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Britain’s very politically incorrect BREXIT
By Dickson Igwe
US President Barrack H. Obama has had a very bad couple of days. His politically correct agenda has been thrown off course. His dreams of a globalised world order run from Davos, is going up in smoke. He has been reminded that working class white voters especially are “pissed off” with his lax migration policies and his blaming hard working Americans for the Islamic Terror threatening his country. His idea that it is guns and not the hatred of radical Jihadists that is killing US innocents
Germany prepares for 40,000 migrants
BBC NEWS
Some 40,000 migrants could arrive in Germany over the next two days, officials say - double the number who entered the country last weekend.
'EU blacklist is old news'- Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith yesterday June 23, 2015 brushed aside the concerns of Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R1)who pointed out that shortly after the National Democratic Party’s (NDP) overwhelming victory, the European Union placed a number of territories, including the British Virgin Islands, on a blacklist.
VI SMEs urged to apply for EU grants
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI – Small and Medium Businesses in the Virgin Islands will soon be able to apply for grants up to 12,000 euro through an EU funded programme for Overseas Countries and Territories in the Caribbean Region through the Trade and Consumer Affairs Department.
EU weighs more sanctions on Russia
BBC NEWS
EU leaders have asked their foreign ministers to consider imposing further sanctions on Russia in response to the continued fighting in Ukraine.
EU urges broad alliance on terrorism, at Brussels talks
BBC NEWS
The EU's foreign policy chief has called for a broad alliance to tackle terror, including with Muslim nations, at a summit of EU foreign ministers.
New EU migrants add £5bn to UK, report says
BBC NEWS
Immigrants from the 10 countries which joined the EU in 2004 contributed more to the UK than they took out in benefits, according to a new study.
Cuba “Will Consider” European Union Proposal For Cooperation Pact
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Cuba’s government “will consider” a new European Union proposal to sign a cooperation agreement with the Caribbean country, the government announced Monday.
Is the VI public sector overgrown?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Host of the Speak Out BVI radio show, Douglas Wheatley, has sounded a warning about wasteful spending and the possible overgrowth of the public sector in the Virgin Islands in the wake of a possible financial services sector crisis in the Territory.