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Premier Wheatley to lead high level delegation of Caribbean leaders to CTO
NEW YORK, USA— Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), will join Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr of the US Virgin Islands and Ian Gooding-Edghill, Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) and Minister of Tourism and International Transport of Barbados, in leading a high-level delegation of Caribbean tourism ministers, commissioners, and directors during Caribbean Week in New York 2026.
Barbados, Guyana to allow travel using national ID cards from July 1
CARIBBEAN NATIONAL WEEKLY
Citizens of Barbados and Guyana will soon be able to travel between the two countries using only national identification cards under a landmark bilateral agreement aimed at deepening Caribbean integration.
US intelligence shows Cuba acquiring 300+ drones
WLRN
Classified U.S. intelligence reveals Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and has talked about using them to attack the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, American military vessels, and potentially Key West, Axios reported on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
ETPS wins Mental Math Champions Competition Primary Division
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The Ebenezer Thomas Primary School (ETPS) emerged victorious in the first-ever Mental Math Champions Competition Primary Division on May 26, 2026, at Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC).
Hon Penn 'honoured to serve’ on Constitution Negotiating Team
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Opposition Leader Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) has said the position of the Virgin Islands (VI) Constitution Negotiating Team is not abstract but rooted in the lived realities of the people.
CAL to cut more routes
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO GUARDIAN
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad- Majority state-owned Caribbean Airlines Ltd will stop flying to three destinations and reduce service to two more from June 1, as the airline seeks to cut loss-generating routes, effectively reversing the route expansion undertaken by the previous administration.
Estranged husband charged with Joy St Omer’s murder
ST. LUCIA TIMES
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia- Primus Toussaint has been formally charged with last Wednesday’s shooting death of his wife, Joy St Omer.
Hungarian parliament blocks withdrawal from ICC
SWEDEN HERALD
BUDAPEST, Hungary- Hungary's parliament has voted by a large majority to suspend the country's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC).
1 dead & 9 missing after chemical tank implodes in Washington
ITV NEWS
LONGVIEW, Washington, USA- At least one person has been killed and nine others are missing after a massive chemical tank holding nearly a million gallons of a highly corrosive liquid imploded at a facility in Washington State.
Run It Up make amazing comeback in Winston Bolus National Basketball League
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Play in the 2026 Winston Bolus National Basketball League continued with a number of games over the weekend; however, it was the Senior Division match-up between Run It Up and All Gas No Brakes that stole the headlines.
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