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North Korea launches spy satellite
DW NEWS
PYONGYANG, North Korea - South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday that North Korea has fired "what it claims is a military surveillance satellite in a southwards direction."
South African lawmakers vote to shut Israel's embassy
DW NEWS
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Parliamentarians in South Africa have voted in favor of a motion to close down Israel's embassy and suspend all diplomatic relations with Israel until a ceasefire is agreed in its war with the Islamist militant group Hamas.
Venezuela's Govt fans dispute with Guyana
LOOP NEWS
Middle school student Jeanmaikol Castrillo can quickly point out Venezuela on a map and identify what's around it — the Caribbean Sea and the countries of Colombia, Brazil and Guyana.
Israel & Hamas agree to pause fighting for release of 50 hostages
BBC NEWS
Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal to release 50 hostages being held in Gaza during a four-day pause in fighting.
Some 60% VI public servants considered ‘working poor’- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– An adjustment of the Virgin Islands (VI) minimum wage is underway to improve wages for persons specifically in the public service, referred to as the ‘working poor” in the territory by the Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), in his 2024 Budget Speech delivered on November 21, 2023.
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UPDATE: Body found in Lower Estate identified as James J. Harris
LOWER ESTATE, Tortola, VI - The body of the male found in a vehicle in Lower Estate, Tortola, today, November 21, 2023, has been identified as James J. Harris.
Speedy’s takes on Trellis Bay clean-up ahead of new tourist season
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI – The Trellis Bay port area, previously seen as an eyesore with garbage has now been cleaned up ahead of the Christmas tourist season which traditionally sees an influx of visitors to the Virgin Islands.
Premier Wheatley presents $399,838,963 Budget for 2024
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Under the theme ‘Planning, Priorities & Progress - Building a Sustainable Nation’, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has presented a budget totalling &399,838,963 for 2024.
PS O’Neal-Morton files Constitutional Motion against Governor & others
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Many residents will remember that the Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office, Dr Carolyn O’Neal-Morton, was sent on leave weeks after the arrest of former Premier Andrew A. Fahie.
UK national Jay Kendall’s appointment as HMP boss a ‘step forward’- Archer Jr
BALSAM GHUT, Tortola, VI- It was on September 15, 2023, that our newsroom first and accurately reported that the new Superintendent of Prisons in the [British] Virgin Islands would be a United Kingdom (UK) national, replacing local Guy M. Hill.
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