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Register of Interest (Amendment) bill is a Governor's bill- Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Following widespread criticisms of the Register of Interest (Amendment) Bill currently before the House of Assembly (HoA), Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Trade, and Labour, Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE has told the House that the bill came from the Governor’s Office.
Boeing whistleblower found dead of apparent suicide
REUTERS
John Barnett, a former Boeing employee who had reportedly raised concerns about the company's production issues, was found dead of an apparent suicide, according to authorities in South Carolina.
UPDATE: Man found dead identified as Attorney Jamal S. Smith
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Our news centre can now confirm that the body found last evening Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Manuel Hill on Tortola is that of Attorney Jamal S. Smith.
US has its first presidential rematch since 1956
AP NEWS
WASHINGTON DC, USA - Just when Americans thought they were out, Joe Biden and Donald Trump pulled them back in.
Putin warns that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if sovereignty threatened
AP NEWS
MOSCOW, Russia - President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the West just days ahead of an election in which he’s all but certain to win another six-year term.
Vanished Trinidad teen found buried in family’s back yard
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - Skeletal remains, suspected to be that of an 18-year-old woman, were found yesterday in Valsayn.
After Haiti PM pledges to step down, uneasy quiet in Haiti capital
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – Uncertainty hung over Haiti’s political future yesterday after its prime minister said he would step down, a move welcomed by many Haitians exhausted by months of escalating gang violence, but with questions over security still to be settled.
Cabinet approves financial support for VI’s athletes qualifying for 2024 Olympics
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Athletes qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris can look forward to final support from the Government of the Virgin Islands as they prepare for competition.
Haitian PM says he’ll resign once new gov’t council is formed
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico- Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday, March 12, 2024, that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created.
‘We cannot continue to rush legislation in HoA’ – Hon Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Opposition Legislator Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has called on the Government to consider more time when passing legislation in the House of Assembly (HoA) so that those whom the bill will have implications on will have time to understand the legislation.