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US District Court Judge denies lift on travel ban for Fahie’s daughters
MIAMI, Florida, USA - The two daughters of Ex-Premier of the Virgin Islands (VI) Andrew A. Fahie may not be able to travel to Tortola to attend the funeral of their maternal grandfather, while Mr Fahie is awaiting trial in Florida on drug charges, a District Court judge has ruled.
UK news organisation punished for promoting vaccine 'conspiracy' theory
NEWSWEEK
A British news network was censured on Tuesday over a prior incident in which an American author espoused a conspiracy theory about the COVID-19 vaccine without being challenged.
Passenger charged with hiding camera in cruise ship restroom
LOOP NEWS
A passenger on a Caribbean cruise has been arrested after a hidden camera with video of dozens of people, including children, was discovered in a public restroom, officials said.
Riders abandoned motor scooters on encountering police roadblock- RVIPF
WEST END, Tortola, VI- A joint operation against illegal motor scooters on Monday, May 8, 2023, resulted in nine motor scooters seized by police on Tortola, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reported.
Another report of gunshots in Baughers Bay; One arrested
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Just two days after gunshots were reported in Spooner’s Estate, reports of gunshots in Baughers Bay, also on Tortola, have been received.
Palestinian militants fire rockets after Israel strikes Gaza
AP
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - Palestinian militants fired dozens of rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel on Wednesday, in a first response to ongoing Israeli airstrikes that have killed 19 Palestinians, including three senior militants and at least 10 civilians.
Women’s race organizers apologize after food processor prize sparks sexism accusation
CNN
MADRID, SPAIN - The organizers of a women’s running race in Spain have apologized after they were accused of sexism for giving the winner a food processor as a prize.
St Lucia accedes to CCJ
CMC
CASTRIES, St. Lucia - The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) said it has noted that the Constitution of Saint Lucia (Amendment) Act has been assented to by the Governor General of Saint Lucia and that state has now officially acceded to the CCJ’s Appellate Jurisdiction.
Jamaican cop charged in $975k armed robbery of woman remanded
JAMAICA OBSERVER
ST THOMAS PARISH, Jamaica - Corporal Grenville Henry, the policeman implicated in the robbery of $975,000 from a woman in Cedar Valley, St Thomas nearly a month ago, was remanded when he appeared before the St Thomas Parish Court on Friday.
US making it ‘very difficult’ for VI to attract & keep healthcare talent- Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– While not a new challenge, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) says one way to retain and attract healthcare workers in the VI is for the territory to start encouraging some of its own people to return home and make the sacrifice.
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