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  British Virgin Islands showcases crypto and digital finance expertise at TOKEN2049 Singapore
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is positioning itself as a leading hub for crypto and digital finance, even as international pressures challenge its status as a competitive offshore financial centre. Earlier this month, BVI Finance participated...
    
  Hindu mantras to start the day of US Virgin Islands Senate for 1st time
Hindu prayers will open the Legislature of the United States (US) Virgin Islands meeting in capital Charlotte Amalie on October 30, reportedly for the first time since its creation in 1954, containing verses from world’s oldest extant scripture....
    
  $800M Mega Millions Awaits Tuesday Draw
The Mega Millions jackpot swelled to an estimated $800 million annuity value, with a $371.7 million cash option, for the Tuesday, November 4, 2025, drawing after no players matched all six numbers in Friday’s contest. The winning numbers from...
    
  US Virgin Islands allows changes to ‘gender identity’ on government ID
News The territory governor signed an executive order allowing individuals to change gender markers on identification documents after failing to get the change through the legislature. (LifeSiteNews) – Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. of the U.S. Virgin...
    
  Statement by James Finies, Bonaire Human Rights Organization, on the Question of the British Virgin Islands @ 80th UN GA Fourth Committee
New York, 15th October 2025 – The Bonaire Human Rights Organization on October 7th , 2025 issued the following statement by Petitioner James Finies before the United Nations Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) during its 80th...
    
  Evidence of catastrophic medieval tsunami in Caribbean reveals future risk to British Virgin Islands
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Superman star David Corenswet joins 5,000 pledging boycott of Israeli film bodies ‘complicit in genocide'
More than 5,000 actors, directors and producers have joined the pledge not to work with Israeli film institutions they say are “complicit in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people” since it launched in September. The signatories...
    
  International officials and locals undercut Trump claims about Venezuela drug boats
President Donald Trump speaks to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP) MEXICO CITY - The Trump administration’s justification for blowing up...
    
  British Virgin Islands, Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago Saluted by PAHO for Immunization Gains
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, 15 October 2025 (PAHO/WHO) – The 39th Meeting of Caribbean Immunization Managers hosted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in Trinidad and Tobago concluded last week with the British Virgin Islands,...
What military force has the US positioned off Venezuela’s coast?
United States President Donald Trump’s campaign against “narcoterrorists” has transformed the Caribbean into a new battlefield. Since August, Washington has deployed thousands of troops, warships and aircraft across the region, and reopened...
    
  Jackpot Digital Goes Live with Four Tables at Seneca Gaming in New York
Jackpot Digital Inc. (TSXV: JJ,OTC:JPOTF) (TSXV: JJ,OTC:JPOTF.WT.C) (OTCQB: JPOTF) (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: LVH3) (the "Company" or "Jackpot Digital"), a global leader in dealerless electronic poker technology, is pleased to announce the...
Virgin Islands–Puerto Rico Friendship Celebration Honors Legacy of Shared Culture and Community Bonds
ST. CROIX — The Virgin Islands–Puerto Rico Friendship Celebration on Thursday centered its program on four honorees whose work and life stories reflect the long, intertwined history of the two communities, underscoring themes of mentorship,...
    
  Giuffre memoir links Clinton to Epstein's circle, details rape by prime minister
Fox News contributor Raymond Arroyo has a theory on why Democrats want the Epstein files released and explains why nobody should mess with Cardi B on 'The Ingraham Angle.' NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! In her posthumous memoir,...
    
  U.S. Marine Conduct Landing Drills In Puerto Rico As Trump Claims Maduro's Days Are 'Numbered'
U.S. Marines conducted landing drills in Puerto Rico during the weekend as tensions with the Venezuelan regime continue to escalate. In a social media post, the Southern Command said Marines conducted "training operations in Puerto Rico" in...
    
  The young tycoon accused of masterminding a multibillion-dollar international fraud network
By Helen Regan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — He is a baby-faced tycoon who rose to the highest echelons of power in his adopted home of Cambodia, where he bestows scholarships and runs philanthropy programs while overseeing one of the country’s largest...
    
  Nanny Cay Resort expansion to create over 90 jobs
More than 90 jobs will be created as part of the multi-million-dollar expansion of the Nanny Cay Marina and Resort, Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley announced during the groundbreaking ceremony for the project held last Friday. The marina expansion is...
    
  UCCI launches Lecture Series to Explore “Caribbean Governance and Constitutional Evolution”
UCCI Lecture Series to Explore “Caribbean Governance and Constitutional Evolution” University College of the Cayman Islands (UCCI) will launch a new Workforce Lecture Series featuring distinguished international governance expert Dr. Carlyle G....
SNAP benefit for November 2025: Will you get the check, how US government shutdown threatens 40 million beneficiaries and are you legally bound to receive SNAP benefits
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which feeds over 40 million Americans, faces a potential funding crisis starting November 1, the USDA warns. At least 25 states, including California with its 4.5 million SNAP recipients, may...
    
  All-American, international competitor Gumbs named Exchange Bank and Trust Demon Great of the Game
Via Northwestern State University Athletics, 2h ago By: Jason Pugh, Associate Athletic Director for External Relations NATCHITOCHES – Djimon Gumbs helped continue Northwestern State’s track and field legacy on the national and international stage...
    
  Police suspend leave amid manhunt for escapees
in All News / By: BVI News on November 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM / Jose Almestica (left) and John Burgos/caption] Acting Commissioner of Police Jacqueline Vanterpool has suspended all police vacation leave until the end of December as officers intensify...