Virgin Islands Stories Shine at the 2025 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) proudly represented the U.S. Virgin Islands at the 2025 National Book Festival, bringing the territory’s culture and literature to a national stage. CFVI staff, joined by four scholarship...

New Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre ‘is meaningful to me’- Hon Rymer

JOHN’S HOLE, Tortola, VI- District 5 Representative and Minister for Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer, has said the reopening of the Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre is meaningful to him. The Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre,...

State Officials Say New Rules, Delays for FEMA Grants Put Disaster Response at Risk

State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for readiness and funding delays tied to litigation are posing a growing...

Youths Urged To Bank On Success

The digital economy and youth empowerment were key focus points of World Investment Week in the Virgin Islands, according to BVI Finance. The global event, which takes place annually in 118 jurisdictions across the globe, aims to promote “investor...

Continuous Showers and Flood Threat Prompts Impact Weather in Central Florida

Continuous Showers and Flood Threat Prompts Impact Weather in Central Florida Continuous Showers and Flood Threat Prompts Impact Weather in Central Florida YEAH, THEY’RE MAKING SOME HEADWAY THERE. I’M NOT SURE THAT’S THE WATER YOU WANT TO BE...

Forecasters perplexed by Tropical Storm Melissa's path

With little to guide it, slow-moving Tropical Storm Melissa is forecast to meander over the central Caribbean Sea for at least the next couple of days, potentially powering up to hurricane strength as it does so. And as of Oct. 21, top computer...

Road Town public-private partnership progress questioned

in All News / By: BVI News on October 22, 2025 at 7:49 AM / Questions are being raised about the progress of the long-promised public-private partnership (PPP) for the revitalisation of Road Town, with residents asking when visible improvements...

US Trade Promotion Program for Haiti expiration impacts Caribbean US territories

After the US Congress reached its September 30 budget deadline, two important trade preference programs for Haiti remain uncertain. The Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) and Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) provide...

5PM Weather Update: Jerry approaching with Maximum sustained winds near 65 mph

BULLETIN Tropical Storm Jerry Advisory Number 10 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL102025 500 PM AST Thu Oct 09 2025 …JERRY EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT… …TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR...

VI repped at UNESCO event in Spain

Culture, education and creative dialogue were on the agenda during a recent international conference where the Virgin Islands was represented by Tourism and Culture Junior Minister Luce Hodge-Smith. Ms. Hodge-Smith attended the UNESCO World...

Daily Weather Update from FOX Weather: Jerry prompts tropical storm alerts as East Coast braces for nor'easter

FOX Weather has you covered with the breaking forecasts and weather news headlines for your Weather in America on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Get the latest from FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera. Welcome to the Daily Weather Update from FOX...

EPA cites wastewater and stormwater violations at Virgin Islands facility

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Chitolie Trucking Service, LLC, to comply with the Clean Water Act following the discovery of unpermitted discharges of process wastewater and stormwater from its St. Croix facility into...

Officials: Rules, delays for FEMA grants put disaster response at risk

State officials on the front lines of preparing for natural disasters and responding to emergencies say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for readiness and funding delays tied to litigation are posing a growing...

Buy BVI Trade Expo 2025 celebrated the Virgin Islands Entrepreneurial Spirit

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Chamber of Commerce proudly hosted the BUY BVI Trade Expo 2025 on 19–20 September at the Multipurpose Sports Complex under the theme ‘Celebrating the Virgin Islands Entrepreneurial Spirit’. The Expo brought together...

DLR Group Appoints Carmen Wyckoff to Lead $200M K-12 Education Practice

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 22, 2025-- The 100% employee-owned, integrated design firm DLR Group has announced the appointment of Senior Principal Carmen Wyckoff, AIA, LEED AP, as global K-12 Education leader. She will lead the strategic vision...

OECS hosts joint biodiversity governance meeting in Guadeloupe

For these reasons, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) continues to advance the conservation of marine biodiversity and protection of the ocean. Climate change, invasive species, and pollution, particularly plastic waste, remain...

New FEMA rules, grant delays put disaster response at risk, states say

FILE-A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster recovery center in Pasadena, California, US, on Jan. 17, 2025. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images) State emergency management officials tasked with preparing for natural disasters...

OECS Hosts Joint Biodiversity and Ocean Governance Meeting in Guadeloupe

The ocean, often described as the planet’s life-support system, is home to an extraordinary wealth of biodiversity. The French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer) estimates that between 60 and 80 percent of the world’s...

ED Seizes Rs 2,385 Crore in Massive OctaFX Ponzi Scheme

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) said it has made a major breakthrough in investigating the OctaFX Ponzi scheme, a sophisticated scheme that duped thousands of Indians with false promises of high return forex trading. In an international...

Maps: Tracking Tropical Storm Melissa

Melissa was a tropical storm in the Caribbean Sea late Tuesday Eastern time, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest advisory. Melissa is the 13th named storm to form in the Atlantic in 2025. Follow our coverage here. Forecast wind speeds...