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U.S.-Israel war against Iran: USPS seeks 8% package hike
VI CONSORTIUM
L'ENFANT PLAZA SW, Washington D.C., USA- The U.S. Postal Service is seeking approval for a temporary 8% price increase on Priority Mail and package deliveries as transportation fuel costs continue to climb amid the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran. USPS filed for the temporary increase on March 25 and said the surcharge would take effect April 26 if approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission.
VI man found guilty of possessing counterfeit greencard
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI- A federal jury in St. Thomas has convicted a Virgin Islands man of possessing a counterfeit permanent resident card, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of the Virgin Islands.
VI Premier: US out of Paris Agreement shouldn't hinder ongoing cooperation for SIDS’
BERLIN, Germany- The Premier and Minister of Finance of the Virgin Islands, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), has stated that the United States' withdrawal from the Paris Agreement should not hinder ongoing cooperation on climate change for Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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US Territory Reps slam America’s ‘colonial’ behaviour
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Days before Benito A.M. Ocasio, aka 'Bad Bunny', commanded the NFL half-time show with a musical discourse on identity and politics, residents of United States territories came together to advise Greenlanders on what might be waiting for them should they ultimately join Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas as territories of the United States.
Tiondre I. Martin & Niquan N. Freeman earn US sports scholarships
ORLANDO, Florida, USA- Tiondre I. Martin and Niquan N. Freeman, two promising basketball players from the Virgin Islands (VI), have been awarded full academic scholarships to Southeast Preparatory Academy High School in Orlando, Florida.
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The BVI caught in the Donroe cross hairs
By Dickson C. Igwe
Donald Trump is serious about imposing his version of the Monroe Doctrine in the Americas.
FAA temporarily restricts PR airspace for U.S. airlines
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has temporarily restricted the airspace covering Puerto Rico, according to a statement from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) today, Saturday, January 3, 2026.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro & wife captured by U.S.
CARACAS, Venezuela, SA- Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro has been captured by the United States (U.S.) and removed from the country along with his wife, Cilia A. Flores de Maduro.
The UK & US are ‘not the future’- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social Commentator Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the Virgin Islands (VI) needs to understand that the future does not include the United States of America (USA) or the United Kingdom (UK) leading the world.
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The credibility gap in politics
By Dickson C. Igwe
Credibility- the quality of being trusted is the most powerful tool of the politician. Credibility is a strong wind at the sail of governance.
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