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VIslander Major Kirt D. Cline is part of President Trump’s medical team
BETHESDA, Maryland, USA- With the spotlight on US President Donald J. Trump’s medical team following his positive test for COVID-19, it has also resulted in a sense of pride in the Virgin Islands, with one of the medical team members hailing from the [British] Virgin Islands.
Trump releases $13B in assistance to Puerto Rico
VI CONSORTIUM
WASHINGTON DC — President Donald J. Trump announced the release Friday, September 18, 2020, of $13 billion in assistance to repair years-old hurricane damage in Puerto Rico and pledged to restore its economy, setting aside his past bitter treatment of the island and its leaders as he courts Puerto Rican voters in the US, particularly in the crucial swing state of Florida.
Governor seeking resolution for US seized medical supplies - Hon Malone
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As first and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) that the United States (US) Customs and Border Protection had seized some medical items and other COVID-19 related supplies, ordered by the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) for the territory, Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Carvin Malone (AL) says Governor Augustus J. U. Jaspert is working on ways to resolve the issue.
UPDATE: Kobe Bryant & daughter dead in helicopter crash
CALIFORNIA, USA - New information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the daughter of NBA legend, Kobe B. Bryant also perished alongside her father in the deadly California helicopter crash that claimed the lives of at least 9 people.
Donald J. Trump impeached!
WASHINGTON DC, USA- Donald J. Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office.
Food stamp rule change could affect hundreds of US Virgin Islanders
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Donald J. Trump administration will soon implement rules meant to tighten work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme, known as SNAP or food stamps, which could potentially render hundreds of US Virgin Islanders ineligible for assistance by mid-2020.
Colin R. Kaepernick will sign for NFL team 'within next 10 days'
SAN FRANCISCO, California, USA- Colin R. Kaepernick's lawyer Mark Geragos says he expects the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback to be signed "within 10 days".
USVI governor asks congress for $5.5 billion to help rebuild
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— The cost to rebuild the US Virgin Islands’ (USVI) infrastructure after last month’s devastating Category 5 hurricanes is estimated at $5.5 billion dollars, Governor Kenneth E. Mapp said Thursday, October 12, 2017.
President Trump to visit USVI next week, has PM May snubbed the VI?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Countries in the Caribbean region who are governed by their colonial powers France, Great Britain and the United States of America suffered tremendous damages following two Category 5 Hurricanes Irma and Maria that destroyed and devastated the islands.
The Resurrection of Jim Crow
Dickson Igwe
President Donald J. Trump’s dog whistles to Nazis and white nationalists is symptomatic of America’s longest lasting national evil: racism.
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