By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the shadow of the United Nations’ towering headquarters in New York City, law student Solomon Yeo from an island nation in the South …
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(Reuters) – A broad low pressure system near the Cape Verde Islands has a 50% chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National …
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New York, NY -The New York City Police Department is searching for a man who allegedly wielding a machete overnight in the South Shore section of Staten Island. According to …
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Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Kenneth A. Polite, Jr., Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) – A United States Coast Guard vessel was unable to enter Solomon Islands for a routine port call because the Solomon Islands government did not …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will participate in the Pacific Islands Forum leaders’ meeting on Tuesday, a senior administration official said, as Washington steps up its engagement to …
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SUVA, Fiji – The leader of Vanuatu, pushing to take climate change to the international court, said the slow pace of international negotiations over emissions reduction was “totally out of …
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WELLINGTON – The World Bank said on Tuesday that it had approved a fisheries project in the Solomon Islands, its third new project announced for the Pacific country in as …
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By Michael Martina and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s special envoy for talks with three tiny but strategically important Pacific island nations will lead a delegation to the …
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WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Tuesday raised concerns about a security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, the White House …
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St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Wayne Jeffers, 52, of St. Croix, appeared today before Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson, III for an initial …
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St. Croix, USVI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced that Wayne Jeffers, 52, of St. Croix, appeared today before Magistrate Judge Emile A. Henderson, III for an initial …
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SYDNEY – China’s foreign minister signed a deal with Samoa on Saturday to strengthen diplomatic relations, while Australia’s new leader said he had a “comprehensive plan” for the Pacific, as …
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ST. THOMAS, USVI – In honor of National Police Week, United States Attorney Delia L. Smith recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal and local law enforcement. This year, …
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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON – Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said she met her Solomon Islands counterpart Jeremiah Manele for the first time since his government signed a controversial security …
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By Zarrin Ahmed and Brian Ellsworth (Reuters) – Activists in the British Virgin Islands on Monday protested against a proposal to put the overseas British territory under control of the …
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By Brian Ellsworth and William James MIAMI -The British Virgin Islands should have its constitution suspended, its elected government dissolved and effectively be ruled from London, according to a highly …
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Miami, Florida – Miami federal prosecutors have charged British Virgin Islands (BVI) Premier Andrew Alturo Fahie, Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Oleanvine Pickering Maynard (O. Maynard), and the …
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ST. THOMAS, USVI – In observance of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 24-30, 2022, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of the U.S. Virgin Islands, recognizes crime …
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WASHINGTON – A White House delegation led by Indo-Pacific Coordinator Kurt Campbell is due to arrive in the Solomon Islands for talks later on Thursday, the U.S. State Department said, …
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St. Thomas, USVI – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Assistant United States Attorney Adam F. Sleeper has been awarded an Attorney General’s Award by the United …
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St. Thomas, USVI – Every April, the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office for the U.S. Virgin Islands join survivors, advocates, and communities nationwide in observing Sexual Assault Awareness …
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– Australia Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday there was “great concern” across the Pacific after Solomon Islands confirmed it was creating a security partnership with China. The Pacific …
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WASHINGTON – Three members of a violent criminal gang were convicted today in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) by a federal jury for RICO conspiracy, murder, attempted murder, robbery, and …
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SYDNEY – Australia has been able to stop an “incursion” by Beijing into the Pacific islands by talking with leaders there weekly and offering vaccine aid, Prime Minister Scott Morrison …