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China’s $490 Million ‘Investment’ In Barbados Behind Snap Decision To Remove The Queen

BRIDGETOWN — China is behind Barbados' snap decision to remove the British Queen as its head of state. That's the shocking claim of a conservative member of the UK Parliament…

Bro Bot September 24, 2020

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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! Barbados Says It Will Remove Queen As Head of State

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados wants to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, the government has said, reviving a plan mooted several times in the…

VI Free Press September 16, 2020

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VING Welcomes Back 661st Military Police Detachment From Non-Combat Deployment In Qatar

FREDERIKSTED –– The Virgin Islands National Guard welcomed home soldiers of the 661st Military Police Detachment from deployment at the Henry E. Rohlsen and Cyril E. King Airports on Sunday. The administrative…

VI Free Press September 14, 2020

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BVI Gets $1.4 Million In Needed Medical Supplies From UK To Fight COVID-19

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — The BVI Governor’s Office has confirmed that a $1.4 million shipment of medical supplies from the United Kingdom arrived in the BVI the week of…

VI Free Press September 9, 2020

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READ ‘EM AND WEEP! Richest Woman In Africa Loses $646 Million BVI Arbitration Case

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — The High Court of the British Virgin Islands has enforced a $646 million award against a company owned by beleaguered Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos,…

Bro Bot August 19, 2020

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7 Ways Modern Workplaces Are Changing Year On Year

Every single day, businesses are adapting to our ever-changing world. It is impossible to say that the way workplaces are running today will be how they will run forever. All…

VI Free Press August 17, 2020

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AG Subpoenas Epstein’s Financial Records From Banks All Over The World

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands is upping the ante in its quest to pierce the veil of secrecy that cloaked the life and wealth of financier…

VI Free Press July 29, 2020

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Brazil’s COVID-19 Numbers Make Latin America And Caribbean Look Bad

BRASILIA — Coronavirus cases in Latin America and the Caribbean surged on Sunday, briefly overtaking the total in North America thanks to Brazil's numbers alone, an Agence France-Presse tally showed.…

Bro Bot July 27, 2020

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U.S. Fisherman Languishes In ‘Medieval’ Jail Cell In The British Virgin Islands, 3 U.S. Leaders Are Monitoring

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — Two United States senators and a congressman wrote last month to a British Virgin Islands deputy governor asking him to release a New Jersey-based fisherman…

Bro Bot July 23, 2020

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Cruise Ships Pose The Risk Of ‘Superspreading’ COVID-19 Around The World, CDC Official Says

MIAMI — Cruise ships’ close-contact environments increase the risk of spreading infectious diseases as we’ve been reminded by multiple COVID-19 outbreaks on ships this year. And the risk of spreading…

VI Free Press July 21, 2020