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Flash Flood Warning in effect until midnight Wednesday - DDM
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information coming out of the Virgin Islands Department of Disaster of Management (DDM) is that a flash flood warning is in effect for low-lying and flood-prone areas of the Virgin Islands (VI) valid until midnight tonight Wednesday, February 7, 2024.
‘I feel screwed by England’- J’can challenging UK over Windrush Scandal compensation
CLARENDON, Jamaica - A Jamaican man who is a member of the Windrush generation and was wrongly denied re-entry to the United Kingdom (UK) and sent back to Jamaica has been granted a judicial review of his case.
CIBC hands over cheque for $62K to BVI Cancer Society
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- CIBC Caribbean made its biggest donation to the BVI Cancer Society when it presented a cheque for $62,525.00 on Tuesday, February 6, 2024.
Term Limits for Premier & Deputy & recall provision recommended in CRC Report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Constitutional Review Commission (CRC) Report, which is now a public document, is making the rounds on social media and in the news. Many of the recommendations, like those of the one-man Commission of Inquiry, seem to have their "eyes only on the political class."
Opposition Leader ‘Misspoke’ on JvD electricity issue- Dr Neil M. Smith
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI– General Manager of the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) Dr Neil M. Smith has refuted claims made by Opposition Leader Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) that residents of Jost van Dyke are being charged more for electricity.
Another wave of Saharan dust blows across parts of Caribbean
LOOP NEWS
Persons who suffer from allergies and other respiratory issues probably already know that Saharan dust is present in the atmosphere as several islands in the Caribbean region are feeling its effects.
Musk funds Gina Carano's lawsuit against Disney
BBC NEWS
Actress Gina Carano has sued Disney and Lucasfilm after she was sacked in 2021 over a social media post in which she compared being a Republican to being a Jew during the Holocaust.
Mother convicted for failing to stop school shooting
BBC NEWS
A jury has found a Michigan mother guilty of involuntary manslaughter for failing to stop her son from carrying out a deadly school shooting.
Trump campaign plans takeover of the Republican National Committee
NBC NEWS
WASHINGTON, DC - Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is quietly weighing options for how to reshuffle the Republican National Committee if, as expected, he becomes the GOP nominee — including options that both include and exclude the current chairwoman, Ronna McDaniel.
DDM forecasts increased showers for today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A frontal trough interacting with a deep layered trough will significantly increase the chances for shower and thunderstorm activity across the area during the next 24 hours.