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PAC forms in Opposition’s absence in HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- His Majesty’s Loyal Opposition has been pushing with haste for the formation of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), even unethically trying to force the issue at a special sitting of the House of Assembly to honour Virgin Islands’ heroes and foreparents on October 13, 2023.
Four men gunned down in Trinidad
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago - A shooting in Belmont on Sunday night has led to the deaths of four men.
Jamaica shaken by strong quake
JAMAICAN OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Up to mid-afternoon on Monday, there were no reports of loss of life or significant damage to buildings and infrastructure resulting from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake that shook Jamaica.
National League: Sugar Boys & Lion Heart draw; VG United edge Wolues
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- With yet another victory, 2-1 against Wolues FC, VG United moved clear of the Sugar Boys, who dropped points in a six-goal thriller with Lion Heart FC, atop the National League standings.
Biden facing tough questions over Israel’s strikes on civilians
CNN
WASHINGTON DC, USA - US President Joe Biden and his top national security officials are increasingly confronting questions about Israel’s commitment to minimizing civilian deaths and how scenes from Gaza could affect his domestic political standing.
Deadly Israeli airstrike hits Gaza’s largest refugee camp
CNN
JERUSALEM, Isreal - An Israeli strike targeting a Hamas commander in the densely populated Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza has left catastrophic damage and killed a large number of people, according to eyewitnesses and medics in the enclave.
Puerto Rico: At least 380 people arrested in island wide police raids
LOOP NEWS
Puerto Rico police arrested at least 380 people on Tuesday in the department's biggest crackdown on crime in recent years.
Musk warns AI could lead to human extinction
BBC NEWS
Elon Musk has warned that artificial intelligence (AI), if programmed by people in the "environmental movement", may lead to the extinction of humanity.
Opposition walks out of HoA after motion passed to amend Order Paper
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Opposition Members of the Virgin Islands House of Assembly (HoA), this afternoon, October 31, 2023, walked out of the House after the HoA voted to move a lengthy Question and Answer (Q&A) segment to the end of the Order Paper.
Parents protest ‘deplorable’ condition of JvD Primary School
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – Parents of the Jost van Dyke Primary School were this morning, October 31, 2023, forced to protest the “deplorable” condition of the school.
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