The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has arrested and charged one male in connection with an assault involving a minor, which has generated significant public concern following the circulation of a video of the incident on social media.Police investigations confirm that the matter was reported on January 15, and was treated with urgency by officers. As a result, Mr. Vidal Farrington, 30 of The Valley, Virgin Gorda was arrested and charged with Assault Occasioning Actual Bodily Harm. He was...

In the small district of Mines, St. Ann, Jamaica, a queen was born to Ann Black and David Slader on October 19, 1936—even though official records insist on January 19, 1937, a clerical twist that has remained a beloved family joke for decades. The family celebrates both, but October will always hold the truth of Mama P’s arrival into the world.Thelma Salder White, the last of five children, was perhaps the fiercest of them all. A quiet loner by nature, she wa...

Jillian Douglas-Phillip has been appointed Chief of Staff in the Office of the Governor effective 22nd December, 2025. Mrs. Douglas-Phillip brings extensive experience in the Public Service to this role, having most recently served as Director of Planning within the Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports since 2017.As Chief of Staff, Mrs. Douglas-Phillip will lead the operations of the Office of the Governor, Government House and the Old Government House Museum while providing independe...

The Department of Labour and Workforce Development is celebrating another successful outcome from its Internship and Professional Development Programme, following the full-time employment of a former intern who entered the workforce through the Department’s training and placement initiatives.Mr. Rafael Del Rosario, who completed the Department’s Standard Workforce Readiness Training Programme, was placed with Harneys Fiduciary in 2025 as part of the Department’s structured inte...

Michelle Donovan Stevens has been appointed as Strategy and Policy Development Lead within the Premier’s Office. Donovan Stevens’ career in the Public Service spans over 15 years  of senior leadership experience as Director and Deputy Director of Human Resources.As Strategy and Policy Development Lead, Donovan Stevens will play a central role in strengthening and ensuring the effective execution of the public policy, planning, and monitoring and evaluation framework in alignment...

The Marine Safety Investigation and Reporting Authority (MSIRA), Premier’s Office, is investigating a fire involving a privately owned houseboat that occurred at Nanny Cay Marina on Thursday, 8 January 2026.The vessel, named “Kelly Jane”, is a 67-foot aluminum ferry-type craft that has been converted into a houseboat with extensive wooden customisations on the deck. The vessel, which belongs to a resident of St. Maarten, had been out of service for several months before the inc...

The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA), working in support of the Government of the Virgin Islands, today, 12 January, signed a contract with Barry’s Electrical Services Ltd. for Design and Installation Services for Generator Connectivity at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital.The contract signing, for works valued at $845,530.76, marks an important step toward strengthening the electrical resilience and operational continuity of the Territory’s primary healthcare fac...

Nigel Caines has been appointed Chief Surveyor in the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change and brings over twenty-seven (27) years of service and experience in land surveying, having spent his entire career within the Land and Survey Department of the Virgin Islands Government. His appointment follows his service as Acting Chief Surveyor, during which he provided executive oversight of departmental operations, staff management, and cadastral administration.Beginning his ...