More than two years after the Ellis Thomas Downs closed amid a property dispute, no reopening date is in sight. “We have not yet been able to secure the existing …
March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025
Gov’t launches ‘guide’ on discretionary powers
As part of the reforms coming out of the 2022 Commission of Inquiry report, government announced on Friday that it had provided public officers last month with a “policy guide” …
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March 17, 2025
New policy to guide district projects
A new “Civil Mitigation Policy” will help ensure fairness and accountability in district-level infrastructure projects like road repairs, ghut clearing, drainage works, retaining walls and utility expansions, according to Communications …
March 14, 2025
PAW has fixed 5,000 dogs, cats
A black dog under PAW BVI’s care joined more than 100 human attendees last Thursday at Government House to celebrate the non-profit organisation’s recent accomplishment of sponsoring the spaying or …
March 14, 2025
Auction raises funds for museum
During an auction on the evening of March 7 at Government House, historian Mitch Kent held up a plastic-sheathed copy of an 1867 London newspaper containing a story about the …
March 14, 2025
Yacht fee hikes delayed after talks
A controversial plan to raise fees on foreign-based charter boats that operate in the Virgin Islands has been delayed after “intense” talks between Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley and United States …
March 13, 2025
Farming, fishing month kicks off
Saturday morning was bright and mostly sunny in Paraquita Bay, but farmer Laura Dore said the weather has not been terribly cooperative for agriculture in recent weeks. “The weather is …
March 13, 2025
Teen charged for robbery, guns, bullets
Police charged a teenager and seized two guns and dozens of bullets following an ongoing investigation into a string of robberies over the weekend of Feb. 28 to March 2, …
March 13, 2025
Hopkinson hit with 35-year sentence
Nearly four years after Catherine Pickering was shot to death during the robbery of her daughter at their Paraquita Bay home, Akeem Hopkinson was sentenced to 35 years in prison …
March 10, 2025
Gov’t tests smoke from cruise ship
White smoke coming from the Norwegian Epic cruise ship while it was docked in Road Town last week sparked concern in the community, but government health officials carried out tests …
March 7, 2025
Big plans for education
On Tuesday morning at the New Testament Church of God in Baughers Bay, seventh grader De’Nya Winter showed off a mechanical claw she made from a LEGO robotics line called …
March 7, 2025
Money-crime reforms to expand cops’ powers
Police surveillance powers are set to expand under one of three bills the House of Assembly passed Friday as part of ongoing efforts to comply with international anti-money-crime standards. The …
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March 7, 2025
Fraser reps VI before Caricom
Climate change, tourism, food security, education and artificial intelligence were among the wide-ranging topics tackled during a recent regional meeting where the Virgin Islands was represented by Deputy Premier Julian …
March 7, 2025
Virgin Gorda dump gets small admin office
An administration office has been erected at the Virgin Gorda dumpsite as part of efforts to address longstanding health and welfare issues there, according to Department of Waste Management Director …
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March 7, 2025
Rental vehicles stolen, found
On Friday morning, police asked the public for help finding two vehicles they said had been stolen from M.R. Rentals in Paraquita Bay the previous night. That evening, they reported …
March 7, 2025
Pot seized after high-speed car chase
Police arrested a Baughers Bay man and seized 24.7 grams of marijuana after a high-speed car chase on Feb. 24 that ended in Sea Cows Bay, they said last Thursday. …
March 7, 2025
Premier accuses USVI of bullying
Ahead of talks with the United States Virgin Islands governor here tomorrow, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said his government will not be “bullied” by its neighbour in a public spat …
March 6, 2025
ATM robbers hit twice in two months
Following two similar armed robberies at the Banco Popular ATM in Road Town, police are warning residents to use caution. The most recent incident, at about 2 a.m. on Friday, …
March 6, 2025
Virgin Gorda man found dead on shoreline
Bernard George was found dead on Friday evening on the shoreline of Handsome Bay beach near the airport on Virgin Gorda, police said. Officers found the decaying body of the …
March 6, 2025
Business zone finally opens in Huntums Ghut
More than four years after breaking ground, the government opened the Huntums Ghut Entrepreneurial Zone Feb. 27 and invited businesses to apply for a space there. The project includes a …
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March 6, 2025
VI hails first chief minister
Virgin Islands residents grooved to music Sunday night as they celebrated the legacy of Hamilton Lavity Stoutt on the eve of the 30th anniversary of the public holiday honouring the …
March 5, 2025
93 VI laws now online
Ninety-three Virgin Islands laws are now accessible online, and more than 100 others should be uploaded by the end of the year, according to Attorney General Dawn Smith. The announcement …
March 3, 2025
New bill to strengthen customs’ power
New laws being brought in to comply with demands from global financial watchdogs are designed in part to balance civil liberties and transparency, according to Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. Mr. …
March 3, 2025
Trump tariffs could hit VI wallets
Wide-ranging new tariffs set to take effect next week by order of United States President Donald Trump could drive up prices in the Virgin Islands, but the measures are unlikely …
March 3, 2025
Baking cake and eating it too
Arranged in a semi-circle on Friday evening in the Multi-purpose Sports Complex, professional chefs representing 10 countries and territories across the Caribbean prepared cakes large and small for a panel …
