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January 10th, 2024
AG Chambers staff has increased by 16 in 3 short years

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The civil service continues to grow and most, if not all, Department Heads and Permanent Secretaries appearing before the 2023 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) of the House of Assembly (HoA) for the 2024 budget have asked for more staff.

January 10th, 2024
Trinidad spiritual shop owner shot dead in bedroom

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - A gunman broke into a family’s home in Tabaquite before dawn today and killed a man.

January 10th, 2024
LIAT to wind up January 24, 2024

BARBADOS TODAY

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Almost 50 years after returning to the skies under the ownership of Caribbean governments, the 67-year-old island-hopper LIAT is to wind up in its current form – LIAT (1974) Ltd – on January 24, its court-appointed administrator confirmed on Thursday.

January 10th, 2024
New Jersey under a state of emergency as flooding, wind, pummel Northeast

AP

CONCORD, N.H, USA - A major storm drenched the Northeast and slammed it with fierce winds, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands following a bout of violent weather that struck most of the US.

January 10th, 2024
Dog meat production and sales will soon become illegal in South Korea

AP

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's parliament on Tuesday passed a landmark ban on the production and sales of dog meat, as public calls for a prohibition have grown sharply over concerns about animal rights and the country's international image.

January 10th, 2024
Ecuador declares war on armed gangs after TV station attacked on air

BBC NEWS

Ecuador's president has ordered that criminal gangs be "neutralised" after days of violence culminated in an attack on a television studio.

January 10th, 2024
3 dead as severe storms sweep through US

BBC NEWS

At least three people have died and over half a million homes are without power after a series of powerful winter storms swept through parts of the eastern US and Canada.

January 10th, 2024
Opposition stands with Wheatley Gov't in opposing additional powers for Governor

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Opposition Members of the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) led by Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) have indicated they stand in solidarity with Premier Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and his Government against giving the governor more powers to execute Commission of Inquiry (CoI) recommendations in the territory.

January 9th, 2024
Governor could force same-sex marriage on VI with additional powers- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Governor being given additional powers could result in some of the [British] Virgin Islands’ worst fears: legalising same-sex marriage and passing the controversial Police Act.

January 9th, 2024
Hon Fraser wants vehicle of new Speaker of HoA to have Emblem

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Appearing before the 2023 House of Assembly’s Standing Finance Committee (SFC) over the 2024 Budget, Deputy Clerk Ms Khauesten Industrious requested a new vehicle for the Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Hon. Corine N. George-Massicote.

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