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Premier of British Virgin Islands, port director charged in Miami in cocaine smuggling scheme

Published 28 April 2022

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Premier of British Virgin Islands, port director charged in Miami in cocaine smuggling scheme

Andrew Alturo Fahie, above, the premier of the British Virgin Islands, along with the territory’s port director were taken into custody by Drug Enforcement Administration agents at Miami-Opa-locka Executive Airport. BVI Government

The premier of the British Virgin Islands and the director of the small Caribbean territory’s ports were arrested Thursday at a Miami-area airport by federal agents on charges of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and money laundering, according to U.S. authorities. Andrew Alturo Fahie, BVI’s premier, and Oleanvine Maynard, manager director of the port authority, were taken into custody by Drug Enforcement Administration agents at Miami-Opa-locka Executive Airport.

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Arnold Donald to step down as Carnival Corp. CEO in August

Published 26 April 2022

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Arnold Donald to step down as Carnival Corp. CEO in August

By Johanna Jainchill

Arnold Donald, Carnival Corp.’s president and CEO. He will be moving to a role as vice chair later this year.

Arnold Donald will step down as Carnival Corp.’s president and CEO on Aug. 1 after nine years in the role and will stay on as vice chair of the company’s board.

He will be succeeded by Josh Weinstein, Carnival’s current COO.

Josh Weinstein

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Dr. George C. Fraser1st Founder and CEO, FraserNet, Inc.

Published 4 April 2022

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I watched the Oscar’s because for the first time in the 93 years of the Oscar’s they had their first Black director and 2 awesome Black men competing for Best actor, plus the movie “King Richard”…about Venus and Serena was up for Best Picture. So I got my popcorn and settled in for a classy night of elegant speeches the likes of Poitier, Denzel and Viola Davis.

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Oscars controversy shines a light on Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘struggle’ with alopecia

Published 28 March 2022

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Written by Oscar Holland, CNN

Oscars controversy shines a light on Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘struggle’ with alopecia

Jada Pinkett Smith found her struggle with hair loss at the center of an unexpected controversy at the Oscars on Sunday night, after her husband Will Smith appeared to strike comedian Chris Rock in response to a joke he made about her shaved head.

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Will Smith apologizes to the Academy and fellow nominees during best actor speech

Published 28 March 2022

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By Lisa Respers France, CNN

(CNN)Will Smith won his first Academy Award on Sunday night and offered his apologies to the Academy and others for an earlier incident in which the actor appeared to strike presenter

Chris Rock.