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Fort Lauderdale Sailor’s Path to Navy Nuclear Specialist
Electronics Technician (Nuclear) 2nd Class Robert Logozzo, a native of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a recruiter at Navy Talent Acquisition Group Miami. Logozzo, a 2014 graduate of Northeastern High School in Oakland Park, transferred from the...

Premier attends CARICOM Conference in Jamaica
in All News / By: BVI News on July 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM / Dr Natalio Wheatley is attending the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The meeting runs from July 6...

Sigh of relief for Prince Andrew as the FBI end probe into the royal's links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein
By AIDAN RADNEDGE Published: 11:24 EDT, 7 July 2025 | Updated: 11:27 EDT, 7 July 2025 Prince Andrew has been given a boost as the FBI ended its probe into links involving the late paedophile financier and former friend Jeffrey Epstein. There had...

UPSC Current Affairs Pointers of the past week | June 30 to July 6, 2025
Every Monday, we bring you UPSC Current Affairs Pointers—a concise, exam-focused guide to help you stay ahead in your Prelims and Mains preparation. Polity — The Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has launched the RailOne App as a one stop...

Recall on Turkey Bacon
Washington, DC (WOWO) – Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Newberry, S.C. company, is recalling approximately 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food...

Ten Bizarre Things Hidden in Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
We’re bidding farewell to “Trump’s Beautiful Disaster,” as the Republican tax and spending bill was passed and signed by President Trump last week. Well, everyone, it’s official. Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Act passed the House last Thursday...

AIDS United welcomes Carl Baloney Jr. as its President and Chief Executive Officer
AIDS United welcomed its new president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Carl Baloney Jr., on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. The AIDS United Board of Trustees unanimously voted to appoint Baloney at its January 2025 board of trustees meeting, following...
V.I. Delegate Reflects on Congressional Budget Actions
Delegate Stacey Plaskett and company enjoying the view at Ram Head. (Source photo by Judi Shimel) On the day that Congress took a next step toward passing President Donald Trump’s spending bill, the Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress offered her...
Territory Watches Closely as ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Nears Finish Line
Impact on the USVI includes big tax breaks, a key carve-out, and real revenue risks The U.S. Virgin Islands stands to gain — and potentially lose — as President Donald Trump’s massive tax and spending package nears the finish line in Congress. The...

Palestinian Woman Exposes ICE Abuses After Release from U.S. Detention
Watan-A young Palestinian woman from Texas, released this week from a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center, has revealed a series of severe human rights violations she endured during nearly five months in custody. These...

GLENROY FORBES AND WENDELL GASKIN REAPPOINTED TO LEADERSHIP ROLES ON SOCIAL SECURITY BOARD
The Government of the Virgin Islands has announced the reappointment of Mr. Glenroy Forbes as Chairman of the Social Security Board and Mr. Wendell Gaskin as a Representative of Employed Persons. Both appointments are for a two-year term, with Mr....

PHOTOS: BVI Music Beach Festival 2025
Guess What? says: The Crisis of Sexual Culture and Family Breakdown in the British Virgin Islands In the British Virgin Islands today, public festivals and cultural events have increasingly become arenas of explicit sexual display, where men and...
Sewer Line Collapse on Veterans Drive
The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority informs the community of a collapsed 42-inch underground gravity sewer line on Veterans Drive, east of Banco Popular. This situation may contribute to sewer-related issues in the downtown St. Thomas...

'Epstein had no client list, killed himself' says Trump's DOJ and FBI investigation
Donald Trump's Justice Department and FBI concluded tonight that infamous sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein was not blackmailing any powerful figures, had no 'client list,' and killed himself without any foul play in his jail cell, writes Axios. The...

Five‑time champ George leads SVG’s golden surge at Junior Squash Championships
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands — Team St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) turned the glass courts of the 2025 Junior Caribbean Area Squash Association Championships into a showcase of disciplined talent and unflinching resolve, collecting two...

Premier attends 49TH CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – The Premier of Bermuda, the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, is currently attending the 49TH Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), taking place from 6–8 July 2025. Taking...

Premier Attends CARICOM Meeting In Jamaica
Premier David Burt is attending the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community [CARICOM]in Jamaica. A Government spokesperson said, “The Premier of Bermuda, the Hon. David Burt, JP, MP, is currently attending the 49TH Regular...
Government of the VI Invites Tenders for Collection of Solid Waste
The Government of the Virgin Islands (British) invites tenders for the collection of solid waste demarcated by the following boundaries in Tortola: Zone 1 to 6. The scope of works include: Zone 1 areas include Prospect Reef, Slaney, Duff’s Bottom,...
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Nearly 368,000 Pounds of Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon Recalled in All 50 States Due to Listeria Concern
Oscar Mayer has recalled 367,812 pounds of turkey bacon produced between April 24 and June 11, 2025, due to potential Listeria contamination. No reported illnesses have occurred, but Listeria poses serious health risks, especially to pregnant...

One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Former leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt lost her Portsmouth North seat to Labour's Amanda Martin (Alamy) 9 min read22 min While Labour were the clear winners in their landslide 2024 general election victory, there were many others who...