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New 911 system in effect territory-wide
Emergency response times are dropping following the Sept. 11 launch of the territory’s new 911 computer-aided dispatch system, government claimed at a recent demonstration hosted by the Ministry of Health and Social Development. During the...
India News | ED Attaches Worth Rs 2,385 Crore of Crypto in OctaFX Money Laundering Case; Alleged Mastermind Arrested in Spain
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a provisional attachment order of movable assets in the form of cryptocurrencies worth approximately Rs 2,385 crore in connection with its ongoing money laundering...
VI Premier: Recent firearm incidents 'underscore the reason' for Anti-Crime Summit
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said the recently held Virgin Islands (VI) Anti-Crime Summit was not expected to be the absolute solution to crime in the Territory. During the Virgin...
SVG not among Top 10 safest Caribbean islands to visit in 2025
There are more than seven thousand islands in the Caribbean region, and crime rates in the ports are different. There are those islands that have a lower number of serious crimes per year than a medium-sized city in the United States, and those...
Top 30 Island Escapes for Winter Travel 2025: Crete Ranks 8th, Travel and Tour World Reveals
NEW YORK (PRNewswire) – Travel and Tour World (TTW), one of the world’s leading B2B travel media platforms unveils the “Top 30 Island Escapes for Winter Travel 2025.” This feature highlights thirty standout islands captivating travelers this...
Four times Kenny Chesney gave back to his East Tennessee home
Kenny Chesney loves East Tennessee, and his actions reflect that. The country star has given back to his high school and college alma maters, as well as bolstered disaster relief needed in Gatlinburg after the 2016 wildfire. From filling Neyland...
What to pack for a cruise
It’s almost time to say “bon voyage!” But before you can enjoy life at sea, you must pack. Unlike other vacations, there most likely won’t be a superstore you can stop by for last-minute essentials. Whether you’re sailing in Alaska or cruising the...
Coral Skeletons Left By Medieval Tsunami Whisper Warning For Caribbean Region
Sometime between 1381 and 1391, an earthquake exceeding magnitude 8.0 rocked the northeastern Caribbean and sent a tsunami barreling toward the island of Anegada. Flooding scattered debris across the island, depositing coral boulders hundreds of...
The Caribbean Tinderbox: Oil, Drugs, a Nobel Prize, and the ...
The sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden glow over the Caribbean Sea. But beneath the tranquil surface, a cauldron of tensions simmered. Some 200 nautical miles from the coast of Venezuela, a fast-moving vessel believed to be carrying...
Sir Clare K. Roberts Marks 50 Years at the Bar — A Golden Legacy of Law, Justice, and Service
St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda — Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Antigua and Barbuda is celebrating a landmark moment in its legal and national history — the 50th anniversary of the call to the Bar of Sir Clare K. Roberts, KCN, KC, a towering figure...
Prince Andrew Allegedly Played Guessing Game About Virginia Giuffre's Age — Then Mentioned His Own Daughters: Memoir By KC Baker
NEED TO KNOW Virginia Giuffre recounted meeting Prince Andrew for the first time in 2001 in an excerpt from the upcoming Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Giuffre, who died by suicide earlier this year, wrote...
CARPHA strengthens training in safe shipping of infectious substances
CARPHA Strengthens Regional Biosafety with Training in Safe Shipping of Infectious Substances The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), through its Medical Microbiology Laboratory (CMML), in collaboration with the International Air Transport...
‘Prince Andrew Believed Having Sex With Me Was His Birthright’: Virginia Giuffre’s Explosive Posthumous Memoir Details Disturbing Allegations Against the Duke of York
New York, October 16: In explosive new revelations, the late Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl alleges that Prince Andrew believed having sex with her was his “birthright” when she was just 17 years old. The shocking claim, first...
'No Kings' protests this weekend against Trump. Where…
"No Kings" protests are taking place Saturday, Oct. 18, intent with drawing a "historic" flood of protesters across the nation, angered at President Donald Trump's administration amid another failed Senate vote today, Oct. 16, and a brutal...
Logos Hope, world's largest floating book fair, to visit VI Oct 24-28, 2025
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Logos Hope, the world’s largest floating book fair, will be in the Virgin Islands (VI) from October 24-28, 2025, when it will be open to the public. Logos Hope’s onboard book fair offers an expanded selection of over 5,000...
Top 30 Island Escapes for Winter Travel 2025, Revealed by Travel and Tour World
NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2025 -- Travel and Tour World (TTW), one of the world's leading B2B travel media platforms unveils the "Top 30 Island Escapes for Winter Travel 2025."This feature highlights thirty standout islands captivating travelers this...
The Caribbean Tinderbox: Oil, Drugs, A Nobe
The sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden glow over the Caribbean Sea. But beneath the tranquil surface, a cauldron of tensions simmered. Some 200 nautical miles from the coast of Venezuela, a fast-moving vessel believed to be carrying...
Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright, Virginia Giuffre memoir claims
Prince Andrew acted as though having sex with Virginia Giuffre was his “birthright”, she claimed in her posthumous memoir. Ms Giuffre, who was central figure in the downfall of disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, died at the age of 41...
Posthumous book by Virginia Giuffre claims Prince Andrew 'felt entitled' to have sex with her
THE LATE SEX trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre wrote in her memoir that Prince Andrew acted as if sex with her was his “birthright”. Ms Giuffre, who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against Andrew, died at the age of 41 in April. She was a...
‘Prince Andrew believed having sex with me was his birthright’, Virginia Giuffre book claims
The late sex-trafficking victim Virginia Giuffre wrote in her memoir that Prince Andrew acted as if sex with her was his “birthright”. Ms Giuffre, who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the Duke of York, died at the age of 41 in April. She...