Alexandre Wilson was nervous to step on stage before a crowd and give a speech he wrote himself. But he remained focused and steadfast. “Every child deserves to feel supported, …
May 12, 2025
April 25, 2025
Hats off to Easter
On Sunday at the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival, the Ralph T. O’Neal Hat Parade once again brought the community together in a colourful celebration of culture and creativity. The parade …
April 25, 2025
Virgin Gorda celebrates Easter
Hundreds lined the streets of Virgin Gorda for the annual Easter Monday Parade, the main event of the sister island’s three-day Easter Festival. Beginning hours after the death of Pope …
April 24, 2025
Gov’t trims proposed fees for USVI charters
New fees have been announced for foreign charter boats as the Virgin Islands pulled back from a trade war with its nearest neighbour. Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley hailed an agreement …
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April 17, 2025
HOA blasts UK security review as guv stays tight-lipped
A proposal to give the governor sweeping new powers over areas including customs, immigration and financial investigations has been roundly condemned by both sides of the House of Assembly. HOA …
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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
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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March 27, 2025
VG man dead after stabbing
A Virgin Gorda man is dead and another has been charged with manslaughter following a stabbing shortly after 8 a.m. last Thursday in Gun Creek, VG, police said. After the …
March 24, 2025
Rights watchdog in the works again
The territory’s 2007 Constitution provided for the creation of a commission charged with helping protect human rights in the Virgin Islands. It was never formed. But now, after 18 years …
March 21, 2025
Water outages plague residents
Across the territory in recent weeks, many residents and businesses have gone without public water for days at a time as complaints have reached a fever pitch. The government has …
March 20, 2025
Tourist dies at The Baths
A tourist was found unresponsive in the waters near The Baths on Virgin Gorda on March 12, police said Monday. “Initial inquiries indicate that the deceased was part of a …
March 20, 2025
Virgin Gorda teen charged in stabbing
Following a stabbing shortly after 7 p.m. on March 15 in Virgin Gorda, a 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, police said. “Preliminary investigations …
March 17, 2025
Crumbling downs
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 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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February 20, 2025
Government hiring public relations firm to defend financial sector
The government will soon launch a public relations campaign to burnish the territory’s global image and push back against recent attacks on the financial services sector, according to Premier Natalio …
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February 14, 2025
Catching cancer early
For Humphry Leue, the Cancer Screening Project he helped launch last week is meaningful on a very personal level. “I myself was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer about two years …
February 14, 2025
Premier hits back at UK critics
Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley has hit back against claims that he says unfairly portray the Virgin Islands as a “rogue state” when it comes to fighting financial crime. Mr. Wheatley …
February 9, 2025
Expert teaches compost tricks
On Sunday afternoon, 42 people young and old arrived at Green VI’s EcoPark in Tortola for the second “No Dig Farming and Composting” workshop presented by English agricultural educator Charles …
February 6, 2025
Opposition trio launches ‘alliance’
In a cramped room last Thursday morning at Maria’s by the Sea, three opposition members pitched a new solution to the stagnation they said has bogged down both sides of …
February 6, 2025
VI students shown in explicit video, cops say
After reports that an explicit video of Virgin Islands high school students is making the rounds on digital platforms in the territory, police have warned residents about the steep penalties …
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February 6, 2025
Crown appeals Walwyn ruling
Nine days after defeating allegations that he breached the public’s trust during the construction of a wall at Elmore Stoutt High School, opposition member Myron Walwyn projected confidence last Thursday …
February 3, 2025
Virgin Islands hosts regional marine rescue training
Rescuers from Virgin Islands Search and Rescue joined marine protection crews from Anguilla, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat and the Turks and Caicos Islands for a two-week search-and-rescue training programme …
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January 16, 2025
Alleged Virgin Gorda burglars charged
Police have arrested and charged two men in connection with a string of villa burglaries and other crimes in Virgin Gorda. Paul Jack, of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, was …
January 13, 2025
New year, new bird count
The team of birders piled into a truck on Anegada on Monday to make the usual route around the island for the National Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count. Led …
January 2, 2025
Economy takes centre stage at budget debate
The House of Assembly passed the 2025 budget with amendments on Dec. 19 after a lengthy debate over two days that touched on the economy, infrastructure, healthcare, the minimum wage …
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