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The 'continued exploitation' of police officers 'will no longer be tolerated'- PWA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “The continued exploitation of officers through delayed compensation, unresolved salary disparities, and prolonged administrative inaction will no longer be tolerated.” This is according to the Police Welfare Association (PWA) in a statement on June 2, 2026, titled: Police Welfare Association Demands Immediate Action on Pay Inequities, Non-payment of Allowances, Regularising Acting Appointments, and Systemic Administrative Failures.
VI to play hosts Gibraltar in football friendly today
EUROPA POINT, Gibraltar- The Virgin Islands National Men's Football Team will play Gibraltar today, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, in the first of two international games in Europe.
RVIPF offering $50K for info leading to capture of Jose Almestica & John M. Burgos
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is offering a reward of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) each for information leading to the successful capture and arrest of two escaped fugitives, Jose Almestica and John M. Burgos, both residents of the United States Virgin Islands.
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).
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