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Mara Samaniego new CEO of Digicel BVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the resignation of local Kevin C. Smith as the Chief Executive Officer of Digicel BVI in June 2020, the telecommunications company today, September 23, 2020, announced its new CEO, Mara Samaniego.
Dengue fever claims 2 lives in SVG
LOOP NEWS
A nine-year-old boy and a middle age woman are confirmed to have died as a result of dengue fever in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
China peeved over Pompeo’s statements in South America
DAILY HERALD
PARAMARIBO, SA- The recent visit by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Suriname and neighbouring South American countries is causing diplomatic discord with the People’s Republic of China. China’s embassies in Suriname, Brazil and Guyana on Tuesday accused Pompeo of telling lies and spreading false information.
Louisville on edge before decision on police shooting of Black woman
BBC NEWS
Louisville, Kentucky, is under a state of emergency as prosecutors are expected to announce if police officers who killed a black woman in her home during a drug raid will be charged.
Woman charged in recorded attack on Black runner
ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK, USA — A woman who was captured on video hurling a bottle and a racial slur at a Black runner in New York City has been charged with attempted assault as a hate crime and aggravated harassment, authorities said Tuesday.
4 charged after Black man's body found burning in Iowa ditch
BUSINESS INSIDER
Four people were charged on Tuesday in connection with the killing of a Black man in rural Iowa whose body was found burning in a ditch last week, The Des Moines Register reported.
Dept of Justice against birthright citizenship in US Territories
VI CONSORTIUM
WASHINGTON DC, USA- On Wednesday, September 23, 2020, lawyers for the US Department of Justice will argue that the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit should reverse Fitisemanu v. United States, a landmark ruling recognising that individuals born in US territories have the same right to citizenship as individuals born in the 50 states or the District of Columbia, Equally American, a nonprofit committed to achieving equal rights for Americans living in US territories, has announced.
UPDATE: 2nd Motion to exempt Hon Vanterpool from vacating seat passed without debate
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- No legislators debated the Motion to exempt Fourth District Representative and Opposition Member, Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool from vacating his seat as an elected member of the House of Assembly (HoA) for entering into a contract with Government in a land transfer deal.
Tire slasher caught on camera @ Trellis Bay
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- A man has been caught on camera criminally and maliciously damaging the property of another man on Beef Island.
‘It’s an injustice’- Hon Rymer on Gov’t owing vendors for many years
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- It has been revealed in the House of Assembly (HoA) once again that the ousted National Democratic Party (NDP) Government found it convenient to owe local vendors for years while blindly investing millions in questionable projects, such as the BVI Airways Project.
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