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May 31st, 2023
China warns of artificial intelligence risks, calls for beefed-up national security

AP

BEIJING, China - China’s ruling Communist Party has warned of the risks posed by advances in artificial intelligence while calling for heightened national security measures.

May 31st, 2023
Russia accuses US of ‘encouraging terrorists’ after Moscow strike

Aljazeera

MOSCOW, Russia - The United States is encouraging Ukraine to launch cross-border “terrorist” attacks, a Russian official alleged, after Moscow was hit by a series of drone strikes.

May 31st, 2023
India official fined for draining dam to find phone

BBC NEWS

An Indian official who made headlines after he drained a dam to retrieve his phone has been fined by the government.

May 31st, 2023
Guyana dorm fire claims another life

LOOP NEWS

The dorm fire at the Mahdia Secondary School in Guyana has claimed its 20th life.

May 31st, 2023
VI Premier Wheatley & Hon Rymer to both be on historic AA Miami-VI flight

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Both Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) will be passengers on the inaugural Miami to Virgin Islands flight when American Airlines (AA) commences its operation on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

May 30th, 2023
Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard to also change plea to guilty

MIAMI, Florida, USA- After Kadeem S. Maynard aka ‘Blacka’ indicated over a week ago he will be changing his plea to guilty on June 12, 2023, his mother and former BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Managing Director Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard has also indicated she will be doing the same.

May 30th, 2023
Job seekers urged to attend HireBVI’s Career Exposition ‘well-prepared’

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- This year HireBVI will host its annual career exposition on Friday, June 2, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Multipurpose Sports Complex.

May 30th, 2023
Sharon P. Flax-Brutus appointed as a Director of Green VI

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Green VI, an environmental organisation committed to promoting [British] Virgin Islands’ sustainability through environmental best practices, is pleased to announce the appointment of two “distinguished” individuals, Sharon P. Flax Brutus and Edward Childs, to its Board of Directors.

May 30th, 2023
USVI's Aliyah Boston helps Indiana Fever break 20-game losing streak

VI CONSORTIUM

ATLANTA, Georgia, USA- In her debut season with the Indiana Fever, basketball star Aliyah Boston, a Virgin Islands native, has helped the team secure their first victory since June 19, 2022, breaking a 20-game losing streak, a record previously tied for the longest in Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) history. The team triumphed over the Atlanta Dream with a score of 90-87 on Sunday, May 28, 2023.

May 30th, 2023
Willock hints he may run for D3 seat if Hon Fraser exits politics in 2027

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Mr Julian Willock has hinted he may run for office in District 3 should long-term representative Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) make this current term political term in office the last ahead of the 2027 General Elections in the Virgin Islands (VI).

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