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Abortion after 12 weeks banned in North Carolina
AP
RALEIGH, N.C. — Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina after the state’s Republican-controlled General Assembly successfully overrode the Democratic governor’s veto late Tuesday.
US citizens urged to reconsider travelling to Jamaica
LOOP NEWS
The United States is urging citizens to reconsider travelling to Jamaica due to the crime situation and also prohibited government personnel from travelling to many areas due to increased risk.
Man tried to avoid DUI by switching seats with dog
BBC NEWS
A speeding driver who was pulled over in Colorado tried to switch seats with his dog in the passenger seat to evade arrest, according to police.
24 sailors compete in 2023 BVI Dinghy Championships
NANNY CAY, VI- 24 sailors took to the water on Saturday, May 13, 2023, for the BVI Dinghy Championships.
Ministry of Climate Change & Environment established
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – What was previously the Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour, will now be the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment as a new standalone ministry under the remit of the Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
Repairs to Ralph T. O’Neal Central Admin Complex ‘taking too long’- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Disclosing that based on the last update he received on repairs to the Ralph T. O’Neal Central Administration Complex, progress has been slow, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said he will be meeting with the relevant ministry to find a way to speed up the project.
VI to host new annual ministerial-level dialogue on tackling illicit finance
LONDON, United Kingdom- The [British] Virgin Islands is to host leaders from the Overseas Territories (OTs) and the United Kingdom (UK) at an inaugural summit to tackle illicit finance in the OTs later this year.
Hypocrisy? Medicinal cannabis legal in UK since 2018 in $1.2B industry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– While some British Overseas Territories (OTs) like the [British] Virgin Islands and Bermuda have been blocked by the United Kingdom (UK) from setting up their medical marijuana industry, medicinal marijuana has been legal in the UK since 2018.
Coronation or just another nail in the children’s coffin?
Alred C. Frett
Preventing our Children’s Tomorrow from being their Grandparents’ Yesterday:
Our need to move forward is long overdue, and it is painful to watch as Leaders re-deposit our Children back into 21st Century Slavery… The more we cry for change, the more things worsen or remain the same, and we are afraid to imagine Long-term effects, because we are already seeing the short-term damage in the forms of Strokes, Deaths and Murders… Funerals have been too frequent and unbearable.
VI gets inclusion in 'British Family’ stained glass windows @ Westminster Palace
LONDON, UK- Sixteen Overseas Territories (OTs), including the Virgin Islands (VI), and three Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom have had their heraldic shields immortalised as part of a stained glass window set commissioned at Speaker's House in the New Palace of Westminster.
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