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Louisiana classrooms now required by law to display Ten Commandments
CNN
LOUISIANA, USA - Louisiana public schools are now required to display the Ten Commandments in all classrooms, after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed the requirement into law Wednesday.
Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters
DW NEWS
ENGLAND, UK - Environmental protesters sprayed paint on Stonehenge on Wednesday, with footage showing an orange powder covering some of the stones.
Antigua: Woman hides drugs in her private parts
LOOP NEWS
A 30-year-old woman has been fined $25,000 after authorities discovered cocaine and cannabis concealed on her person at VC Bird International Airport in Antigua.
Russia sentences US soldier to almost 4 years in penal colony
THE WASHINGTON POST
A Russian court sentenced an American soldier Wednesday to three years and nine months in a penal colony after finding him guilty of theft and threatening to kill his Russian girlfriend, state media reported.
Gov’t will find ways to help businesses facing difficulties– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says the government will continue to find ways to help businesses facing difficulties in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Power knocked out in parts of Tortola & JvD as car crashes into utility pole in WE
WEST END, Tortola, VI- As far as Jost van Dyke was affected when a car brought down a utility pole at West End, Tortola this afternoon, June 18, 2024.
Premier Wheatley attending CDB’s Annual Meeting in Canada
ONTARIO, Canada- Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) is attending the 54th Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) Annual Meeting in Ontario, Canada from June 18 to 21, 2024.
BFEC produces VI’s top students @ both primary & secondary levels
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The students and teachers of Bregado Flax Educational Centre (BFEC) on Virgin Gorda must be beaming with pride, as the school has produced the territory’s top students at the primary and secondary levels for 2024.
Tola Radio VI's ‘Da Morning Braff’ show returns
FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI– After a long absence on air, Tola Radio VI 100.5 FM Owner and Da Morning Braff Show host Floyd Burnett aka ‘Heritage’ returned to the show on Monday, June 17, 2024, much to the delight of his many listeners, who expressed their appreciation at seeing the show and the host back on air.
Controversial Crown Lands Bill passed in HoA after nearly 3 weeks in committee
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The long-awaited but controversial Crown Lands Management Bill 2024 passed in the House of Assembly (HoA) last night, Monday, June 17, 2024.