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Vehicles collide in Duffs Bottom
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- It is unclear if there were any serious injuries when two vehicles collided in the vicinity of Island Department Store in Duffs Bottom this morning, March 1, 2024.
VI named #2 safest Caribbean island by UK's The Telegraph
LONDON, United Kingdom – United Kingdom (UK) publication The Telegraph has named the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) as the number 2 safest destination in the Caribbean, just after Aruba in the Dutch West Indies.
St George’s & ESHS reach final of Inter-Secondary School Debates
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- St George’s Secondary and Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) will contest the final of the Inter-Secondary School Debating Competition on March 13, 2024.
Azarni Callwood's hat-trick gives VI win over Anguilla in CONCACAF U20 Qualifiers
MANAGUA, Nicaragua- The [British] Virgin Islands Under-20 Men’s National Team has ended its campaign in Group A of the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship Qualifiers in Nicaragua on a high note, after beating Anguilla 3-1 at the Estadio Nacional De Nicaragua in Managua on Thursday, February 29, 2024.
VI resident Carlos Sutherland gunned down in T&T
ARIMA, Trinidad & Tobago - A man who has lived and worked in the Virgin Islands doing construction, and is alleged to have a sibling and daughter in the territory, has been gunned down in his home country of Trinidad & Tobago.
UPDATE: 14 illegal immigrants rounded up on VG; Police suspect more on island
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Following our first and accurate story about illegal immigrants caught on Virgin Gorda, this morning, February 29, 2024, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has since issued a statement confirming the operation.
Mervin D. Hastings In! Michelle A. V. McLean Out! As she retires from Labour Dept
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today, Thursday, February 29, 2024 is Labour Commissioner Mrs Michelle A. V. McLean’s last day on the job as Commissioner of the Department of Labour and Workforce Development.
VI welcomes CFATF Mutual Evaluation Report– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), and his government have welcomed a report on the publication of the Mutual Evaluation Report (Report) of the Virgin Islands by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF).
Bill seeks to up default minimum child support from $250 to $1K in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A bill that seeks to raise the default minimum child support payment in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) from $250 to $1,000, referred to as “the most meaningful proposed child support legislation [in] recent years,” was successfully voted out of the Committee on Government Operations, Veterans Affairs and Consumer Protection on Tuesday, February 27, 2024.
New Belonger Status & Perm. Residence Policy approved by Cabinet
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The new immigration policy proposing the length of time a person must be residing in the territory to become eligible for residency and belongership status has been approved by Cabinet and is expected to be swiftly brought to the House of Assembly (HoA).
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