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Bryan, Plaskett & other USVI Democrats endorse Harris for US President
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- US Virgin Islands (USVI) Democrats came out in support of Vice President Kamala D. Harris hours after President Joseph R. Biden announced that he was dropping out of the race for re-election.
Governors should face inquiries too —Hon Lorna G. Smith OBE
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— Governors in the [British] Virgin Islands should also be subject to Commissions of Inquiry (CoI), such as the one conducted by Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom and which continues to leave a stain on the Territory, internationally and domestically, and for which the Virgin Islands (VI) continues to reels from its impacts.
It’s hard to be born in sadness & die in madness
Alred C. Frett
Beware, lest we attend Funerals & Weddings without knowing the People:
A major reason why we failed ourselves for generations, and still remain the Victims of Everyone, is because ‘we want to hear what we want to hear, rather than what we need to hear’… I will not be your enabler because this is ‘Truth for the Youth’; and not ‘Fool You to Rule You’... I welcome all opinions, but I avoid arguments with persons who seem more comfortable hiding their criticisms behind fake names.
Adacia R. Adonis is Miss BVI 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Contestant #1 Adacia R. Adonis was crowned Miss BVI 2024 when the pageant was held at Multi-Purpose Sports Complex on Sunday, July 21, 2024.
Andrew A. Fahie plans to appeal conviction
MIAMI, Florida, USA- Former Premier of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) Mr Andrew A. Fahie has intentions of appealing his conviction on cocaine smuggling and money laundering charges.
Joseph R. Biden drops out of 2024 US presidential race
WASHINGTON DC, USA- Four months before Americans go to the polls, President Joseph R. Biden has announced he will not seek reelection; however, he will serve out the remainder of his term.
Haval SUV reported stolen on Tortola
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our News Centre is that a Haval SUV has been reported stolen in the [British] Virgin Islands.
HoA cannot ‘rubber-stamp’ Governor's Bill; 'We will do what we have to do'—Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola—Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA), Honourable Corine N. George-Massicote on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, pursuant to the Standing Orders 55 (1), committed the controversial Virgin Islands Inquires Bill 2024, to a Committee of the House “to consider it clause by clause”.
VG Bayside Blazers win 9th edition of Battle of the Fittest in St Maarten
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, DWI- Virgin Gorda Bayside Blazers are the champions of the 9th edition of the Battle of the Fittest Basketball Tournament in St Maarten.
Sheila Jackson Lee, long-serving back congresswoman dies at 74
CNN
WASHINGTON DC, USA - Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74.
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