American Airlines Hit With Record $4.1 Million Fine Over Tarmac Delays
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has slapped American Airlines with a hefty fine of $4.1 million for multiple violations of…
Regional News
JOA Rewards Netball World Cup Heroes With JMD$1 Million Each; Coach To Get $2 million
[Sportsmax] In a historic and heartwarming gesture, the Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA) announced yesterday, August 28, that they will be rewarding the stellar achievements of…
Tim Reid Partners With Liberty Latin America And UVI RTPark To Launch ‘LGCY TV’ Network In Caribbean
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] Television industry legend and filmmaker Tim Reid has announced the launch of a groundbreaking new media network, “LGCY TV”, exclusively for…
Sentencing For Oleanvine, Kadeem Maynard Pushed Back
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] Originally scheduled for Monday, August 21, sentencing hearings for mother-and-son duo Oleanvine and Kadeem Maynard, who both pleaded guilty to being part of…
Joint U.S.-BVI Operation Seizes Suspected Drug Plane On Anegada
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] A terse announcement on Saturday by the Royal Virgin Islands Police said only that “an airplane and a significant amount of…
Amnesty International Wants T&T To Stop Deporting Refugees, Asylum Seekers
[CMC] The international human rights group, Amnesty International, has called on the authorities in Trinidad and Tobago to stop the deportation of refugees and asylum…
Weather Systems Ramp Up In Atlantic; Gulf Of Mexico Braces For Potential Development
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] Multiple systems continue to form both in the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico, according to the National Hurricane Center. Those…
Haiti Gang Leader Vows To Fight Any Foreign Armed Force If It Commits Abuses
[AP] An ex-police officer considered by many to be Haiti’s most powerful gang leader warned Wednesday that he would fight any international armed force deployed…
Thousands Of Haitians Flee Gang Violence In Port-au-Prince District
[AFP] Thousands of residents have fled a gang-ridden district of the Haitian capital, according to an AFP reporter. They are fleeing by foot, on motorcycles…
U.S. Closes Haiti Embassy Amid “Rapid Gunfire” After Haitians March To Demand Security
[CBS] The U.S. Embassy in Haiti said it was closing down on Tuesday due to gunfire nearby, after months of ceaseless violence at the hands of…