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Trump says ICE will make arrests @airports
VI CONSORTIUM
WASHINGTON D.C, USA- Hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are being sent to 14 airports, which federal officials have not publicly identified, as the Transportation Security Administration’s staffing problems grow more severe under the Department of Homeland Security funding standoff. ICE deployment is expected to begin Monday and is aimed at helping with crowd control and security line management, not formal passenger screening.
Andrew A. Fahie files appeal against 2024 conviction
JESUP, Georgia, USA – Former Virgin Islands Premier Andrew A. Fahie has filed an appeal regarding his 2024 conviction for cocaine trafficking and money laundering, claiming a lack of evidence, unreliable government agents, and judicial errors.
Caribbean nations among 75 countries facing US visa pause
WASHINGTON DC, USA- The US State Department is temporarily pausing the processing of new immigrant visas for 75 countries, including several Caribbean nations, in an effort to tighten screening of applicants deemed likely to rely on public benefits, according to Fox News.
'It's not in our interest to get caught up' in international conflict- Troy E. Christopher
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Businessman and former political candidate Troy E. Christopher has cautioned against countries taking sides in international conflicts.
Antigua-Barbuda & Dominica hit with up to US$15K bond for entry into US
ROSEAU, Dominica- Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica and Cuba are the Caribbean countries included in a list of 38 countries whose nationals will now be required to post visa bonds of up to US$15,000 simply to qualify for short-term entry into the United States US).
Bodies with burn marks & missing limbs wash ashore in Trinidad
CUMANA, St David, Trinidad- Bodies with burn marks have washed ashore on beaches in Trinidad recently.
BVI Postal Service temporarily suspends mail to US & US territories
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Postal Service announced the temporary suspension of mail items containing goods bound for the United States (US) and its territories effective yesterday, Friday, August 29, 2025, until further notice.
The American Hegemoney in the age of Trump
By Dickson C. Igwe
OK. The UK over two hundred and fifty years ceded its status as an empire to the USA. It began with the American Revolution in the late 1700s when the British were defeated as a colonial power in North America. That defeat in the war of Independence was the beginning of the American Project.
Could the VI receive visa sanctions for using Cuba’s overseas medical mission?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On February 25, 2025, US Secretary of State Marco A. Rubio announced restrictions on visas for both government officials in Cuba and any others worldwide who are “complicit” with the island nation’s overseas medical-assistance programmes.
The Dollar and Trust
Dickson C. Igwe
Trust and confidence are supreme in economics and society. However, trust and confidence are relative. We tend to trust that which controls our lives.
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