
April 24, 2025
Fulbright Scholar to speak tomorrow
An up-and-coming academic from the United States is teaching and conducting research at H. Lavity Stoutt Community College this year under the prestigious Fulbright Scholar Programme. Tomorrow, residents will get …
April 22, 2025
Green VI says no to plastic litter
The Virgin Islands’ end of a three-year project to fight plastic pollution across the Caribbean kicked off last week with litter sampling at Long Bay, Beef Island. The local effort …
April 22, 2025
Cops to crack down on loud trucks, bikes
Drivers of noisy vehicles should prepare for a crackdown, police warned this week. For the rest of this year, the police force will be targeting loud scooters and heavy-duty trucks …
April 22, 2025
VI repped at regional disaster meeting
Climate change, geopolitics and cross-border collaboration were on the agenda when Disaster Management Director Jasen Penn met with his counterparts from around the region last week in the Turks and …
April 22, 2025
VI kicks off Puerto Rico push
A Virgin Islands delegation took the territory’s famous full moon parties abroad on April 12 by hosting an event at Vivo Beach Club in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Organised by the …
April 22, 2025
VI, Cayman trade education ideas
A Virgin Islands delegation recently visited the Cayman Islands to talk education. Led by Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sharie de Castro, the April 1-4 visit included high-level discussions, …
April 22, 2025
USVI adds to chorus of Trump warnings
In the Caribbean, calls have grown louder for United States President Donald Trump to rethink his tariff trade war due to price hikes expected across the region. Democrat Stacey Plaskett, …
April 17, 2025
A sampling of security suggestions
The second volume of the law enforcement review is extensive. It examines nine public-sector bodies and seven other public service organisations in their roles connected to the criminal justice system. …
April 17, 2025
Jamaican drowns off Carrot Bay
A Jamaican senior drowned after reportedly being swept to sea last week while fishing in a dangerous area in Carrot Bay, police said. The body of Ranceford George Burnett, a …
April 17, 2025
Charter dispute ‘95%’ sorted, premier says
Following an explosive public row between Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley and his counterpart in the United States Virgin Islands over planned fee hikes for charter boats, both leaders announced this …
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April 15, 2025
17 named storms forecasted
After forecasters predicted above-average storm activity this year, the Department of Disaster Management is urging residents to prepare early for the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Citing warm sea-surface temperatures as …
April 14, 2025
Special education school ‘81% complete’
The construction of the new Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre is 81 percent complete and expected to be finished in the second quarter of the year, government announced last Thursday. …
April 14, 2025
BVIEC changes billing format
When BVI Electricity Corporation customers get their next bill, they may notice a few additional lines of information. In an effort to be more transparent and “customer-centric,” the BVIEC has …
April 14, 2025
Ting A Ling is Best BVI Boat
The 52nd BVI Spring Regatta wrapped up on Sunday at Nanny Cay with an awards ceremony and party on the beach. Many of the winning crews went into the final …
April 11, 2025
Strong winds for the win
Just after morning broke on the first day of Spring Regatta racing on Friday, Dr. Robin Tattersall sat aboard a Bavaria 37 sailboat named Jitterbug in Nanny Cay’s inner marina. …
April 11, 2025
22 attend first film ‘academy’
Filming, directing, writing and acting were among the skills taught to 22 students at a five-day pilot programme designed to provide an introduction to film and digital media. The inaugural …
April 11, 2025
Still sailing at 94
Sixty years ago, Dr. Robin Tattersall arrived in Tortola aboard a 28-foot sloop. “I came in my own little boat, and I thought, ‘Well, this is somewhere I’d like to …
April 11, 2025
Havers scrap to be shipped away soon
Following an outcry from residents, the derelict vehicles piled next to the ocean in Havers will be cubed and exported out of the territory by the end of next month, …
April 11, 2025
Businesses tapped for Road Town revamp
Government hopes businesses will fund half of a $10 million effort to spruce up Road Town over the next five years, but the needed financing is not yet in place, …
April 10, 2025
Premier warns about food, energy costs
There is a “real threat” that food and electricity bills in the Virgin Islands will spike because of the tariff war unleashed by United States President Donald Trump, Premier Natalio …
April 10, 2025
HOA says yes to shipping reforms
After returning from a closed-door committee session last Thursday, the House of Assembly passed a bill that members said is designed to update maritime rules and help keep the seas …
April 10, 2025
Security review sets stage for UK-VI spat
Claiming that corruption and organised crime have seriously undermined security in the Virgin Islands, the second volume of a scathing law-enforcement review lays out a 10-year reform plan that would …
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April 7, 2025
VI hosts Caribbean postal leaders
Caribbean postal services must embrace digital technology such as artificial intelligence in order to find their place in a rapidly changing world, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said during a regional …
April 5, 2025
After slow start, waves deliver for surfers
The hot sands of Josiahs Bay hosted hundreds of beachgoers Saturday for the first Josiahs Bay Surf Classic of 2025, which saw surfers young and old face off on the …
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