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Trump imposes $100K fee on H-1B visa sponsors
VI CONSORTIUM
WASHINGTON D.C, USA- President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation on Friday introducing a $100,000 annual fee for companies sponsoring H-1B visas, a move designed to curb what the administration describes as abuses in the program that displace American workers. The fee, payable by employers for each new H-1B petition, applies for the duration of the initial three-year approval period and supplements existing application costs.
Gov Bryan says Trump has a 'willing partner' in the USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Albert A. Bryan Jr joined federal and territorial leaders this week at the US Department of the Interior’s Interagency Group on Insular Areas (IGIA) 2025 Mid-Year Plenary Session, where he pressed for deeper collaboration on energy, healthcare equity, and economic development.
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.
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.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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