Epstein Scandal: JPMorgan Outlines Alleged Roles of Major Political Players in USVI
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] In a heavily-redacted filing entered on Tuesday (May 23), lawyers for JP Morgan have placed on record their opposition to the…
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U.N. Secretary General And Jamaica Prime Minister Holness To Discuss Haiti, Climate Crisis
[Miami Herald] United Nations-Secretary General António Guterres is in Jamaica for two days, to meet with Prime Minister Andrew Holness. The two are discussing a…
King Charles III As Head Of State In St Vincent And The Grenadines ‘Absurd’
[BBC] The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines has said having a British monarch as head of state is “an absurdity” he would…
BVI Premier Calls For US To Help Stem Flow Of Guns Into Territory
[CMC] British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier Natalio Wheatley says the United States should do more to help his country stem the flow of guns. Wheatley,…
List Of Storm Names For The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season
[WFLA] The 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season is less than a month away, and while no one can predict exactly when the first storm will appear,…
Cuba Canceled May Day Parade Because Of Fuel Shortages
[BBC] Cuba’s communist government cancelled Monday’s traditional May Day parade because of acute fuel shortages. Every year hundreds of thousands of people are bussed in…
Lorna Smith Joins VIP, Paving Way for New British Virgin Islands Government
[The Virgin Islands Consortium] On Tuesday afternoon, elected members of the Virgin Islands Party were sworn in to form the next government of the British…
Neighbourhood fights Haiti gangs after vigilante killings
[AP] Armed with machetes, bottles, and rocks, residents in the hilly suburbs of Haiti’s capital fought back against encroaching gangs Tuesday, a day after a crowd…
Regional Leaders End Symposium With Declaration To Combat Trade In Illegal Weapons
[CMC] Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders ended a two-day regional symposium on violence as a public health issue, declaring a war on guns to combat the…
Haiti: $720 million plan to support millions facing gangs, hunger and cholera
[UN News] The UN and partners are appealing for $720 million to support more than three million people in Haiti, where gangs, hunger, and cholera…