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Michael Boyce Jr. charged with attempted murder after hammer attack on woman, VIPD says
KINGSHILL – A St. Croix man is facing attempted murder charges after a woman was seriously injured in a hammer attack earlier this month. Michael Boyce Jr., of Christiansted, was arrested and charged with attempted murder, the Virgin Islands...
Owner: John McCarthy
Shooting in Profit bar leaves 1 dead late Friday
KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after a man was found dead after a shooting in an Estate Profit bar late Friday, authorities said. Hoedelair Germaine, 49, was positively identified by a family member as the homicide victim, the Virgin Islands...
Owner: John McCarthy
Dems blast Trump effort to decimate Interior Dept as 'clear act of political retribution'
The Interior Department announced Monday it will pause efforts to lay off 2,050 employees throughout the country after a federal judge expanded a temporary restraining order late last week. The new filing provides more information about how the...
Owner: John Byrne & Michael Rogers
What’s up with… Ciena, Salt Typhoon, remote surgery
In today’s industry news roundup: Ciena gear to be deployed in new subsea network that connects Central America and the Caribbean to the US; Darktrace suggests the Salt Typhoon hacking group has breached a European telco; Open RAN tech could soon...
Owner: Sean Carr & Fergus Giles Anthony Mitchell
Hon Wheatley attending COHSOD-Health Meeting in USA
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Virgin Islands News Online
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-COHSOD-Health outgoing Chair said CARICOM health systems remain vulnerable WASHINGTON, D.C., USA- Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9), is currently in the United States of America attending the 50th Meeting of...
Owner: Julian Willock
Smith takes home top Unsung Heroes award
18 Three outstanding women were honoured during the CIBC Caribbean Regional Unsung Heroes Awards Ceremony held at Harrison’s Cave on Saturday night for their quiet, yet powerful contributions to their communities. After a ten-year hiatus, the...
Owner: Peter Harris
Yet Another Study Reveals Just How Bad Daylight Saving Time Is For Everyone’s Health
iStockphoto Audio By Carbonatix For some reason, Daylight Saving Time (DST), an initiative that was first enacted in the United States in 1918 to conserve energy during World War I, is still with us more than 100 years later. Why? No one you ask...
Owner: Jason Cammerota
Virginia Reports $30 Million in Medical Cannabis Sales with New Seed-to-Sale Tracking System
Virginia recently launched a seed-to-sale tracking system for medical cannabis sales, and the latest results are in. On September 16, the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority (CCA) published data on the sales and plans for the future (1). As listed...
Owner: Mike Hennessy Jr.
Voices: Connecting the Dots in Crisis Care with Gina Gibson, Sr. Director, Behavioral Health Solutions, Bamboo Health
This article is sponsored by Bamboo Health. In this Voices interview, Behavioral Health Business sits down with Gina Gibson, Senior Director of Behavioral Health Solutions at Bamboo Health, to reflect on three years of 988 and how crisis response...
Owner: Mountaingate Capital
When does daylight saving time just end permanently? Here's the holdup
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Leesburg Daily Commercial - Florida
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Many Americans wish to end the biannual clock changes, but are divided on whether to permanently adopt daylight saving time or standard time. Florida passed a law in 2018 to make daylight saving time permanent, but the change requires an act of...
Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.
How to Maintain Legal Compliance for a Growing Business
Growing businesses face many legal obligations, and labor laws, safety rules, taxes, and reporting requirements change often. Missing them can lead to fines, lawsuits, or disruptions. Small teams often struggle to keep up with their tasks, but...
Owner: Romesh Srivastava (Editor-in-Chief)
Jeffrey Epstein Victim Recalls Horrific Details In Posthumous Memoir: Waking Up in Pool of Blood, Secretive Surgeries
(Bebeto Matthews/AP photo) Late Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre chronicled some of the most horrific details of her encounters with Epstein and Britain’s Prince Andrew in a posthumous memoir, which will be published this week. Business...
Owner: Daniel Abrams
MPE CARIBBEAN REPORT NEWSLETTER – October 20, 2025- Cayman’s Monique Hamaty-Simmonds featured
All Aboard: San Juan welcomes cruise community The countdown is over — tomorrow the FCCA Cruise Conference & Trade Show kicks off in San Juan, Puerto Rico! Today, delegates from across the Caribbean, Latin America, the United States and beyond are...
Owner: Joan & Colin Wilson
Trump tried to lay off more than 2,000 Interior staff in shutdown plan now on hold
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department announced Monday it will pause efforts to lay off 2,050 employees throughout the country, after a federal judge expanded a temporary restraining order late last week. The new filing provides more information...
Owner: Bob Proffitt
Prince Andrew scandal takes center stage in Jeffrey Epstein accuser's posthumous memoir
The forthcoming memoir by Virginia Giuffre stands to be a royal disaster for Prince Andrew. Giuffre's posthumous 400-page memoir goes into vivid detail about her years of what she says was sexual abuse by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as...
Owner: Mathias Döpfner & Friede Springer
Bryan Credits Republican Support for Permanent Rum Cover-Over Rate, Blasts Plaskett: “Delegate Has Zero Power… We Got It Done”
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The Virgin Island Consortium
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ST. CROIX — In a candid interview on WTJX Radio’s “Analyze This” with host Neville James on Friday, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. detailed how his administration successfully secured a permanent increase in the federal rum cover-over rate to $13.25...
Owner: Ernice Gilbert
What You Should Know About the Upcoming Supreme Court Hearing on Trans Athletes
You’ll notice a theme running through most of the news we’re reporting here this week: People everywhere, from places you might not ever expect, are stepping out against the far-right’s anti-trans agenda. There’s a lot going on, so let’s just dive...
Owner: Riese Bernard
Daylight saving time in 2025: When to ‘fall back’ this year
Posted/updated on: October 20, 2025 at 10:26 am Fall is in full swing, and that means daylight saving time will soon draw to a close. Daylight saving time was first established in the U.S. by Congress after the Calder Act, or the Standard Time Act...
Owner: Paul Gleiser
WHO Reports Global Rise in Antibiotic Resistance and Superbug Deaths
Global Superbugs Surge, Chikungunya Hits Long Island, and Satellites Leak Data A new WHO report warns of rising antimicrobial resistance, and researchers uncover satellite data leaks and insect surprises. By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Jeffery...
Owner: Holtzbrinck Family
interCaribbean Airways' founder awarded honourary degree by UWI
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Virgin Islands News Online
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CAVE HILL, Saint Michael, Barbados- Founder and Chairman of interCaribbean Airways, Mr. Lyndon Gardiner has been awarded an honourary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree by the University of the West Indies (UWI). Mr. Gardiner was one of two honourees...
Owner: Julian Willock