At long last, the government has published a draft National Tourism Policy. After two decades of talk, false starts and missed deadlines — stretching through boom times, Hurricane Irma, Covid-19, …
February 19, 2026
February 12, 2026
EDITORIAL: Prison museum shows how to tell Virgin Islands stories
Caribbean governments are forever talking about “diversifying the tourism product.” Far fewer consistently do the hard work of investing in attractions that tell the real story of a place, looking …
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January 22, 2026
Cruise visits drive new tourism record
A record number of tourists visited the Virgin Islands last year, but nearly three-fourths of them came off a cruise ship and stayed for less than a day. The territory’s …
January 8, 2026
VI flights disrupted as US nabs Venezuela prez
Following the United States’ dramatic military action in Venezuela on Saturday, the Caribbean saw major travel disruptions when many flights to and from the US were cancelled during the height …
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December 22, 2025
Tourism expected to set more records this high season
Live music played at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park as thousands of tourists filed off one of three cruise ships that called in the Virgin Islands on a …
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December 4, 2025
Big cheers for Anegada Lobster Fest
After hopping off a free shuttle on Saturday afternoon on Anegada, Mary Marston stepped into Sid’s Pomato Point restaurant to sample some lobster and take in the scenic view. Not …
