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NDP reached out to me with a ‘definitive approach’ to rejoin party- Dr Pickering
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Former Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr Kedrick D. Pickering has said he always indicated he had no intention to contest the 2023 General Election as an Independent candidate and that it was the National Democratic Party (NDP) that reached out to him.
Caribbean sees jump in visitors since pandemic began
LOOP NEWS
Tourists flocked to the Caribbean last year in numbers not seen since the pandemic began, with the Dutch Caribbean and US territories like Puerto Rico surpassing even pre-pandemic visitor arrivals, officials said Tuesday.
Dr Neil M. Smith tipped to be General Manager of BVIEC
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our news centre is that the current Director of Programme Strategy at the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA), Dr Neil M. Smith, has been tipped to be the new General Manager for the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC).
T&T's Basdeo Pandays freed of corruption charges
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - After spending almost two decades before the courts, former prime minister Basdeo Panday, his wife Oma, former Cabinet minister Carlos John and businessman Ishwar Galbaransingh have been freed of corruption charges related to the construction of the Piarco International Airport.
16 bills to receive amendments in final HoA Sitting before General Election
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Legislators will meet in the House of Assembly (HoA) for the final time this Thursday, March 9, 2023, before the House is dissolved on March 12, 2023, to pave the way for General Election.
Jamaican court convicts gangster in landmark case
REUTERS
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s Supreme Court convicted a well-known crime boss yesterday in a landmark trial, marking a win for the Caribbean island’s recently reformed anti-gang laws.
Women enlist in Colombia’s army for first time in 25 years
AP
BOGOTA, Colombia - Dressed in camouflage, Zulma Stefania Perez reflected on her first weeks of training at a military base in the capital — and on her life as one of Colombia’s first female recruits in more than two decades.
Elon Musk apologises to sacked Twitter worker over online row
BBC NEWS
Twitter chief executive Elon Musk has apologised over an exchange he had on the platform with an employee.
Hon Vanterpool gives 'bon voyage' speech in HoA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what he described as his bon voyage speech in the House of Assembly on March 2, 2023, Fourth District Representative Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool expressed gratitude to those who worked and supported him over his 25 years in politics.
US to relax COVID testing rules for travelers from China
AP
WASHINGTON, USA — The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision.
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