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Lia R. Claxton off to Miss Universe Pageant in New Orleans
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Miss Universe British Virgin Islands 2022 Lia R. Claxton has departed these shores for the 71st Miss Universe Pageant slated for January 14, 2023, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
VI bombarded on blogs, social media & talk shows with 'narratives'– Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has called on citizens to take on a responsibility to inspire youths of the territory, given local people are being bombarded on the blogs, social media, on some of the talks shows and other forums with what he called ‘narratives'.
Lorna Stevens is a 'stellar public servant & patriot'- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Among the many persons given their due praise for helping to see the Elmore Stoutt High School Redevelopment Project become a reality, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) was not shy to mention that of former Premier Andrew A. Fahie and public servant Lorna L. Stevens.
BVIFA National League resumes January 7, 2023
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The BVI Football Association’s (BVIFA) Senior National Men’s League will resume from its Christmas break on Saturday, January 7, 2023, with a match-up between Panthers FC and Positive FC at the football field in East End/Long Look.
USVI: Fake $$ being circulated @Crucian Christmas Festival Village
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) is alerting the St Croix community and businesses of the importance of checking all currency being presented to them following several reports the department received of counterfeit money circulating at the Crucian Christmas Festival Village.
HoA prorogued! Why not dissolved? Some asked!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- His Excellency, the Governor, John J. Rankin CMG, acting in accordance with the advice of the Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), has prorogued the House of Assembly (HoA), effective Friday, December 30, 2022, until such a time a new session is appointed.
Reparations: Barbados task force sets sights on UK families who owned slave plantations
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The Barbados National Task Force on Reparations is turning its sights on families who once owned slave plantations in the Caribbean island, singling out the Drax family connected to UK Conservatory MP, Richard Drax.
Five murdered on New Year’s Day in T&T
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago - Two men died in a shooting in Maloney on Sunday night. It brought to five, the number of people killed on New Year’s Day.
Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops
AP NEWS
KYIV, Ukraine - Unauthorized use of cell phones by Russian soldiers led to a deadly Ukrainian rocket attack on the facility where they were stationed, according to the Russian military, as it raised the death toll from the weekend attack to 89.
Philippines seeks to cleanse police force of drug ties
AP NEWS
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines’ interior secretary announced Wednesday he has asked all police generals and full colonels to submit their courtesy resignation to clean the ranks of ties to illegal drugs.
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