AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoTerritorial Security: The Acting Governor chaired an NSC meeting on Aug. 7, backing a heightened RVIPF police presence for the remaining Emancipation Festival events after gun violence, including a Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta shooting that injured at least two. Festival Violence: The Carrot Bay Cultural Fiesta committee said the Friday activities will proceed with increased police presence after a gunman injured two people, while also condemning the violence. Police Firearms Sweep: RVIPF reported recovering three firearms and ammunition from multiple locations over the past week, as investigations continue. Crime & Courts (St. Croix): A St. Croix man sentenced to probation after an attempted murder plea was arrested again after a traffic stop turned up illegal weapons, including an un-serialized “ghost gun.” BVI Business & Politics: Talk show host Claude Skelton Cline accused RiteWay and its parent of “cannibalising” the BVI market, while Dr. Arlene Smith-Thompson urged voters to move away from “hand-out politics.” US Policy Watch: Rights group Right to Democracy called Trump’s new executive order on birthright citizenship “troubling” for U.S. territories, after the Supreme Court rejected an earlier attempt to restrict it. DLCA Scam Warning: DLCA warned businesses not to pay anyone claiming to collect licensing fees in the field. Sports: Beyonce A. Defreitas won the VI’s first-ever CAC Games 200m medal, taking silver in Santo Domingo. Powerball: The jackpot jumped to $856M with no winner reported Wednesday.
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