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June 4th, 2025
President Trump & the Crown of Rehoboam

Alred C. Frett

Getting Lost to Find Ourselves:

Day after day, we face contradicting Realities, but we are not supposed to speak out, because our Customs, Traditions and Laws of Convenience, require that we abandon our own judgement, and accept the false and misleading interpretations of those in positions of Authority... As a result, we make alibis and excuses for our Gods and Leaders, instead of holding them accountable, for promises they fail to deliver.

May 18th, 2025
Trump administration weighing proposal to establish USVI Ship Registry

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Trump administration is currently reviewing a bold proposal to establish a new international ship registry in the US Virgin Islands—an initiative designed to expand the US-flagged commercial shipping fleet, strengthen national security, and elevate the US Virgin Islands as a critical player in global maritime commerce.

April 28th, 2025
'Everything was going so bloody well up to about 3 months ago'- Branson on Trump's tariffs

WASHINGTON DC, USA- British billionaire and Virgin Islands Belonger Richard C.N. Branson has renewed his criticism of United States President Donald J. Trump’s tariff policies.

April 4th, 2025
Gov’t & Governor mum on 10% tariff imposed on VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- US President Donald J. Trump’s latest executive order, which establishes a baseline 10% tariff on all US imports beginning April 5, 2025, has sent shockwaves through the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), sparked retaliation from China and the European Union, and set the stage for a significant realignment in global trade.

April 3rd, 2025
10% tariff on VI as President Trump announces sweeping global tariffs

WASHNGTON DC, USA— US President Donald J. Trump on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, confirmed the institution of the trade levies against more than 180 countries, including a 10% tariff hike on the Virgin Islands (VI) imports into that jurisdiction, and other Caribbean territories.

March 23rd, 2025
Trump to revoke legal status for Haitians & Latin American migrants

VI CONSORTIUM

WASHINGTON DC, USA- The legal status of hundreds of thousands of Latin American and Haitian migrants is set to be revoked, in the latest effort by the Trump Administration to rid the country of large numbers of foreign migrants.

March 5th, 2025
Gov Bryan appealing to Trump for 25% tariffs on VI could backfire- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI—Outspoken social and political commentator Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline is again cautioning against United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr’s threat to petition US President Donald J. Trump for the imposition of 25% tariffs on the Virgin Islands (VI).

February 25th, 2025
Choosing between the walls of slavery & the balls of bravery

Alred C. Frett

When the Ditch for your Enemy becomes the Grave for Yourself:
Soon we will exit February... Whereas, in past years we would be celebrating Black History Month and Martin Luther King’s Speeches, somehow, these were replaced by Sounds of Sanctions, and Threats of Tariffs... Things are being done to our detriment, and the false Optimists are seated at the back of the boat, focused on where we have been, rather than the New Masters and destination of their Slave Ship.

February 5th, 2025
VI must stockpile essentials in preparation for Trump fallout- Skelton-Cline

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI—Virgin Islanders are being urged to stockpile food, non-perishable goods, and even toilet paper in preparation for potential economic and political fallout from newly planned and already imposed policies of US President Donald J. Trump, who is now in the third week of his presidency.

February 3rd, 2025
Governor Bryan defies Trump's immigration crackdown,

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- In a recent directive, Governor Albert Bryan Jr has instructed all government employees, including those in the Department of Education and local law enforcement, not to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations within the territory.

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