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Human Error Is Biggest Threat to Virgin Islands Digital Future, Experts Warn at Summit
If the discussion on cybersecurity during Thursday's Workforce Development Summit could be distilled down into three words, they might be “people are fallible.” In the wake of debilitating cyberattacks on several entities in the territory,...

Fear of Job Loss Slows Technology Adoption in Virgin Islands Business, Panel Warns at Summit
Could the fear of eliminating traditional jobs be one reason for delays in incorporating more technology into local business processes? A panel discussion on the territory's business ecosystem explored this and other angles during the first day of...
Virgin Islanders are ‘secretive’ about their health- Dr Sharlon Lewis
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Dr Sharlon Lewis has said Virgin Islanders are very secretive when it comes to their health, which can be detrimental. Speaking on Talking Points on Monday, September 29, 2025, Dr Lewis said, “I think one of the problems...

Business Beat: Community bids farewell to Michael’s on Naples
The last Saturday night of Michael’s of Naples, on Sept. 27, felt like the closing of the bar in “Cheers” — with neighbors and fans of the beloved establishment paying tribute to and enjoying the eatery for one last time. All week, neighbors...

Which Wall Street Banks Loved Pedo Jeffrey Epstein As Much As His BFF Trump Loved Him? These Did!
Pour a cup of tea, the Wall Street Journal’s got more Epstein File drip drips! Looks like they’re still putting out BORING Epstein stories, in spite of how President Donald J. Trump is currently suing Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch’s Wall Street...

Polack Post: Caribbean U.K.Territories – Smoke and Mirrors
Peter Polack From Peter Polack The U.K. Minister for Overseas Territories recently visited the Cayman Island to much local kowtowing as he pronounced the mother country’s concern for crime, migrants and that reliable old chestnut, illicit...

From Sandy Point to the Virgin Islands: Dr. Kevin Dixon Inspires Youth Through New Book
- Advertisement - Dr. Kevin Dixon, a native of Sandy Point now living in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, is using his personal journey to encourage resilience, leadership, and faith among young people through his newly released book, A Brave New...
'I'm going to review' immigration fees- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The new immigration fees that took effect on October 1, 2025, in the Virgin Islands will be reviewed. This was announced by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Hon. Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) during a press conference on...

Bryan presses for energy, healthcare, and economic growth at federal IGIA session
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. (D) of the United States Virgin Islands joined federal officials and territorial leaders in Washington for the United States Department of the Interior’s Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) Mid-Year Plenary Session,...

India's Financial Intelligence Unit Issues Notices To 25 Offshore Crypto Asset Providers For Non-Compliance With Norms
New Delhi: Financial Intelligence Unit-India, under the finance ministry, has issued notices to 25 offshore virtual digital asset providers, including British Virgin Islands-based LBank and BingX that feature among top 20 crypto exchanges in the...

Hurricane season brings financial fears in the Caribbean
Gemma HandyBusiness reporter, St Johns, Antigua ShareSave Homes in Barbuda were flattened by 2017's Hurricane Irma For some Barbudans, thunderstorms still trigger flashbacks of the night in September 2017 when they lost everything they owned to...

NY Fed chief voices cautious optimism on the economy
From the impact of tariffs to the growing use of artificial intelligence, John Williams views uncertainty surrounding the U.S. economy with cautious optimism. The New York Federal Reserve Bank president and CEO visited here Monday as part of a...

Interns securing full-time jobs in financial services industry
in All News / By: BVI News on October 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM / BVI Finance has announced that some students have landed full-time jobs following their participation in the 2025 Tomorrow’s Leaders Internship Programme, a joint initiative led by BVI...

Don’t release airport business case, Skelton Cline tells gov’t
in All News / By: BVI News on October 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM / Commentator Claude Skelton Cline has urged the government not to make the business case for the expansion of the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport public, warning that it could...

VDA service providers under financial intelligence’s scanner
The financial intelligence unit – India (FIU IND) has issued notices for non-compliance to 25 offshore virtual digital asset service providers (VDA SPs) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PML Act), 2002, thereby stepping up enforcement...

Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner
Regional Tourism Youth Congress participants with (l-r) Charles Fernandez, Minister of Tourism of Antigua and Barbuda; Dona Regis-Prosper, CTO Secretary-General; Councillor Tashia Burris, Secretary of Tourism, Tobago; Ian Gooding-Edghill, CTO...

Cambodia approves investment projects worth $7.8 bln in first 9 months of 2025
Cambodia approves investment projects worth $7.8 bln in first 9 months of 2025 Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of $7.8 billion in the first nine months of 2025, a year-on-year rise of 47 percent, said a Council for the Development of...

Political Betrayal of the People of Bonaire – Part I
Posted on September 29, 2025 in Bonaire BONAIRE 28th September 2025 — In a long-overdue admission, Bonaire’s political leaders have recently publicly acknowledged what many citizens have known for years: they hold no real power. Since October 10,...

Channel 4 SWAMPED by applicants for new Virgin Island series after bosses struggled to cast first series
VIRGIN Island has had a flood of applicants eager to take part after seeing the first series of the saucy show. The experiment featured a dozen innocents aged 22 to 30 on an intimacy course in a tropical retreat, with a group of “sex surrogates”...

Virgin Islands honors soca star Pumpa with key to the territory and road naming
Virgin Islands lawmakers are celebrating local soca icon Dennis “Pumpa” Lennox Leroy Liburd, Jr., by awarding him the official key to the territory and renaming a road in his honor. Bill 36-0058, sponsored by Senator Marise James, recognizes Pumpa...