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March 1st, 2023
Ex-UN official: Haitians must be part of solution to chaos

AP

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Award-winning Haitian broadcaster Michele Montas follows the chaos in her home country every day from her apartment in New York. She has a simple answer to why peace remains elusive and violence is worsening in the country: Haitians were never part of any solution.

March 1st, 2023
Puerto Rico to close lone zoo after years of complaints

LOOP NEWS

Puerto Rico is closing the US territory's only zoo following years of suspected negligence, a lack of resources and deaths of animals that were highlighted by activists.

March 1st, 2023
Messi beats Mbappe to FIFA Best prize

AFP

Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA men's player prize for 2022 on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina and Spain's Alexia Putellas retained the women's award at a ceremony in Paris.

March 1st, 2023
Covid origin likely China lab incident- FBI chief

BBC NEWS

FBI Director Christopher Wray has said that the bureau believes Covid-19 most likely originated in a Chinese government-controlled lab.

March 1st, 2023
At least 36 killed as trains collide in Greece

REUTERS

LARISSA, Greece, March 1 (Reuters) - At least 36 people were killed in Greece when a passenger train and a cargo train collided head-on, throwing entire carriages off the tracks on Tuesday night in the country's deadliest rail crash in living memory.

March 1st, 2023
‘I am grateful for the support of HMS Medway’- Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said he is not opposed to HMS Medway assisting the territory with border security whenever it is in the region; however, it would be naive to think the vessel would solve all the border security issues, as he said the Auditor General Sonia M. Webster has suggested.

March 1st, 2023
National League: Lion Heart suffer 1st defeat in 10 games

VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The Sugar Boys FC took advantage of an idle weekend for One Love FC to pull ahead in the race for the National League title, courtesy of a 4-0 defeat of Positive FC on Sunday. February 26, 2023.

February 28th, 2023
SCB community regains use of community meeting space

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- At last, the refurbished Valerie O. Thomas Community Centre in Sea Cows Bay was handed over to the community on February 27, 2023.

February 28th, 2023
VI athletes take podium spots @ US meets

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, USA- Three [British] Virgin Islands (VI) athletes kept the territory’s flag flying high over the past weekend as they performed exceptionally well in their various disciplines. Beyonce A. DeFreitas, Diamante Gumbs and Kimberley Smith all secured podium spots at their respective meets in the United States.

February 28th, 2023
Lack of affordable housing in USVI leading to increased homelessness- Officials say

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, ST Croix, USVI- The lack of adequate affordable housing is contributing to elevated levels of homelessness in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), keeping people in emergency shelters well over the allotted timeframe.

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