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Tourist Board invites travellers to 'slow down' & save during 2026 'Unrushed Season'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- This summer and fall, the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board & Film Commission (BVITBFC) is inviting travellers to embrace the destination’s Unrushed Season, a more relaxed time of year when fewer crowds, greater availability, and seasonal offerings make it a great time to experience the Virgin Islands at a slower pace.
Opposition Leader gives full support to make RDA permanent
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8), Leader of the Opposition, has thrown his support behind the Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (Amendment) Bill that would transform the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) from a temporary body into a permanent agency responsible for delivering major development and infrastructure projects across the territory.
Spain crops Donald Trump out of World Cup celebrations
IRISH STAR
Both FIFA and Spain edited Donald Trump out of their social media images of the national team hoisting the World Cup trophy, prompting the White House's social media team to swiftly restore his presence in the photos.
USVI Senate declines to vote on new horseracing deal
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, USVI- The Senate declined Tuesday to vote on the revised agreement between the Government of the Virgin Islands and Southland Gaming, with eight of the 15 senators instead sending the measure to an Aug. 19 Committee of the Whole hearing and scheduling a Legislative Session for Aug. 21.
Protect students from alcohol @Emancipation Festival- Ministry of Education urges
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Ministry of Education, Youth Affairs and Sports is appealing to the Virgin Islands community to ensure students are protected this Emancipation Festival season by refraining from providing them with alcoholic beverages.
Death toll from Guyana ferry disaster continues to rise
BBC NEWS
The number of people known to have drowned after a passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Guyana on Saturday night has risen to 53 as hopes of finding survivors dwindled.
New banknotes to honour C’bean icons as Queen’s image removed
ST KITTS OBSERVER
ROSEAU, Dominica- The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has unveiled a newly redesigned series of EC banknotes that will celebrate the people, history and achievements of the eight member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), marking a historic shift away from featuring the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Police investigating viral claims of human remains found off Parham Coast
ANTIGUA NEWS
PARHAM COAST, Antigua and Barbuda- The Royal Police Force of Antigua and Barbuda has launched an active investigation into disturbing claims circulating on social media that human remains were discovered underwater approximately three nautical miles east of Parham Dock.
'You all are more fragmented now than you were in 2019'- Skelton-Cline to NDP
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, host of Honestly Speaking, has asked the National Democratic Party (NDP) what their strategy is for winning the general election in 2027.
Cocaine worth $370m seized in Liberia's biggest-ever drugs bust
BBC
MONROVIA, Liberia- A huge quantity of cocaine has been seized during a raid on a suspected illegal storage facility near Liberia's capital, Monrovia, in what authorities say is the biggest drugs bust in the country's history.
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