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Caribbean legislators condemn Trump’s freeze on visas
CMC
Caribbean-American legislators have strongly condemned the Trump administration’s sudden freeze of visas for 75 nations, including many in the Caribbean, effective January 21, disrupting legal immigration pathways.
Surfer bitten by shark in forth horror attack in 48 hours in Australia
DAILY EXPRESS
A man has been bitten by a shark, marking the fourth such attack on the typically tranquil coastline within just 48 hours.
Grenadian parliament approves amendment to marijuana legislation
CBC
ST. GEORGE'S, Grenada- The Grenadian parliament has given the green light to legislation amending the existing marijuana legislation, even as Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell Tuesday, said that his preference had been for the decriminalisation to take effect from the age of 18 years, given that it is also the age of civil responsibility.
Central Bank pauses Clico trial for one week pending review
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO GUARDIAN
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad- The ongoing trial of a lawsuit over the collapse of insurance giant Colonial Life Insurance Company (Clico) has been put on hold for a week as the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago (CBTT) and the former insurance giant’s current management mull over its future.
Man who assassinated former Japanese Prime Minister gets life in prison
EURO NEWS
NARA, Japan- A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday.
Barcelona train crash kills one in Spain’s second deadly rail accident in days
AFP
BARCELONA, Spain- A commuter train near Barcelona ploughed into the rubble of a collapsed wall on Tuesday, killing one and injuring dozens in Spain’s second deadly rail accident in days.
Miss BVI Donyelle D. Hodge to vie for Miss OECS 2026 crown
ROSEAU, Dominica- Miss BVI 2025, Donyelle D. Hodge, will represent the Virgin Islands in the 2026 Miss OECS Pageant.
VI's single functioning political party a 'disadvantage'- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social Commentator and talk show host Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the Virgin Islands (VI) currently has one functioning political party, which is the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), which puts the country at a disadvantage.
USVI: Man walks into police station to ask to be returned to jail
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- In an incident that highlights the territory's lack of adequate social support, a man demanding to be arrested and let back into jail was reluctantly obliged by police officers.
RVIPF investigating fire that destroyed 18 vehicles @ Lower Estate
LOWER ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Following the destruction of several vehicles by fire in Lower Estate, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has launched an investigation into the cause.
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