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Fiona Brings Hurricane Winds To The Turks and Caicos Islands

COCKBURN TOWN — Hurricane Fiona raked the Turks and Caicos Islands on today as a Category 3 storm after devastating Puerto Rico. Hurricane conditions were slamming Grand Turk, the British…

John McCarthy September 20, 2022

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British Royal Couple Starts Caribbean Tour Dogged By Protest In Belize

BELIZE CITY (Reuters) — Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Belize on Saturday for a weeklong Caribbean tour that was marred by a local protest before it…

VI Free Press March 20, 2022

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Start of British Royals’ Caribbean Tour Marred by Belize Protest

BELIZE CITY (Reuters) — Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate will not visit a cacao farm in an indigenous region of Belize as planned on their Caribbean tour, the…

VI Free Press March 19, 2022

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Barbados Plans January 19 Snap Election After Becoming Republic

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley this week called a snap general election for January 19, just weeks after the Caribbean country became a republic and said goodbye to…

Bro Bot January 2, 2022

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Jamaica Likely To Follow Barbados’ Lead In Becoming Independent Republic

KINGSTON — Jamaica’s Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte says an announcement is expected by the end of the second quarter next year in relation to Jamaica’s way forward to becoming…

Bro Bot December 17, 2021

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Barbados Bids Farewell To British Monarchy, Becomes Independent Republic

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II today as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for the first time in history.…

Bro Bot November 30, 2021

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A New Republic Is Born: Barbados Celebrates Ditching Britain’s Queen

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados, a former British colony, will next week ditch Queen Elizabeth as head of state, breaking its last remaining imperial bonds with Britain nearly 400 years since the…

Bro Bot November 24, 2021

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Trinidadian Movie HERO Lands On Amazon Prime Video Today

PORT OF SPAIN — HERO, the film inspired by the extraordinary life of Caribbean-born Mr. Ulric Cross, will be available exclusively in Canada on Premium VOD in the Cineplex Store and…

VI Free Press May 21, 2021

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Is A New Relationship Between Britain And Its Caribbean Overseas Territories Needed?

Last month Britain published two significant post-Brexit policy documents setting out its future thinking on foreign policy, defense, security, and development. Both referenced in general terms the importance to the…

David Jessop April 12, 2021

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UK Issues Travel Warning About U.S. Virgin Islands Due To 108% Increase In COVID-19 Cases Here

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands saw a 108 percent increase in COVID-19 cases in late November. So many coronavirus cases, in fact, that the British government has warned…

VI Free Press December 20, 2020