DWM halts derelict vehicle removal services until further notice

-Said this is due to exportation delays & department's pursuit of a long-term storage site ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The tagging and removal of derelict vehicles across the Virgin Islands (VI) has been halted until further notice. The Department of...

Most Powerful Women in Washington 2025

Gone are the days when women in boardrooms or at the helm of major institutions were a rarity. In assembling our biennial list of the Most Powerful Women in Washington, we had the opposite problem: We came across so many impressive, talented, and...

Buy BVI Trade Expo 2025 celebrated the Virgin Islands Entrepreneurial Spirit

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Chamber of Commerce proudly hosted the BUY BVI Trade Expo 2025 on 19–20 September at the Multipurpose Sports Complex under the theme ‘Celebrating the Virgin Islands Entrepreneurial Spirit’. The Expo brought together...

VIRGIN ISLANDS LAWMAKERS IMMORTALIZE ST. KITTS SOCA SUPERSTAR PUMPA — KEY TO THE TERRITORY & ROAD NAMING IN HIS HONOR

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands — September 23, 2025 — The U.S. Virgin Islands turned up the volume on history this week as lawmakers gave a thunderous standing ovation to one of the region’s most electrifying cultural icons — Dennis “Pumpa”...

Virgin Islands Lawmakers Approve Key to the Territory and Road Renaming to Honor Soca Star Dennis “Pumpa” Liburd

Virgin Islands soca star Dennis “Pumpa” Lennox Leroy Liburd, Jr. will receive the official key to the territory and a road named in his honor, as lawmakers took action to celebrate his “many contributions to the Virgin Islands culture and music...

Angus Eve named T&T women’s coach

An­gus Eve, the for­mer se­nior na­tion­al men’s coach, has been cho­sen as the coun­try’s se­nior women’s coach ahead of the World Cup Qual­i­fiers. His ap­point­ment is on­ly for the Women's World Cup cam­paign. He will have as his as­sis­tant...

U.S. Virgin Islands Official Teri Helenese Urges Focus on Sustainable Growth Ahead of World Tourism Day

Source: Teri Helenese Teri Helenese U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (September 22, 2025) — Teri Helenese, Director of State-Federal Relations and Washington Representative for the U.S. Virgin Islands, has called for tourism to be recognized as a driver of...

U.S. Virgin Islands Leaders Eye The Source’s Homeless Accomplishments

Who would have ever expected that an application from The Source to compete in the “King of the Wing” competition on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands this past June, could lead to the possibility of a Dignity Bus being loaded onto a barge and...

British Virgin Islands Is the “Sailing Capital of the World,” According to Its New Trademark Filing

The British Virgin Islands is taking ownership of its identity on the high seas. The territory has formally trademarked three sailing slogans, a move officials say will help anchor its brand as one of the world’s premier yachting destinations The...

BVIEC's online payment portal offline for upgrades

-customers encouraged to pay via CIBC Caribbean app or in office ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Customers of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) can expect a new and improved online portal for paying their electricity bills as the online portal...

Exness donated robotic kits to the Ministry of Education

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Robotics in the Virgin Islands received a major boost with the donation of robotic kits to the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports by Exness. Exness, founded in 2008, is a leading global multi-asset broker...

British Virgin Islands secures trademarks as Caribbean sailing capital

The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board & Film Commission has secured three new trademarks that reinforce the Territory’s long-standing reputation as one of the world’s premier sailing destinations. - Advertisement - Registered under the Virgin...

VIRGIN ISLANDS MOURNS THE PASSING OF CULTURAL ICON JEAVON SASSO

The Government and people of the Virgin Islands are mourning the loss of renowned cultural figure Jeavon Sasso, who passed away recently. Sasso, as he was affectionately known, was celebrated as a true Virgin Islands cultural icon. Born in the...

Virgin Islands Veterans Affairs encourages women who have served to register for military memorial in DC

The Military Women’s Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Military Women’s Memorial via Facebook) (Tribune News Service) — The USVI Office of Veterans Affairs is calling all Virgin Islands women who have previously served or currently serve in the U.S....

Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner

Regional Tourism Youth Congress participants with (l-r) Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism of Antigua and Barbuda; Dona Regis-Prosper, CTO Secretary-General; Councillor Tashia Burris, Secretary of Tourism, Tobago; Ian Gooding-Edghill, CTO...

“Education Transforms Individuals, Nations”

Cllr. Tiawan Saye Gongloe, the political leader of Liberian People's Party (LPP) and a distinguished human rights lawyer, said education is the only way to transform individuals and nations, while calling for more investment in the country's...

How Universities Can Prepare for the New Higher Education Act Section 117 Investigations

During the first Trump administration, the Department of Education (the “Department”) focused intensely on universities’ compliance with foreign source gift and contracting under Section 117 of the Higher Education Act (HEA).[i] The Department...

‘It shows the immaturity of this person’- Skelton-Cline on Hon Mather’s HoA comments

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator and Pastor, Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has lashed back at Hon Stacy R. Mather (AL), calling him immature. Pastor Skelton-Cline responded to Hon Mather’s comments during the Continuation of the Ninth...

Governor Bryan Orders Closure of Government and Schools as Flood Warning Hits Virgin Islands

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. confirmed at 8:10 a.m. Thursday that all local government operations, including public schools, are closed for the day due to worsening weather conditions across the Virgin Islands. “I am driving around the island and it...

Public Alert Issued Over Fraudulent Online Gambling Promotion in Virgin Islands

ST. CROIX — The V.I. Casino Control Commission (VICCC) is warning residents about a fraudulent social media advertisement that falsely claims Divi Carina Bay Casino in St. Croix is offering online gambling. Officials stressed that the promotion is...