News
'I'm not a glorified City Manager'- Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Fourth District Representative and Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism, Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4) has defended her job title after being labelled a ‘Glorified City Manager,’ by one media operative in relation to her bring assigned projects by the Premier.
UPDATE: Police seeking information on John's Hole attempted murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force are seeking information on what they declared was an attempted Murder last evening, March 23, 2024, on Station Street in John's Hole, Road Town.
Virgin Islands productivity
Dickson C. Igwe
This is the first of two articles on capital and productivity. Productivity is the human effort, that when joined with capital mix drives greater prosperity in the Virgin Islands.
Opposition members funded music festivals when they were in Gov’t – Dr Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has defended his Government’s investments in local music festivals as events that boost the economy, despite criticisms from the VIrgin Islands (VI) opposition that the events are a waste of money.
Territory encouraged to participate in Minimum Wage Review
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The public has been encouraged to participate in the much talked about and highly anticipated Minimum Wage Review.
VI ready to ‘fight’ for 90+ minutes against USVI in CONCACAF Qualifiers today
UPPER BETHLEHEM, St Croix, USVI- The CONCACAF Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup start this Friday, March 22, 2024, with the first leg matches of the First Round.
Venezuela passes law to annex region of Guyana
VI CONSORTIUM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, South America- In a move that intensifies the longstanding territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, Venezuelan lawmakers have thrown a fresh spark into the tinderbox by approving President Nicolas Maduro's ambitious plans to establish the state of Guayana Esequiba.
2024 VI Music Festival to be held ‘on plot of land’ behind Central Admin Complex
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The venue for the 2024 Virgin Islands Music Festival, to be held under the slogan ‘60 Beats One Vibe’, will be the plot of land behind the Ralph T. O’Neal Central Administration Complex.
Observing World Down Syndrome Day fosters 'culture of acceptance'- Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Persons in the [British] Virgin Islands were encouraged to wear mismatched socks as the territory observed World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, 2024.
21 illegal immigrants nabbed in VG's North Sound area
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI– Twenty-one illegal migrants were located in the North Sound area of Virgin Gorda on March 21, 2024, according to information from the Department of Immigration.