ST. JOHN’S — Antigua and Barbuda is willing to help Britain seize yachts owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the Caribbean nation said on
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Expert Weighs In On BVI’s ‘Perception of Corruption’ Problem With Offshore Accounts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — International expert on governance Carlyle Corbin will make an official presentation of the independent self-governance assessment of the British Virgin Islands
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C&W Brings Paramount+ To 15 New Markets In The Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN — Paramount+, the SVoD service from Paramount, has announced an alliance with C&W Communications, the communications and entertainment provider in the Caribbean, to bring
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Puerto Rico Says It Made Putin’s List of ‘Unfriendly Countries’ … BVI, Too
MIAMI — A Miami Herald columnist is reporting this morning that no “Latin American” country has made Putin’s list of “unfriendly countries.” Puerto Rico is
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12 of 22 Countries CDC Says To Avoid Are In The Caribbean As COVID Crimps Travel
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Some 12 of the 22 countries the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn travelers to avoid are in the Caribbean
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Bahamas, Sint Maarten and BVI Are Countries CDC Says To Avoid For COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — More than 100 countries are on U.S. federal health officials’ list of destinations to avoid because of a high risk of COVID-19, including Australia, Israel,
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Coast Guard Rescues 3 Dutch And 1 French Boater Adrift for Three Days Near BVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Saint Thomas — U.S. Coast Guard crews and British Virgin Islands authorities rescued four men from a disabled vessel that was adrift for
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3 BVIslanders And 1 Dominican Caught With 1,470 Pounds Of Cocaine At Sea
CHRISTIANSTED — A federal joint task force including U.S. Customs agents seized more than $20 million worth of cocaine after it intercepted a smuggling speedboat
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Feds Had To Shoot Out BVI Boat Captain’s Engine To Get Him To Stop
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A BVI national was arrested on December 28, 2021, in St. Thomas on a criminal charge related to his failure to stop
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BVI Commission of Inquiry Has Until April To Complete Report, Governor Says
Last January my predecessor launched the Commission of Inquiry into increasing concerns about poor governance, potential corruption and alleged serious dishonesty. Since then the Commission
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