The Ministry of Health and Social Development has appointed Dr Natasha Frett to serve as a Member (Medical Practitioner) on the Allied Health Professionals Council for the period 15 September 2025 to 14 September 2028.Dr Frett is a respected paediatrician and healthcare leader with more than a decade of dedicated service to the Virgin Islands. She currently serves as Director of Primary Health Care at the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), while continuing her clinical practice as a paediat...

The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) successfully concluded its inaugural Week of Activities, BVIEC Presents: Watts Going On!, held from November 10–14, welcoming approximately 200 students from schools across the Territory to guided tours at the Anegada Power Station and the Henry Wilfred Smith Power Station in Pockwood Pond, Tortola.Throughout the week, students and teachers representing a wide range of institutions including Claudia Creque Educational Centre, BVI Seventh Day Adventis...

In the following statement released yesterday Monday November 17th, the BVI Christian Council has registered its formal objection to the Government sponsored UberSoca Cruise event. “In a previous correspondence, we formally registered our objection to the Vybz Kartel Concert held in March 2025. At that time, we made a commitment to provide a stronger and more consistent voice on matters that could negatively affect the well-being of our Territory, as well as to give praise when it is ...

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reaffirmed its longstanding commitment to community policing with the official relaunch of the Community Policing Unit (CPU), announced on Monday 17th November by Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline Vanterpool.For decades, community policing has been a defining hallmark of the RVIPF, anchored in the belief that strong police-community partnerships are essential to effective service. Since 2012, this philosophy has been formally embedded with...

Educators in the Virgin Islands have completed an intensive week of training on the new digital OECS Harmonised Primary Curriculum, an initiative set to transform teaching and learning across the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).The curriculum, developed under the OECS PEARL Project (Programme for Educational Advancement and Relevant Learning), spans Kindergarten through Grade 6 and covers all four core subject areas. The initiative represents a unified regional effort to moderniz...

Premier Wheatley Reaffirms Support for Virgin Islanders in Senior Roles (The RVIPF Performed Well under Jacqueline Vanterpool’s Leadership)

The Government of the Virgin Islands, working in partnership with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and international humanitarian partner Direct Relief, has implemented a series of vital health infrastructure upgrades to strengthen the Territory’s healthcare system.The upgrades, which include a new oxygen generation and filling system at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital, standby power systems at the Jost Van Dyke Clinic and the Romalia Smith Clinic on Anegada...

The Government of the Virgin Islands has welcomed the publication of the Virgin Islands' 2nd Enhanced Follow-Up Report (FUR) by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), which recognises the progress the Territory has made since the publication of its 2024 Mutual Evaluation Report to strengthen existing mechanisms and ensure alignment with the highest global standards. The Report confirms that the Virgin Islands is now rated Compliant or Largely Compliant with all 40 Financial ...