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'I still believe' a woman will be next VI Premier- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI– Although general election is supposedly around the corner and fresh candidates are yet to declare their intentions, pastor and talk show host Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline remains faithful that his prophecy of a female becoming the next Premier of the Virgin Islands will come to pass.
News blackout over visit of UK OT Minister Lord Goldsmith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor John J. Rankin, CMG and his United Kingdom (UK) gang have been promoting Good Governance, Transparency and Openness; however, that does not seem to apply to the visit of the UK Minister for the Overseas Territories, Frank Zacharias Robin Goldsmith.
Linda I. Smith appointed Senior Director of Development @RDA
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has announced the appointment of Ms Linda I. Smith, BA, MPA, CFRM as the Senior Director of Development (SDD) for a period of one-year, effective January 16, 2023.
Theft of vehicle licence plates on the rise- RVIPF
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Police are urging persons with disabled or inoperable vehicles along roadsides or in unsecured lots whether temporarily, or permanently to secure their licence plates.
Guyanese-born actress Letitia Wright conferred with Honorary Doctorate
INEWS Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Black Panther star Letitia Wright was this morning, February 1, 2022, conferred with an Honorary Degree, Doctor of Letters, from the University of Guyana. The University held an Extraordinary Convocation Ceremony on campus, to bestow the award-winning actor with the prestigious degree.
Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike
AP
LONDON, UK — Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports Wednesday in what’s shaping up to be the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade, as unions step up pressure on the government to demand better pay amid a cost-of-living crisis.
‘We’re all Tyre’: Family prepares to lay Nichols to rest
AP
MEMPHIS, Tenn — The family of Tyre Nichols plans to lay him to rest Wednesday, three weeks after he died following a brutal beating, by Memphis police after a traffic stop.
Haitians in the U.S. feeling pressure to sponsor friends, family back home
REUTERS
NEW YORK, USA – Haitians in the United States are facing enormous pressure to help family and friends under a U.S. migration program announced this month that may help some people escape Haiti’s escalating violence but is also putting strain on the nation’s diaspora.
Barbados retains position as least corrupt Caribbean state
LOOP NEWS
The 2022 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) Report has concluded that Barbados is the least corrupt country in the Caribbean.
Christian baker who refused to bake ‘Transgender’ cake violated law- Colorado Court
FOX NEWS
A Colorado baker who won a partial US Supreme Court victory in a case where he refused to make a cake for a gay wedding lost an appeal in another legal fight in which he rejected a request for a birthday cake celebrating a gender transition.
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