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US Tightens the Siege Around Venezuela – Military Reportedly ‘Preparing To Seize Ports and Airfields’ After Trump Declares Full-Scale War on Drug Cartels’ ‘Unlawful Combatants’
AI-generated image by Grok – Is Trump about to seize Venezuelan ports and airfields? The Caribbean is a powder ked ready to explode. In the last few days, there has been a surge in activity on the maritime siege of Venezuela and the operation...

Human Error Is Biggest Threat to Virgin Islands Digital Future, Experts Warn at Summit
If the discussion on cybersecurity during Thursday's Workforce Development Summit could be distilled down into three words, they might be “people are fallible.” In the wake of debilitating cyberattacks on several entities in the territory,...

ICE Agents Attacked During Stop as Lawmakers Spread Falsehoods
Originally published by the International Union of Police Associations. Republished with permission. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Dennis J. Slocumb Phone: 1-800-247-4872 E-Mail: iupa@iupa.org Statement of Sam A. Cabral, President of the...
Unprecedented US Military Build-Up Near Venezuela Is Sign Of Possible War
Venezuela continues to be on high alert given the growing number of US military assets parked off its coast in the southern Caribbean. Venezuelan Defense Minister General Vladimir Padrino has recently said "We’re watching them, I want you to know....

Inside the legal spat between one of the world’s richest men and his longtime interior designer
Remi Tessier, one of the world’s most expensive and sought-after interior designers — his clients have included billionaires Larry Ellison and Ken Griffin — is embroiled in some major interior design drama with WhatsApp founder Jan Koum. Tessier...

US military poised to seize ports and airfields in Venezuela as Trump strikes a fourth 'narco-terrorist' boat
As the US military bolsters its presence in the Caribbean amid heightening tensions with Venezuela, there is mounting evidence that troops are preparing for a potential conflict within the country. Donald Trump has made no secret about his...

Fear of Job Loss Slows Technology Adoption in Virgin Islands Business, Panel Warns at Summit
Could the fear of eliminating traditional jobs be one reason for delays in incorporating more technology into local business processes? A panel discussion on the territory's business ecosystem explored this and other angles during the first day of...
Virgin Islanders are ‘secretive’ about their health- Dr Sharlon Lewis
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Dr Sharlon Lewis has said Virgin Islanders are very secretive when it comes to their health, which can be detrimental. Speaking on Talking Points on Monday, September 29, 2025, Dr Lewis said, “I think one of the problems...
A Junior minister 'can have anything they want‘- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said Junior Ministers have had constitutional authority to direct and control government departments. The Premier said this while wrapping up the...

Mayoral hopefuls tackle issues facing Black women in Harlem showdown
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Premier pushes for more junior ministers in Cabinet
in All News / By: BVI News on October 2, 2025 at 7:47 AM / Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has called for an increase in the number of junior ministers in the Virgin Islands’ Cabinet, saying the change is necessary for more effective governance....

From Sandy Point to the Virgin Islands: Dr. Kevin Dixon Inspires Youth Through New Book
- Advertisement - Dr. Kevin Dixon, a native of Sandy Point now living in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, is using his personal journey to encourage resilience, leadership, and faith among young people through his newly released book, A Brave New...

US military deployments near Venezuela portend seizure operations
Things are heating up when it comes to prospective U.S. military action inside Venezuela.While President Donald Trump recently authorized a number of lethal strikes against boats smuggling drugs out of Venezuela, the buildup of U.S. military...

Jamaican takes second place at 2025 CTO Regional Tourism Youth Congress
Jolé St John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados. (Photo: CMC) BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Caleader Lewison, the 16-year-old junior minister of tourism for...

Disgraced Former British Ambassador to the UK Peter Mandelson Loses Another Civic Honor Over His Close Ties to Late Pedophile Jeffrey Epstein
Mandelson keeps suffering the consequences of his Epstein ‘supreme friendship’. Here on TGP, we have been following the deeply misguided choice of British ambassador to the US made by failing Prime Minister Keir Starmer even before it was...

Govt issues notices to 25 offshore crypto assets cos for non-compliance of money laundering law
The government has also instructed these entities to take down their applications/websites from public access in India | Photo Credit: hocus-focus Financial Intelligence Unit-India, under the finance ministry, has issued notices to 25 offshore...

Why Are Concorde International Group Shares Soaring 80% After Hours?
Concorde International Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:CIGL) experienced an 80.16% jump during after-hours trading on Wednesday, reaching $4.63. Check out the current price of CIGL stock here. The surge in Concorde in after-hours trading came as the company...
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Tobago’s Jolé St. John is CTO 2025 Regional Tourism Youth Congress Winner [Cayman’s Aylani Morris Seymour 3rd]
Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization Jolé St. John of Tobago (center) with Jamaica’s Caleader Lewison (left) and Aylani Morris Seymour from the Cayman Islands in Barbados onThursday BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (October 4, 2025) – Sixteen-year-old Jolé...

Polack Post: Caribbean U.K.Territories – Smoke and Mirrors
Peter Polack From Peter Polack The U.K. Minister for Overseas Territories recently visited the Cayman Island to much local kowtowing as he pronounced the mother country’s concern for crime, migrants and that reliable old chestnut, illicit...

Political Betrayal of the People of Bonaire – Part I
Posted on September 29, 2025 in Bonaire BONAIRE 28th September 2025 — In a long-overdue admission, Bonaire’s political leaders have recently publicly acknowledged what many citizens have known for years: they hold no real power. Since October 10,...