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‘Dark spirits presiding over this country & its people’- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHRS BAY, Tortola, VI- “I’ve said it before, others have said it, and it’s worth repeating until we deal with it: There are spirits, dark spirits, what you call jumbies, that are presiding over this country and its people. There are covenants and contracts, and altars that have been erected over this terrain, over this country, and its people.”
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Work permit application process resumes
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the Department of Labour and Workforce Development's previous advisory that, due to technical difficulties, the application process for work permits was suspended, the department is now reporting that the service has been restored.
Spirit pilots urge bondholders to keep airline afloat
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Spirit Airlines’ pilots are appealing directly to the airline’s bondholders to keep the carrier afloat as it navigates Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Vidal Farrington of VG charged for assaulting a minor
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- One male has been arrested and charged in connection with an assault involving a minor. The charge comes as significant public concern was generated following the circulation of a video of the incident on social media.
$1.5M contract signed for Sea Cows Bay road paving
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A $1.5M contract for the paving of the Sea Cows Bay road has been signed between the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) and E & K Trucking & Construction.
BVIEC 6-man crew back home after restoration mission in Jamaica
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 6-man technical team from the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) deployed to Jamaica has returned home following a month of restoration works there.
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.
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