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The government closed out 2025 by signing a series of major infrastructure contracts totalling nearly $19 million, including one that leaders described as the largest roadworks deal in Virgin Islands …
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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 …
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“Technical issues” disrupted the government’s new online portal for travellers entering the territory and forced a return to the traditional paper-based system last week, officials announced. It is unclear what …
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Government has launched a new online entry system for travellers to the Virgin Islands, but implementation delays and a bumpy rollout have drawn complaints in recent days. The “Online Embarkation/Disembarkation …
Police officers retrieved seven wrapped packages of suspected cocaine from the water by the Road Town ferry terminal on Sunday, according to the Police Information Office. “The packages are being …
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At a time when the territory urgently needs its tourism industry to recover quickly from the pandemic, we have been distressed to hear repeated horror stories about travellers’ arrival experience …