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Cuba opens talks with US as oil blockade takes a toll
THE DAILY HERALD
HAVANA, Cuba--Cuba has opened talks with the U.S. government, President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Friday, as an oil blockade imposed by US President Donald Trump pushes the Communist-run nation deeper into economic crisis.
Bahamas says Middle East war putting pressure on local economy
CMC
NASSAU, The Bahamas— The Bahamas government says the ongoing war in the Middle East involving the United States, Israel and Iran has disrupted one of the world’s most important energy transit points, through which a large percentage of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments normally pass.
Trump calls top official 'weak' after Iran war resignation
RAW STORY
President Donald Trump lashed out at his former director of National Counterterrorism Center on Tuesday following the official’s resignation out of protest over the U.S. war against Iran, calling him “weak” and “not smart.”
UK races to contain meningitis outbreak in Kent after 2 deaths
REUTERS
Britain will roll out meningitis vaccines to students at a university in southeast England after an "unprecedented" outbreak of the disease killed two people while the number of new cases jumped to 20.
UPDATE: The Lawn @ Pier Park reopens following Astro Turf installation
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The Lawn at Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park, which was closed since February 25, 2026, has been reopened following the installation of a permanent Astro Turf surface.
'I would not run against Honourable Fraser’- Julian Willock
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – Former Speaker of the House of Assembly and businessman Mr Julian Willock has confirmed that he does not intend to run against Third District Representative and Deputy Premier Hon Julian Fraser RA in the upcoming elections.
Trump admin asks Supreme Court to end Haitian protected status
THE DAILY HERALD
WASHINGTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE--President Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to intervene in its effort to strip humanitarian deportation protections from more than 350,000 Haitians living in the United States despite persistent violence in Haiti that has displaced more than a million people.
Venezuela beats Team USA to claim World Baseball Classic
BBC NEWS
Venezuela has beaten Team USA to claim the World Baseball Classic (WBC) for the first time in a thrilling final.
‘Of course it was a sick-out’- Skelton-Cline on nurses’ absenteeism
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has said nurses’ recent absence from work at clinics across the Virgin Islands (VI) was in fact a sick-out.
Invasive Green Iguana a 'growing challenge' to VI's native ecosystems & species- Angela Burnett-Penn
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, in collaboration with the Centre for Applied Marine Studies (CAMS) at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) and the Great Britain Non-Native Species Secretariat (GB NNSS), will host a four-day Invasive Green Iguana Action Planning and Management Training Workshop from March 17 to March 20, 2026, at HLSCC Learning Resource Centre.
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