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VG resident Gladyet Walters is latest recipient of Social Home
NORTH SOUND, Virign Gorda, VI - Ms Gladyet Walters of North Sound, Virgin Gorda is now the latest recipient of the VI Government's social home programme under the Ministry of Health and Social Development.
Nobody really knows the general policy direction of the VI – Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Clergyman and co-host of Eye on the Future of the Nation, a radio show on ZBVI 780 AM, said the Virgin Islands (VI) remains in a state where nobody knows the general direction of the territory as it relates to policy and this is affecting how business is done.
Ciboney’s Lennox Clancy wins 2024 Secondary Schools Spelling Bee
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The 2024 Secondary Schools Spelling Bee held on Monday, June 3, 2024, at New Testatament Church of God International Worship Centre in Baughers Bay required a spell off at the end of three rounds; however, it was to decide the second and third place finishers.
Sentencing for Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard pushed back to June 20, 2024
MIAMI, Florida, USA- After many postponements, former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard was expected to have her sentencing hearing in a Miami courtroom on Thursday, June 6, 2024. Surprisingly; however, the hearing has been pushed back to June 20, 2024.
Governor Daniel Pruce made Honourary Lion
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- United Kingdom (UK) appointed Governor, His Excellency Governor Daniel Pruce, has been inducted into the Lions Club of Tortola as an Honourary Lion.
Amanda Knox reconvicted in Italy slander case
DW NEWS
ROME, Italy - An Italian court has reconvicted American Amanda Knox of slander and handed her a three-year jail sentence.
French counter-terrorism police detain Russian-Ukrainian man
DW NEWS
PARIS, France - French counter-terrorism investigators on Wednesday detained a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen who seriously injured himself in an explosion two days ago.
T&T Gunmen murder three, storm local hospital to kill wounded
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - After opening fire on a group of men in Gonzales last night, gunmen rushed into the Port-of-Spain General Hospital where one of the victims was being taken for treatment and continued shooting to ensure that he did not survive.
US announces measures to give Cuban small business a boost
REUTERS
WASHINGTON/HAVANA – The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday announced regulatory changes to allow more American financial support for Cuba’s nascent private sector and bolster access to U.S. internet-based services, modest but timely measures that officials said would help give the island’s budding small businesses a leg up.
US nationals arrested after gold seized by Customs in Guyana
LOOP NEWS
Customs officers in Guyana apprehended three individuals, including two American citizens, as they attempted to board an American Airlines flight bound for New York.