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Ministry of Health launches new monthly newsletter
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Health Promotion Unit of the Ministry of Health and Social Development will be launching a monthly newsletter to promote health and wellbeing throughout the Territory.
Solar powered signs installed @ school zones in EE & CGB
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The Public Works Department in its commitment to road safety across the Territory has installed solar radar school zone signs at the Willard Wheatley Primary and the Ivan Dawson Primary Schools.
Andrew A. Fahie was ‘framed’ by the UK- Ex-Premier’s attorney tells court
MIAMI, Florida, USA- After several delays, the trial for former Premier of the Virgin Islands Andrew A. Fahie began on Monday, January 29, 2024, in a Miami federal court where the US government made its cocaine-smuggling case against Mr Fahie by casting a confidential informant as a Mexican cartel trafficker.
American dentist fined after stripping @ Jamaica airport
JAMAICA OBSERVER
MONTEGO BAY, St James — An American tourist has been fined after causing significant disruption and disorder at Sangster International Airport as she prepared to leave the country on Tuesday, January 23.
Antigua signs MOU with Chinese hospital for cancer vaccine
LOOP NEWS
Health Minister, Sir Molwyn Joseph, says Antigua and Barbuda could become the first country in the Caribbean to offer a cancer prevention vaccine after it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a hospital in China last week.
Icon of the Seas makes historic maiden stop in St Kitts
LOOP NEWS
Icon of the Seas made its maiden stop in St Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday.
Hamas receives new proposal for three-stage truce
REUTERS
WEST BANK/GAZA/DOHA--Hamas said on Tuesday it had received and was studying a new proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza, presented by mediators after talks with Israel, in what appeared to be the most serious peace initiative for months.
Hungary accuses EU of blackmail over Ukraine aid standoff
CNBC
Hungary accused the European Union of blackmail after a leaked document reportedly suggested that the bloc plans to sabotage Budapest's economy if it vetoes fresh aid for Ukraine at a summit later this week.
Microsoft says AI is getting deployed 'at scale'
BBC NEWS
Microsoft sales accelerated in the final months of 2023, lifted by demand for its artificial intelligence tools.
UK falls to lowest score on global corruption index
LONDON, UK - The UK has fallen from 18th (out of 181 countries) in 2022 to 20th in 2023 in Transparency International’s corruption perceptions index, which ranks countries by experts’ views of possible corruption in public services.