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September 13th, 2023
Shooting at Jamaican radio station condemned as assault on press freedom

JAMAICAN GLEANER

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Nationwide News Network (NNN) CEO Cliff Hughes remained fearless on Friday, declaring that he and his staff will not be unnerved by a mid-afternoon gun attack on the station that has been widely condemned as an assault on press freedom.

September 13th, 2023
El Chapo’s wife is set to be released from a US prison today

CNN

WASHINGTON DC, USA - Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, is set to be released from a US prison on Wednesday, officials said.

September 13th, 2023
‘Wrong man’ killed in Trinidad drive-by

TRINIDAD EXPRESS

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago - A Laventille man who police believe was not the intended target of gunmen was shot dead near his Pashley Street home yesterday afternoon.

September 12th, 2023
Betteto Frett accuses 1FirstBank of predatory lending

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Local businessman Betteto Frett is accusing 1FirstBank of predatory lending, alleging that the bank attempted to set him up to fail, and wrongfully foreclosed on his properties for monies owed.

September 12th, 2023
3 public officers to receive leadership training through CARICOM institution

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Three public officers are set to receive training through the Caribbean Administration for Development Administration’s (CARICAD) Mid-Level Leadership Programme.

September 12th, 2023
Waste Management launches derelict vehicles information system

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Department of Waste Management (DWM) has launched an information system to provide the Territory with up-to-date information regarding derelict vehicle removals.

September 12th, 2023
UK Navy’s most ‘advanced destroyer’ docks in VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Regarded as the Royal Navy’s most advanced destroyer, HMS Dauntless docked in Road Town, Tortola on September 11, 2023, and will reportedly be in the VI’s waters this week as part of a routine visit.

September 12th, 2023
VI will be 'lost to crime' if Gov’t fails to create opportunities for youths- Curtis Callwood

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands (VI) fashion designer Curtis Callwood is calling on the Government to prioritise creating opportunities for local youths, whom he said are bursting with talent.

September 12th, 2023
14 vacancies remain for public school teachers– Hon de Castro

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Minister for Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) has revealed that just 14 vacancies remain for teachers in the Virgin Islands for this new academic year. She said the number of teachers needed is low because the Ministry of Education has been prioritising the recruitment of teachers in the territory over the past few months.

September 12th, 2023
Vincy man who served time in prison in VI shot dead in Grenada

ST GEORGE, Grenada- A national of St Vincent and the Grenadines who in 2012 was sentenced to 6 years at HM Prison in Balsam Ghut for importing drugs into the Virgin Islands (VI) was shot dead in Grenada on Monday, September 11, 2023.

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