November 2024

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Over 100 CCTV cameras to be installed across Tortola

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has announced plans to have over 100 CCTV ca...

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Bill Allowing Virgin Islanders to Change Gender Designation Held by Se...

A measure that would let Virgin Islanders change their gender designation and name on gove...

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SOB traffic stop leads to man’s arrest on gun, ammunition charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was charged after a routine traffic stop led to his a...

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UVI Students and Faculty Join U.S. Territories at National STEM Divers...

Students and Mentors from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico at SACNAS, the Lar...

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Willocks sworn in as associate justice of Supreme Court

Harold W. L. Willocks, a dedicated steward of the Virgin Islands for three decades, pledge...

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Mario Brooks nominated as police commissioner, emphasizes community po...

ST. CROIX — Mario Brooks, a career police officer the governor announced today as his pick...

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$500K allocated for Virgin Gorda clinic

The Nurse Iris O’Neal Clinic in Virgin Gorda will receive a substantial funding boost, wit...

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USVI Women End Tournament With Historic Win

The United States Virgin Islands Women’s Basketball National Team (ISV) ended the 2024 Int...

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The Boy Scouts inspired Norman Rockwell. His works will now help pay s...

DALLAS (AP) — In one Norman Rockwell painting, a family proudly welcomes a beaming Boy Sco...

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New Workers’ Compensation Trust Fund Begins Payouts as Act 8859 Reshap...

The VIDOL has implemented Act 8859, officially assuming control of the Government Insuranc...

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Avelo Airlines to launch new direct flights from Connecticut to Jamaic...

Avelo Airlines is set to launch a new flight service to Montego Bay, Jamaica. This additio...

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CRRA partnering with Tourism for annual Jump Up in Christiansted

The Christiansted Restaurant and Retail Association and Tourism Department are gearing up...

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WMA repairing broken line to stop sewage overflow in C’sted; DOH advis...

ST. CROIX — A broken, 20-inch force main line that required the LBJ Pump Station to be tak...

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Premier’s budget numbers confused residents

Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has claimed that Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley’s recent pre...

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Trial of Former VIHFA Official Continued to January

The trial of a former V.I. Housing Finance Authority executive charged in connection with...

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Haiti swears in a new leader as gangs shoot at a flight landing at the...

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s international airport shut down temporarily today after gang...

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Young Man Loses Life in Peterborg Point Waters as Hazardous Conditions...

A search-and-rescue operation ends in tragedy as a 21-year-old dies after cliff-jumping, p...

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Jamaica partners with US to track delinquent student loan borrowers

Jamaicans with outstanding student loans who migrate to the United States could encounter...

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WAPA fighting to gain access to $6.9 million in frozen funds

Lawyers for the cash-strapped V.I. Water and Power Authority are still fighting a court or...

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Head Start Learning Center Opens on St. John

A grand opening event was held on St. John Wednesday for the first of six Head Start learn...

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Haitian activists demand halt to deportations as gang violence and pov...

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haitian activists on Thursday demanded that other countries temporar...

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Debate Over Qualifications Marks PSC Appointment of Jed JohnHope to Ov...

Commissioners debate the qualifications of Jed JohnHope, a non-attorney consultant, in a h...

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Antigua PM tells Sandals to ‘take your hotel elsewhere’ amid tax dispu...

Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda has strongly criticized Sandals Resort...

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BVI swimmers returning to the OECS Championships after eight-year hiat...

TORTOLA — British Virgin Islands swimmers will return to the Organization of Eastern Carib...

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David Hamilton Jackson and All Ahwe Student Exhibition Opens Saturday...

The opening of the David Hamilton Jackson and All Ahwe Student Exhibition is scheduled for...

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BVIEC to introduce payment kiosks soon

The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) will soon be launching payment kiosks to provide c...

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PSC Questions WAPA’s Intentions as 800+ Net Billing Applications Remai...

PSC Commissioner David Hughes criticizes WAPA's delays, stating, "WAPA doesn't want this p...

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Don Wehby resigns from Jamaican Senate

Businessman Don Wehby has officially resigned from Jamaica’s Senate, creating a second vac...

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Cuba left reeling after Category 3 hurricane ravages island and knocks...

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba was left reeling Thursday after a fierce Category 3 hurricane ripped ac...

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VI madras shortage impacts retailers, designers; VICA promises invento...

ST. CROIX — The popular Virgin Islands madras is scheduled to be restocked at fabric store...

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