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Mid-Year Update Shows Healthy Cruise Growth in US Virgin Islands
Midway through 2025, the three main islands of the US Virgin Islands are taking stock of the region’s tourism industry and have found cruising to be quite robust and on the rise. An update issued by the USVI Department of Tourism shows that cruise...

Health Minister confirms new one-time vehicle fee
in All News / By: BVI News on July 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM / The Virgin Islands government will implement a new one-time vehicle disposal fee in September to help fund the removal and storage of derelict vehicles from public areas, Health Minister...
USVI: Healthcare protests erupt on St Croix & St Thomas
Protesters gather outside JFL Hospital on St Croix, Tuesday, July 8, 2025, to voice concerns over staffing, supplies, and working conditions. Photo: VI Consortium VI CONSORTIUM FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Simultaneous protests on St Thomas and...

HEALTH MINISTRY, HM PRISON TEAM UP TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES
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...
#TBT: July 10, 2025
Born July 10, 1940, Juan Luis was a Puerto Rican-US Virgin Islander politician who served as the third elected Governor of the US Virgin Islands. The longest-serving governor in the territory, he is widely credited with overhauling and...
DeVry University expands ‘Bridge to Brilliance’ initiative to SVG
Residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), can now benefit from a new initiative launched earlier this year by U.S.-based DeVry University. Through the expansion of its Bridge to Brilliance Initiative, DeVry University said it will offer...
How to choose between the US.Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands
The USVI and BVI are home to world-famous beaches, water sports, and the freshest seafood. Photograph by Sean Pavone / Alamy Stock PhotoBoasting a sailing culture like no other, the Virgin Islands archipelago calls to travelers from all over the...

U.S. or British—which set of Virgin Islands is right for you?
Boasting a sailing culture like no other, the Virgin Islands archipelago calls to travelers from all over the globe. Blue-green waves as clear as glass shimmer and dance, revealing a sprawling underwater ecosystem that weaves its way through...
36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Calendar
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...

Ritz cracker recall raises allergy concerns nationwide
Subscribe to our free newsletter today to keep up to date with the latest food industry news. In a significant food safety alert, Mondelēz Global LLC has issued a voluntary recall of select Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches due to a packaging...
BVI Moves is for 'a healthier VI'- Health Minister
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Health and Social Development, in collaboration with the UniteBVI Foundation, will be hosting a BVI Moves Walk and Aerobics activity tomorrow, Saturday, July 5, 2025. Beginning at 6:00 am, the event will...

Operation Maverick's Armistice: A collaborative Air National Guard exercise in agile combat training
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES 07.10.2025 JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. -- In a formidable display of readiness and collaboration, more than 800 mission-ready Air National Guard members gathered at the Air Dominance Center in...

Pharma Giant Roche Hires Trump to Sell Swanky Condo
Mother Jones illustration; Chip Somodevilla/Getty; Wikimedia (2) Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Donald Trump’s realty firm is representing one of the country’s...

Acting CMO says local farming needed to improve health in BVI
in All News / By: BVI News on July 3, 2025 at 7:42 AM / The territory’s Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Georges, says society needs to place greater focus on farming so the public can have better access to fresh and nutritious foods. Dr....

Strengthening American Samoan’s health by reducing chronic diseases
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Territory of American Samoa has been selected as one of only five jurisdictions nationwide to participate in the National Governors Association’s (NGA) “Rx for a Healthier America” initiative. The program, launched...

Charley Hull’s Amundi Evian Championship run ends in heartbreak as she is taken off course due to illness: Reports
Charley Hull withdrew from the 2025 Amundi Evian Championship on Thursday after experiencing a medical issue during the opening round at the Evian Resort Golf Club in France. The 29-year-old English golfer completed just three holes before...
Recall of turkey bacon, health alert for beef jerky stick product issued due to possible contamination
A recall and a health alert have been issued for two different meat products — turkey bacon due to a possible listeria contamination and a beef jerky stick for an extraneous material contamination. Kraft Heinz Foods Company is recalling...

Am Samoa chosen for Healthier America Policy Academy
American Samoa is one of only five jurisdictions nationwide selected to participate in the National Governors Association’s (NGA) “Rx for a Healthier America” initiative. Led by the NGA Center for Best Practices with support from the Health...
VI records about 1000 derelict vehicles every year- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- There are approximately one thousand derelict vehicles recorded in the territory yearly. Speaking on the Virgin Islands Voice on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, Minister for Health and Social Development Hon Vincent O. Wheatley...

Scientists trial chlorine as gentler alternative to antibiotics to fight coral disease
Stony coral tissue loss disease (also known as SCTLD) spreads rapidly, causing high mortality rates among reef-building corals in the Caribbean. The most effective treatment known to date is the application of an antibiotic paste, but this poses a...