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Youth vaping surge tests Caribbean policymakers
BARBADOS TODAY
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados--In several countries across the Caribbean, a student can leave school in uniform, walk into a nearby shop, or send a quick Instagram message to an online vendor and purchase a vape with little difficulty. Some are drawn in by flavours like cherry, bubble gum and cotton candy, while others see them promoted online as sleek, harmless or stress-relieving.
SVG gov't accused of ‘misleading tax removals’
ST. VINCENT TIMES
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent & The Grenadines- Former Finance Minister Camilo Gonsalves warned that the current administration is overpromising and underdelivering to a public struggling with the rising cost of living, urging leaders to be more honest about the reality of their policies.
Michael Misick sentenced to 4 years & 26 days in corruption case
TURKS & CAICOS SUN
GRAND TURK, Turks & Caicos Islands- Former Premier Michael Misick was on Friday, May 29, sentenced to an effective term of four years and 26 days in prison following his conviction in the most significant corruption prosecution in Turks and Caicos Islands history.
Pentagon press room declared 'off limits' to the press
WASHINGTON TIMES
WASHINGTON D.C., USA- Reporters have been barred from the Pentagon press office after the Trump administration this week declared it a “Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility.”
At least 18 foreign nationals among 21 killed in Delhi hotel fire
MIAMI HERALD
NEW DELHI, India- At least 21 people, including 18 foreign nationals, were killed in a fire at a hotel in Delhi on Wednesday, police and broadcaster CNN-News18 said, in one of the worst such incidents in the national capital since 2022.
Protests in UK over murder of 18-year-old student
EURO NEWS
Protests have broken out in the UK over the murder of 18-year-old student Henry Nowak, with hundreds gathering in Southampton on Tuesday as anger spilled into violence.
VI must implement policy to manage AI- Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Financial Services and Economic Development and Digital Transformation, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE, (AL), has said the Virgin Islands (VI) must equip itself with a policy to manage Artificial Intelligence (AI).
‘The Virgin Islands has lost a builder'- VI Premier on passing of Collingston George
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Premier of the Virgin Islands, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), has expressed deep sadness over the passing of Mr Collingston George, whom he regarded as a distinguished leader in Virgin Islands business and a dedicated Virgin Islander who contributed immensely to the country.
‘Do something! How are we going to eat?' Claude O. Skelton-Cline to Gov't
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator and host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has said the Virgin Islands (VI) is currently facing a crisis with food insecurity, being a country fully dependent on imports.
VI & USVI rugby teams clash @A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds this weekend
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- BVI Rubgy will host USVI Rubgy’s Privateers in a 1st and 2nd team match-up on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at the A.O. Shirley Recreation Grounds in Road Town.
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