Leaders from five United Kingdom overseas territories met last week on Scrub Island to discuss shared issues including climate change, security, governance, UK relations and more, according to government. The Oct. 22 Caribbean UK Overseas Territories Leaders Caucus was hosted by Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley....
November 4, 2025
November 3, 2025
‘This is our moment,’ premier tells CTO summit
Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley knows the tourism industry from the inside, he said this week at a Road Town meeting for human-resources professionals from across the region. His experience, he said, came when he was a young man working at a hotel at the Atlanta...
November 3, 2025
Lit Fest to kick off this week
Big-name writers and other creatives are coming to the territory for the BVI Literary Arts Festival this week — including Trinidadian novelist Celeste Mohammed, American publisher Chris Jackson, Jamaican author Diana McCaulay, American producer Zola Mashariki, and many more. “There’s something in Lit Fest for...
October 31, 2025
Walwyn wary on independence
Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn has accused Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley of moving too quickly toward independence without the backing of the people of the Virgin Islands. Mr. Walwyn expressed concern last week that Mr. Wheatley had not properly consulted voters before recently ratcheting up his...
October 31, 2025
Floating book fair visits VI for first time
Virgin Islands residents young and old browsed shelves featuring children’s books, Bibles, cookbooks, novels and more while on board the world’s largest floating book fair. The ship Logos Hope docked Friday at Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park for its first-ever visit to the territory,...
October 30, 2025
DGO mum on role in legislators’ raises
The Deputy Governor’s Office has stayed mum on claims that its recommendations were the trigger for House of Assembly members to secretly award themselves raises that approximately doubled their salaries from the start of last year. After opposition members made the claim last week, Deputy...
October 30, 2025
Cops up patrols, but escaped prisoners still at large
Despite ongoing police operations across the territory this week, two men accused of serious crimes are still on the loose after they escaped from His Majesty’s Prison on Saturday evening, officials said. Thirty-seven-year-old Jose Almestica and 27-year-old John Burgos, both citizens of the United States...
October 30, 2025
Premier urged to renounce ‘Greedy Bill’ salary payout
Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley should keep his campaign promise not to take a “dime” of the post-term salary payments available to him under the law widely known as the “Greedy Bill,” the opposition has insisted. The demand came after the premier changed his tune on...
October 30, 2025
Post-Melissa, VI ready to help
As Hurricane Melissa pounded Jamaica this week with sustained winds up to 185 miles per hour, the Virgin Islands joined the region in preparing to provide relief to the people affected by the widespread devastation left in the storm’s wake. This evening from 7 p.m.,...
October 28, 2025
Territory eyes Africa business
Virgin Islands financial services officials used two major events in London last week to push Africa as a potential major growth market for the territory. BVI Finance CEO Elise Donovan said the VI has a pivotal role to play in “enabling finance, digital transformation and...
October 27, 2025
BVIAA gets boost in regional council
The BVI Airports Authority recently received a boost that officials said will bring increased access to regional expertise and other perks. During an Oct. 5-7 conference in Trinidad, the agency was appointed as a governing member of Airports Council International – Latin America and the...
