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The Virgin Islands has found itself at the centre of international speculation after it became embroiled in an unusual aspect of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The territory made headlines across …
Continue reading “VI centre stage in Mandelson ‘who done it?’”
Well-known JTV reporter Cathy Richards received a two-year suspended sentence last week for knowingly submitting a forged document to the Department of Labour and Workforce Development in 2021, when the …
The international row over sharp rises in charter fees here has reignited, with the United States Virgin Islands calling on US President Donald Trump to use the “full weight” of …
Continue reading “Charter fee row explodes again with Trump appeal”
House of Assembly members publicly debated the 2026 budget estimates for three days last week, sharing widely divergent perspectives on the territory’s future before passing an appropriations bill with amendments …
Continue reading “HOA passes record $562m budget with boosts for security”
As 2025 draws to a close, we are encouraged by significant progress over the past year but frustrated by shortcomings that are no longer excusable. The past 12 months offered …
In September 2017, Hurricane Irma littered the territory’s waters with wrecked boats — many of which remain more than eight years later. Now, a four-month project is under way to …
The Holiday Gift Project brought cheer to children across the Virgin Islands last week as the Ministry of Communications and Works partnered once again with the Florida Caribbean Cruise Association …
For Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley, the annual celebration of USVI-BVI Friendship Day is personal. His grandfather Willard Wheatley was chief minister when the territory first hosted the event here in …
By the end of next year, Long Look should have a new social home complex to house residents who are homeless or facing other struggles, officials said last week. During …
Despite ongoing police operations across the territory this week, two men accused of serious crimes are still on the loose after they escaped from His Majesty’s Prison on Saturday evening, …
Continue reading “Cops up patrols, but escaped prisoners still at large”
When a $20 million overspend on civil servants’ raises came to light last year, government leaders told an angry public that they didn’t know who to blame. Now, Auditor General …
Continue reading “$20m salary blunder blamed on DGO, Finance Ministry”
With less than a day’s notice on Friday, the BVI Postal Service stopped shipping all mail containing goods bound for the United States and its territories until further notice. In …
A communications professional is suing the National Democratic Party and Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn for more than $39,000 in unpaid fees and other costs linked with services she claims were …
