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VI continues to ‘punch above its weight’ in sports– Hon Lorna G. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Members of the [British] Virgin Islands Volleyball Team, which finished third at the Eastern Caribbean Volleyball Association (EVCA) U23 Women’s Tournament in Dominica, were on September 26, 2023, celebrated for their stellar achievements.
VI Premier wants urgent action against climate change by top polluting countries
LONDON, UK– Virgin Islands Premier and Minister responsible for Climate Change, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called for world nations that contribute heavily to greenhouse gas emissions to be as ambitious as possible in meeting targets that reverse the ill effects of climate change.
Karia J. Christopher In! Dr Arliene T. Penn Out! As Communications Director!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our newsroom from senior civil servants is that former Director of Trade and Consumer Affairs Mrs Karia J. Christopher is now in the acting post of Director of Communications assigned to the Premier’s Office.
Health Minister leads delegation to 60th PAHO meeting in Washington
WASHINGTON DC, USA- The [British] Virgin Islands is being represented at the 60th Directing Council of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) in Washington DC, USA.
Campo Rico shooting marks 31st homicide in USVI for 2023
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Croix, USVI - Tragedy struck once again in the U.S. Virgin Islands as a man was found fatally shot in Campo Rico on Wednesday morning, the V.I. Police Department has announced.
Public warned of entity ‘falsely’ claiming to be licensed by FSC
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission (FSC) has said it considers it necessary to warn the public that an entity under the name GAEA Investment is falsely purporting to be authorised and licensed by the Commission for the purpose of providing clients access to liquidity in currencies, commodities, and stock markets and trading in oil, precious metals, stock indices, blue chips, and cryptocurrency pairs.
Miya Marcano’s family sues Sheriff’s Office over mishandled investigation
ORLANDO, Florida, USA- Media outlets across Florida and the wider USA are reporting that the parents of Miya Marcano, who was abducted from her UCF-area apartment in Orange County by a maintenance worker and killed two years ago, have filed a lawsuit against the Orange County Sheriff’s Office over failings in its initial investigation into her disappearance.
Drive-through worker draws gun on 'missing curly fries' customer
BBC
HUSTON, Texas, USA - CCTV footage of a fast food restaurant drive-through shows the moment a worker pulled a gun on a customer after an argument over missing fries.
JPMorgan pays $75M to settle lawsuit over Jeffrey Epstein ties
REUTERS
NEW YORK, USA – JPMorgan Chase JPM.N agreed to pay $75 million to settle claims by the U.S. Virgin Islands that the bank aided in the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking.
Trinidad girl, 3, dies days after falling into boiling pot of peas
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago - Even with her little body wrapped in bandages after suffering second-degree burns when she fell into a pot of boiling lentil peas, little Shazade Simon tried to console her worried relatives.
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