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U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Sees Record Growth in Airlift and Cruise Arrivals

FTN News · July 10, 2025

U.S. Virgin Islands tourism experiences record growth in airlift and cruise arrivals, with the territory reporting strong gains across air travel, cruise passenger numbers, accommodations, cultural events, and marketing partnerships. The halfway...

VI Premier reiterates calls for 'climate justice' for OTs

Virgin Islands News Online ·

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has reiterated the call for the international community to provide climate justice to Overseas Territories, such as the Virgin Islands. He made this...

Virgin Island star splits from partner as ‘challenging’ sex surrogacy blamed: ‘I suffered, he suffered’

Entertainment Daily · July 9, 2025

Virgin Island put the work of sex surrogates in the spotlight when the documentary series aired on Channel 4 earlier this year. The show saw 12 virgins living on a Croatian island for two weeks. And, during that time, they were coached in all...

UND women's basketball will head to U.S. Virgin Islands in November for Paradise Jam

Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota · July 9, 2025

GRAND FORKS — The UND women's basketball team's 2025-26 schedule will now include a trip to the tropics. The Fighting Hawks are heading to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, in late November to participate in the Paradise Jam, marking the program's...

Continue hurricane preparations- DDM Director Jasen H. Penn

Virgin Islands News Online ·

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- While the first month of the hurricane season was “quiet”, Director of Disaster Management (DDM), Mr Jasen H. Penn, has advised residents to continue preparations and to continue exercising caution. Speaking recently on ‘The...

HEALTH MINISTRY, HM PRISON TEAM UP TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES

284 Media BVI · July 8, 2025

The Ministry of Health and Social Development’s interdepartmental partnership with His Majesty’s Prison is bearing fruit with improvements to waste disposal practices and environmental sustainability at the facility. The initiative took shape...

The Old Hollywood History of St. Croix’s Skyhawk Villa

dwell · July 10, 2025

Five years ago, architect and hotelier Chris Pardo, cofounder of the boutique ARRIVE hospitality brand (now part of the popular Palisociety hotel group), found himself knee-deep in several design projects on St. Croix. "I’ve always loved the...

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists share studies on reef mapping with NUWC Division Newport workforce

DVIDS - Georgia · July 10, 2025

NEWPORT, R.I. – Dr. T. Aran Mooney, Dr. Seth McCammon and Dr. Yogesh Girdhar from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts shared their studies on coral reefs, mapping sounds and the use of autonomous underwater vehicles...

GUEST VIEW: How crowdfunding brought a new wind technology to market

Odessa American - Texas · July 10, 2025

By Llewellyn King InsideSources.com A California company, Wind Harvest, is in high gear to change the dynamics of wind energy and to vastly improve the economics of wind farms. But the company wouldn’t be marketing to utilities and wind farm...

Eight years down and no end in sight: PREPA's long bankruptcy

The Bond Buyer - New York · July 10, 2025

Eight years into PREPA's bankruptcy, there are few signs it won't drag on for several more years. The factors that have kept the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority bankruptcy going for eight years may extend it for several more years, observers...

COMMENTARY — Villa manager decries VG utility woes

The BVI Beacon · July 10, 2025

The island of Virgin Gorda is known the world over for its natural beauty, its high-end hotels and villas, and its reputation for barefoot luxury. But there is a growing dissonance between the image we project and the reality we face on the...

REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK (July 10, 2025)

The BVI Beacon · July 10, 2025

Life savers Most everyone hates being in hospitals, but a brush with death left a Beaconite loving the people staffing the one in Road Town. A sudden medical emergency saw an ambulance rush to the reporter’s door in double smart time — a feat made...

VI’s Climate Change Trust Fund to launch @ UN Conference in November

Virgin Islands News Online ·

Road Town, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund will officially be launched internationally this November at the UN Climate Change Conference. This announcement was made by Ms Angela Burnett Penn, Climate Change Officer in the...

36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Calendar

St. Thomas Source · June 29, 2025

36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands SENATE CALENDAR June 30, 2025 – July 11, 2025 MONDAY, JUNE 30 Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance 10:00 A.M. Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance...

Cruising is more popular than ever. Here’s your expert guide, from scoring a good deal to booking better shore excursions

Toronto.com ·

Cruising has its avid fans, people who praise the simplicity of going from port to port without unpacking, or the ease of multi-generational travel when there’s entertainment for all. And the cruise-curious are also getting on-board: According to...

From Calm to Catastrophic: The Threat of Rapid Hurricane Intensification

St. Thomas Source · July 3, 2025

Satellite imagery of Hurricane Maria in 2017, which underwent rapid intensification. (Photo courtesy NASA) Rapid intensification can make hurricanes more dangerous in a short period, leaving less time for preparation and response. For coastal and...

Waste Management teams with HM Prison on sustainability

BVI News · July 2, 2025

in All News / By: BVI News on July 2, 2025 at 7:43 AM / The Department of Waste Management and His Majesty’s Prison have launched a joint initiative to boost environmental sustainability and improve waste disposal at the correctional facility. The...

HM Prison and Waste Management Team Up to Boost Sustainability

Government of the Virgin Islands ·

The Ministry of Health and Social Development’s interdepartmental partnership with His Majesty’s Prison is bearing fruit with improvements to waste disposal practices and environmental sustainability at the facility. The initiative took shape...

VI police officers train in Bermuda

The BVI Beacon · July 9, 2025

Two Virgin Islands police officers recently travelled to Bermuda for an eight-week “train-the-trainer” programme designed to boost armed policing capabilities across the British overseas territories. Now the pair — Sergeant Vic-Kaycee Winter and...

Texas man returns from honeymoon alone after wife is arrested by ICE in US Virgin Islands

The Independent · June 20, 2025

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...