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OTs need to make 'more of an effort to achieve' goals- Hon Lorna G. Smith OBE
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The Junior Minister for Financial Services and Economic Development, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), has said there is, in fact, a need for Overseas Territories (OTs) of the United Kingdom to have more collaboration.
Sports facility @Diamond Estate still incomplete due to lack of funding- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— The Minister for Education, Youth Affairs, and Sports, Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL), has revealed that her ministry has not yet secured funding for the completion of the basketball and sports facility at Diamond Estate on Tortola.
Housing juveniles @ HM Prison a ‘violation’ of VI Constitution- Hon Turnbull
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull (R2), has put the government, more specifically the Ministry of Health and Social Development, on blast for not having a Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation Centre and housing juveniles at His Majesty’s Prison, located in Balsam Ghut.
Croal & DeFreitas run non-advancing times in Tokyo
TOKYO, Japan- Jaleel N. Croal and Beyonce A. DeFreitas have completed the Virgin Islands’ showing at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, running non-advancing times in the 200m today, Wednesday, September 17, 2025.
WAHS student killed in shooting incident
ST. KITTS & NEVIS OBSERVER
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts- The Royal St. Christopher and Nevis Police Force (RSCNPF) is investigating the death of 18-year-old Sean John, a resident of College Housing, St. Kitts, and a student of Washington Archibald High School.
Suspect in Maverley murder of man and baby urged to surrender
JAMAICA OBSERVER
MAVERLEY, St. Andrew, Jamaica- Following Monday’s murder of two-year-old Tajuan Jackson and 25-year-old Kimarley Powell in Maverley, St Andrew, the police have issued an ultimatum for Courtney Ashley, otherwise known as “Bloodstain”, to turn himself in for questioning in relation to the brutal killings.
Navalny was poisoned, says widow after new lab results
HELSINKI TIMES
MOSCOW, Russia- Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, has claimed that new independent laboratory tests show her husband died from poisoning, contradicting the official explanation from Russian authorities.
EU proposes suspending Israel trade perks over human rights
LUXEMBOURG TIMES
BRUSSELS, Belgium- The European Union proposed suspending Israel’s preferential trade benefits as part of a new package of sanctions in response to the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza.
Jamaica among Caribbean countries on US drug list
CMC
WASHINGTON, United States--Four Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have been listed in United States (US) President Donald Trump’s “Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2026” submitted to the US Congress.
Cruise ship forced to return to port after massive brawl breaks out
SUGGEST
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship had to return to port after a brawl broke out on board, according to the Daily Mail. This fight left two passengers hospitalized after the Wonder of the Seas cruise headed back to Port Miami on Monday, September 15.
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