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March 11th, 2024
SpaceX rocket launch in Florida seen in VI skies

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites Sunday night, March 10, 2024.

March 11th, 2024
2 gold & a silver for Adaejah T. Hodge in farewell high school indoor meet

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA- [British] Virgin Islands sprinter Adaejah T. Hodge bid farewell to her high school indoor track career in remarkable fashion at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston on Sunday, March 10, 2024, clinching two gold medals and a silver.

March 10th, 2024
Governor’s Office recruiting Policy & Communications Officer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Office of the Governor is advertising a vacancy for a Policy and Communications Officer.

March 10th, 2024
'You’d have to win Puerto Rico Lottery' to afford SSB home on Joe’s Hill- E. Walwyn Brewley

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Talk show host and former legislator Mr E. Walwyn Brewley aka ‘GM’ has criticised the large amounts being requested by Social Security Board (SSB) for ownership of units at Joe’s Hill Manor Estate.

March 10th, 2024
USVI: St Croix drivers clash with unlicensed rivals amid industry crisis

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Stakeholders in the taxi industry convened on Friday evening, March 8, 2024, for the final iteration of a series of townhall meetings intended to discuss the state of the Taxicab Commission, the industry’s governing body.

March 10th, 2024
1.8 tonnes of cocaine with street value of $180M was seized on March 5- Gov Pruce

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Standing in front of the vessel, ‘Midnight’, that was seized in a joint operation involving US Customs and Border Patrol and the Royal Virgin Islands Police (RVIPF) in the East End area on March 5, 2024, Governor Daniel Pruce has disclosed that the 60 bales of cocaine seized was weighed at 1.8 tonnes with a street value of $180M.

March 10th, 2024
Thomas family of D7 gets new social home

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- A joyful Mr Lealdo Thomas was appreciative to the Ministry of Health and Social Development as he became the latest recipient of a social home.

March 9th, 2024
VI work permit exemptions expanded for persons doing short-term services

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Persons looking to engage in short-term service provision in the Virgin Islands (VI) will now be able to benefit from simplified work permit requirements for specific categories of individuals for an initial period of seven days.

March 9th, 2024
Revision of VI’s decade old National Youth Policy initiated – Hon deCastro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– With a decade having passed the implementation of the VI National Youth Policy, the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) says the Government has initiated the revision of the National Youth Policy.

March 9th, 2024
Plaskett secures over $10M for USVI community projects in federal bill

VI CONSORTIUM

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - The passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 by the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this week was a moment of triumph for Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett, who reported that twelve of her office’s Community Project Funding Requests were included in the measure.

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