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Dangerous waves and sweltering heat will mark the start of the week in Puerto Rico.
The Weekly Journal
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The start of the week arrives with a challenging scenario both on land and at sea: intense heat affecting much of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, and extremely dangerous maritime conditions due to strong waves and rip currents. The National...
September 2025 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – FCC Regulatory Fees, Political Windows, EAS Event Code, Rulemaking Comment Deadlines, and more
Broadcast Law Blog
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August 26, 2025
It is time for our look at September’s regulatory dates and deadlines to which broadcasters should be paying attention – and the deadline that probably is most important to all commercial broadcasters is not yet known. That, of course, is the...
Ferrari-driving carousel fraudster who masterminded £150m VAT scam ordered to pay back £90m
Scottish Daily Express
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August 29, 2025
A sock manufacturer whose £150m VAT fraud and fake designer goods scam was smashed after a swoop in Scotland has been ordered to pay back more than half of his ill-gotten fortune. Arif Patel is currently in Dubai after being convicted and...
Climate-policy review restarts eight years late
The BVI Beacon
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August 29, 2025
After two false starts and eight years of delays, the government has launched a required review of the 2012 Virgin Islands Climate Change Adaptation Policy. The results could prove a stark reminder of broken promises. When it launched in 2012, the...
Ticket sales rocket as Powerball jackpot climbs to $1 billion for Saturday draw
The Independent
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August 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Ancestral Virgin Islands are fearful — Walwyn
BVI News
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August 21, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on August 21, 2025 at 6:09 AM / Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn has warned that ancestral Virgin Islanders are living with fear as they see themselves being outnumbered in their own homeland. Speaking during a recent...
U.S. Virgin Islands Appoints Public Affairs Exec And Native Islander As Commissioner Of Tourism
Black Enterprise
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August 20, 2025
The U.S. Virgin Islands will continue marking its place as a go-to destination with its new Commissioner of Tourism. The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has accepted Jennifer Matarangas-King’s nomination to lead its tourism growth. A...
BVI politics plagued by “selective outrage”, says Walwyn
BVI News
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August 25, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on August 25, 2025 at 6:45 AM / Opposition Leader Myron Walwyn has accused political players in the Virgin Islands of practising “selective outrage”, arguing that principles must remain consistent regardless of who is...
First-Ever Make It Happen Fundraiser at Carambola Golf Club to Provide Aid for Virgin Islands Students
The Virgin Island Consortium
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The Make It Happen Foundation has announced its first-ever T-Off-4 Tuition Golf Benefit, a two-day fundraiser created to provide scholarships and emergency financial assistance for Virgin Islands high school students pursuing college degrees or...
Channel 4 commissioner defends Bonnie Blue documentary and Virgin Island – argues against "boring and safe" TV environment
Radio Times
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Channel 4's chief commissioning officer Ian Katz has defended two controversial programmes aired earlier this year. The documentary 1000 Men and Me: The Bonnie Blue Story aired in July and followed OnlyFans content creator Bonnie Blue, while...
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Boy Scouts Stranded in Virgin Islands Because of Hurricane Erin Seek Help to 'Complete Their Journey' Home By Abigail Adams
People - New York
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NEED TO KNOW A Wisconsin-based Boy Scout troop is stuck in the U.S. Virgin Islands due to Hurricane Erin The 10 members of Boy Scout Troop 851 and their leaders were visiting St. Thomas when the storm developed into a hurricane The troop is now...
Rudy Bridges Memorial Scholarship Transforms Tragedy Into Advocacy Against Gun Violence
The Virgin Island Consortium
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ST. THOMAS — The Rudy Bridges Memorial Scholarship was established to honor the life and legacy of Rudy Bridges, who was brutally murdered in broad daylight at Brewers Bay on July 8, 2024. His death left a lasting impact on his family, friends,...
Virgin Islander Jamal Jones dies in fatal Missouri crash
Virgin Islands News Online
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Virgin Islander Jamal Jones of Tortola died on August 15, 2025, in a crash between a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer on I-44 in Missouri, USA. Photo: Internet Source LAWRENCE COUNTY, Missouri, USA- A crash between a pedestrian and a...
Business : Malaysia Secures RM190.3 Bln Approved Investments In 1H 2025, Up 18.7 Pct Y-O-Y
Bernama
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August 22, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 22 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has secured RM190.3 billion in approved investments in the first half of 2025 (1H 2025), an 18.7 per cent increase year-on-year (y-o-y), according to Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA)....
Today's NYT Mini Crossword answers and hints (Sat, August 30)
Rock Paper Shotgun
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August 30, 2025
Need a hint for today's Mini Crossword on Saturday, 30th August? Then you have come to the right place. The NYT is back with another Mini-Crossword, which means we are back with another guide to help you through it. Here, we have one hint per...
Premier Wheatley carried a burden others would’ve refused
BVI News
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August 29, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on August 29, 2025 at 7:52 AM / Deputy Premier Julian Fraser has offered a striking defence of Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley, describing him as a leader who bore humiliation and sacrifice at a level few others would have...
Governor Bryan Condemns Legislature’s Vote Against Summer’s End Marina Permit Renewal
The Virgin Island Consortium
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Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has sharply criticized the V.I. Legislature for voting down a renewal of the permit for the Summer’s End Marina project in Coral Bay, St. John, calling the decision another lost opportunity for the territory’s economy....
Why New Hotels Have Travelers Flocking to the US Virgin Islands
Caribbean Journal
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August 18, 2025
You’re in an ocean-view pool with a freshly-crafted cocktail peering out at green hills. Or maybe you’ve just checked into your rustic retreat on a private island. Or you’re checking out the views of Charlotte Amalie from an exclusive rooftop...
Hilton debuts first Hampton by Hilton hotel in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Travel Daily News
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August 18, 2025
Hilton debuts Hampton by Hilton brand in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the opening of Hampton by Hilton St. Thomas, enhancing Caribbean presence. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS and MIAMI, FL – Hilton announces the Hampton by Hilton brand debut in the U.S....
Where there’s an e-will
The Indian Express
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August 30, 2025
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi flags the need for the next generation of reforms, key to that is the array of digital substacks — the Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and Mobile trinity — that democratised access to social welfare in a way no other country...