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UPDATE: Tourist pulled from water @ Beef Island dies
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The elderly female tourist who was rushed to Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital after encountering difficulties while in the water at Long Bay, Beef Island this morning, Wednesday, December 6, 2023, has passed.
Chief Immigration Officer Ian B. Penn to retire this month
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After being confirmed as the Chief Immigration Officer on September 3, 2020, and with many years in the Immigration Department, Chief Immigration Officer Mr Ian B. Penn, an indigenous Virgin Islander, is to retire from the public service.
Anegada airport reopened as fire tender returned
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI- The Auguste George Airport on Anegada has been reopened due to the fire tender taken back to that island.
Putin begins Middle East trip, arrives in UAE
DW NEWS
DUBAI, UAE - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday as part of a Middle East trip that also includes Saudi Arabia. Russian state media reported that Putin's plane had touched down in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. Images broadcast on state television showed him being greeted by officials on the runway.
Maduro orders 'immediate' expansion into Guyana's Essequibo
LOOP NEWS
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday directed the country's state-owned companies to "immediately" begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas, and mines in Guyana's Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals that Venezuela claims as its own.
Ex-DEA informant pleads guilty to role in killing Haitian president
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Joseph Vincent, a former informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Tuesday became the fourth person to plead guilty in a U.S. court for his role in the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president that left a destabilizing power vacuum.
7 schools to compete in chess tournament from Dec 12-13, 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports’ Inter-Secondary School Chess Tournament will see seven schools in the Territory vying for the title of Chess Champion from December 12 to 13, 2023.
Biden says stopping Trump is motivation for second term
BBC NEWS
US President Joe Biden has said part of his motivation to run for a second term next year is to prevent the return of Donald Trump.
Canadian 3D film pioneer & partner found dead in Dominica
INDEPENDENT
A renowned Canadian film industry entrepreneur and his partner have been found dead in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica, where the couple owned a luxury resort.
Cedar Strikers girls & ESHS Rams boys win Inter-Secondary Schools Volleyball titles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Cedar Strikers girls and ESHS Rams boys are the champions of the 2023 Inter-Secondary Schools Volleyball Tournament organised by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports (DYAS).
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