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...

RSPO sparks NGO outrage for dismissing complaint over alleged ‘shadow companies’

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil has dismissed allegations that Indonesian conglomerate First Resources Ltd. Controls a network of shadow companies, despite evidence presented by NGOs linking these firms to deforestation, peatland...

Portsmouth photo legend's work lives on at Atehaeum

Photojournalist Jane Tyska has traveled to 85 countries in her decades-long career, but her heart — and many of her images — have never left the Seacoast. At least 136 pictures she took for the Portsmouth Press from 1990-1992 reside in the...

CCT LAUNCHES 5G IN THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

Caribbean Cellular Telephone (CCT) has officially switched on the Territory’s first 5G network, marking a milestone that ushers the British Virgin Islands into a new digital era. With faster speeds, lower latency, and greater reliability, 5G is...

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...

Suffolk-CBNA Joint Venture Awarded Design-Build Contract for Transformational School Rebuild in St. Croix

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 6, 2025-- The Suffolk-CBNA Joint Venture has been awarded a $789 million contract to lead the design-build reconstruction of four public schools and a curriculum center in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. This...

MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 6, 2025

Successful conclusion to SOTIC 2025 in Barbados Caribbean tourism ministers and commissioners talk tourism with communications professionals Krystal Hoyte and Bevan Springer in Barbados last week. The Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) 2025...

VA Taps Veteran Voices to Shape Care Through Innovative Design Project

For Ira Williams, a Navy Veteran who travels all the way from the Virgin Islands to receive care at the Orlando VA Healthcare System (OVAHCS), the trip is worth every mile. “I appreciate the facility. It’s clean, welcoming, and the professionalism...

Poultry Science Graduate Student Awarded Sustainable Agriculture Grant

Lacie Bryles Tanmaie Kalapala Tanmaie Kalapala, poultry science Ph.D. student, has been awarded a Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education 2025 Graduate Student Grant. This grant is awarded to graduate students at accredited...

Mother of missing British woman Sarm Heslop says she'll never give up fighting for answers - as top police chief in the US Virgin Islands urges her ex-boyfriend to speak to detectives

The mother of a woman who vanished without a trace four years ago said that she will 'never give up' fighting for answers - as previously unseen footage of her final moments on land have been released. Former flight attendant Sarm Heslop, 41,...

Safeguarding wealth across generations

Family offices are undergoing a profound transformation. No longer simply custodians of private wealth, they are evolving into multi-functional hubs that must prepare heirs for leadership, reconcile generational differences, and manage...

Coming Soon: The National FFA Convention & Expo

INDIANAPOLIS — Tens of thousands of students and supporters are set to converge on Indianapolis for the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo, a four-day event celebrating agricultural education, innovation, and leadership. Scheduled for October 29...

Escaped slaves on St. Croix hid their settlements so well, they still haven’t been found – archaeologists using new mapping technology are on the hunt

By Justin Dunnavant, University of California, Los Angeles “For a long time now, a large number of [escaped slaves] have established themselves on lofty Maroon Hill in the mountains toward the west end of the island [of St. Croix]. … They are...

Daylight saving time is coming to a close. When is it? Here's what to know

Autumn is here, and that means it's time for the clocks to fall back. Here's what you need to know: When is daylight saving time? Daylight saving time starts on the second Sunday of March, when clocks spring forward an hour. Clocks will fall back...

When do we change our clocks back this fall?

Get ready to change your clocks back again, as daylight saving time ends early next month. In November, clocks will "fall back" to standard time, where they will remain until next spring. For some regions of the United States, this will mean an...

Mississippi State University researchers taking dolphin studies to new heights

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Mississippi State University researchers are taking dolphin studies to new heights, using drones equipped with thermal imaging to learn more about the animals that call the Mississippi Sound home. Holley Muraco, an assistant...

Caribbean Cannabis: A Local Look at the U.S. Virgin Islands

The waves of legal cannabis swell in the gorgeous, clear blue waters of the Caribbean, breaking with teal and white caps gently onto the crystalline sands of the Virgin Islands. A place of exploring and vacationing with its warm yacht-filled...

Hong Kong-listed China Financial to raise $11M to build crypto, AI investment platform

The Hong Kong-listed investment company China Financial Leasing Group announced plans to raise approximately HK$86.5 million ($11.1 million) to fund the creation of a crypto investment platform. According to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock...

Jeffrey Epstein's island 'received more than 2,000 previously unreported flights'

More than 2,000 previously unreported flights went to Epstein's private island(Image: PA) A new data investigation has uncovered more than 2,000 previously unreported flights to Jeffrey Epstein’s private island. The investigation by Zalingo Data...