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India population to surpass China by mid-2023- UN
BBC
NEW DELHI, India - India is set to overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the middle of this year, data released by the United Nations shows.
US reporter held by Russia on spying charges denied release
AP NEWS
MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian judge ruled Tuesday that American journalist Evan Gershkovich must remain behind bars on espionage charges in a case that is part of a crackdown the Kremlin has intensified on dissent and press freedom since invading Ukraine.
‘You are not mistakes’- Premier to 688 Belongers validated
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After legislators in full campaign mode highly politicised the House of Assembly (HoA) being recalled to validate the grant of Residence and Belonger Certificates of some Six-hundred and eighty-eight (688) persons from the 2019 ‘Fast Track Programme by the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration, calling the programme another mistake, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has assured the 688 persons they are not mistakes.
‘We can only observe & give recommendations’- Elections Observer Mission
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A team from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) British Islands and Mediterranean Region (BIMR) Elections Observation Mission has arrived in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) to observe the elections process.
One Love seal National League football title
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- With a 5-3 victory against Rebels FC at East End/Long Look on Sunday, April 16, 2023, One Love FC have taken an uncatchable lead atop the National League standings and will be celebrating a second title in five years.
Newly renovated FLPS opens with safer facility for Trinity term
EAST END, Tortola, VI – Children at the Francis Lettsome Primary School (FLPS) today, April 18, 2023, returned to a newly renovated building, according to At-Large Representative and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Hon Sharie B. de Castro (AL) who expressed gratitude to sponsor Unite BVI for funding the renovation project.
NDP endorses Perline R. Scatliffe- Leonard in D7
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- With a week to go before Polling Day, Independent Seventh District Candidate and former Water and Sewage Department (W&SD) boss Perline R. Scatliffe-Leonard has been endorsed by the National Democratic Party (NDP).
BVI Cancer Society joins struggle against open burning @ Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Noting that individuals are fearing for their health, the BVI Cancer Society has joined the struggle to pressure the government to fix the issues of garbage and landfill fires at Pockwood Pond.
Immigration Officer charged in relation to human smuggling investigation
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Officers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have charged an immigration officer in connection with investigations into human smuggling.
To politicise ‘Fast Track’ immigration matter was very distasteful - Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Ninth District Representative and Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Candidate Hon Vincent O. Wheatley has criticised those whom he referred to as, blowing the Fast Track immigration matter out of proportion, calling it a simple matter that just needed validation in the House of Assembly.
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