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March 4th, 2023
VI prepares for direct Miami flights via American Airlines

BEEF ISLAND, VI - As the Virgin Islands (VI) prepare for the launch of a new service to Miami with American Airlines on June 1, 2023, the carrier has named the Territory “Sexiest New Destination”.

March 4th, 2023
Impunity in Governance

Dickson C. Igwe

The well-worn cliché, that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely, is an assertion that should guide Julius Caesar, if he or she wants a wholesome, happy, and lengthy tenure in office. Sadly it never really does. When he possesses power, Caesar is unrestrained in his appetites.

March 3rd, 2023
Antigua begins process to sell Russian oligarch's yacht

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A notice will soon be placed in the media by the Antigua and Barbuda Government to announce the sale of a mega yacht that belongs to Russian billionaire Andrei Guriev.

March 3rd, 2023
Governor Rankin defends ‘biased’ Auditor General

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Amidst heavy criticisms from legislators and some members of the public that Auditor General Sonia M. Webster’s reports on consultation contracts for Claude O. Skelton-Cline and the contract for the barges to provide border security are biased and “lacking balance”, United Kingdom (UK) appointed Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has come to the defense of the Auditor General.

March 3rd, 2023
Dr Kedrick D. Pickering to rejoin NDP! Strange bedfellows!

LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- In a bombshell move, former Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Dr Kedrick D. Pickering is expected to rejoin the National Democratic Party (NDP) to contest the 2023 general elections.

March 3rd, 2023
‘When you write a report it should be truthful & balanced’- Opposition Leader

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Another report by Auditor General Ms Sonia M. Webster has come under serious disrepute.

March 3rd, 2023
‘I will not yield’: Premier Wheatley & Hon Turnbull clash in HoA

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- They may be Ministers in the so-called Unity Government, but blood is thicker than water was proven in the House of Assembly (HoA) on March 2, 2023, when Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Hon Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) clashed.

March 3rd, 2023
Hon Malone slams Auditor General Report on marine platforms as lacking balance

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Territorial At-Large Representative Honourable Carvin Malone (AL) has questioned the level of balance of the Report on COVID-19 Border Security Contracts for Static Marine Platforms [COI R23] in 2020, prepared by Auditor General (AG) Ms Sonia M. Webster.

March 2nd, 2023
UPDATE: VI Women’s Softball Team defeats St Maarten for 2nd straight victory

CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI- The [British] Virgin Islands Women’s Softball Team has now made it 2 in 2 after defeating St Maarten in the 2023 Eastern Caribbean Amateur Softball Confederation Tournament in St John, US Virgin Islands (USVI) today, March 2, 2023.

March 2nd, 2023
D’Moi M. Hodge takes record for Most Steals by a Missouri Tiger

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, USA- [British] Virgin Islands basketballer D’Moi M. Hodge is now the all-time record holder for steals in one season by a University of Missouri player.

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