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Janeka Simon

(She/Her)
Saint Lucia
As seen in: The Virgin Islands Consortium, St Lucia Star, winnmediaskn.com
Covers:  politics, policy
Doesn't Cover: sports (unless I absolutely have to)
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52 Inmates Inappropriately Double-Celled, Unacceptably Low Staffing, Surge In Contraband Flow Inc...

52 Inmates Inappropriately Double-Celled, Unacceptably Low Staffing, Surge In Contraband Flow Inc...

Inadequate staffing levels and obsolete facilities are the predominant barriers preventing the Bureau of Corr…

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Former Premier Fahie Still Being Paid As Representative Of BVI's District 1

Former Premier Fahie Still Being Paid As Representative Of BVI's District 1

Andrew Fahie, while no longer the premier of the British Virgin Islands, is still the duly elected representa…

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Payne Claims Bribes & Coercion at Play Against Him; Alleged Victims Deny Being Influenced in Any Way

Payne Claims Bribes & Coercion at Play Against Him; Alleged Victims Deny Being Influenced in Any Way

After avoiding calls from Consortium journalists and ignoring our messages for over a month, embattled Senato…

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Payne Dismisses Allegations Made Against Him By Three Women; VIPD Refutes Claim That He Was Clear...

Payne Dismisses Allegations Made Against Him By Three Women; VIPD Refutes Claim That He Was Clear...

After over a month of silence, Senator Steven Payne has issued a statement calling the Consortium's reporting…

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V.I. Democratic Party Calls On Payne To Step Down Now Or Be Removed

V.I. Democratic Party Calls On Payne To Step Down Now Or Be Removed

Update: About an hour after the Democratic Party issued its statement calling on Sen. Steven Payne to step do…

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A Massage, Shower And Sex Toys: 3rd Person To Accuse Steven Payne Of Inappropriate Behavior Comes...

A Massage, Shower And Sex Toys: 3rd Person To Accuse Steven Payne Of Inappropriate Behavior Comes...

Over the weekend, a young woman reached out to Consortium journalists, telling us that having seen our report…

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Fahie To Be Released On $500,000 Bond After Court Modifies Bail Conditions

Fahie To Be Released On $500,000 Bond After Court Modifies Bail Conditions

Andrew Fahie will be able to bond out of the federal detention facility in Miami where he has been held since…

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BVI Port Authority Executive Director Oleanvine Maynard Opting Not To Seek Release From Federal C...

BVI Port Authority Executive Director Oleanvine Maynard Opting Not To Seek Release From Federal C...

While the former premier of the British Virgin Islands Andrew Fahie fights to be granted the ability to bond …

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Fahie's Attorney Argues He's Neither A Flight Risk Nor A Danger To The Community As She Prepares ...

Fahie's Attorney Argues He's Neither A Flight Risk Nor A Danger To The Community As She Prepares ...

The extreme flight risk Andrew Fahie represents exists only in the fevered imaginings of U.S. prosecutors, sa…

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Entire BVI Port Authority Board To Be Replaced Amid Embroilment Of Managing Director In Federal D...

Entire BVI Port Authority Board To Be Replaced Amid Embroilment Of Managing Director In Federal D...

The chair of the British Virgin Islands Port Authority is set to resign from his post, BVI Premier Dr. Natali…

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Bryan Has Edge Over Vialet In First Reputable Gubernatorial Polling Performed; Blyden, Joseph, Pa...

Bryan Has Edge Over Vialet In First Reputable Gubernatorial Polling Performed; Blyden, Joseph, Pa...

Local firm Island Analytics has begun its polling work for the upcoming 2022 USVI election cycle, and the fir…

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BVI House Of Assembly Debating Motion Of No Confidence In Andrew Fahie

BVI House Of Assembly Debating Motion Of No Confidence In Andrew Fahie

The BVI House of Assembly is currently debating a motion of no confidence in the Andrew Fahie government.

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BVI Proposes Unity Government To Discourage UK Takeover; House Speaker Vacates Position; Premier ...

BVI Proposes Unity Government To Discourage UK Takeover; House Speaker Vacates Position; Premier ...

Developments in the BVI have been occurring at breakneck speed, ever since last week's arrest of Premier Andr…

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Protests Erupt In BVI As Citizens Galvanize Against UK Takeover

Protests Erupt In BVI As Citizens Galvanize Against UK Takeover

One day after UK Overseas Minister Amanda Milling arrived in the British Virgin Islands on Sunday to discuss …

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Protests Erupt In BVI As Citizens Galvanize Against UK Takeover

Protests Erupt In BVI As Citizens Galvanize Against UK Takeover

One day after UK Overseas Minister Amanda Milling arrived in the British Virgin Islands on Sunday to discuss …

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As Fahie Demands His Release On Claim Of Diplomatic Immunity, BVI Opposition Party Says He Should...

As Fahie Demands His Release On Claim Of Diplomatic Immunity, BVI Opposition Party Says He Should...

BVI Premier Andrew Fahie has demanded his release on the basis of diplomatic immunity, a principle of interna…

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Report Calls For Criminal Investigation Into Fahie's Obstruction Of Effort To Scrutinize Covid Fu...

Report Calls For Criminal Investigation Into Fahie's Obstruction Of Effort To Scrutinize Covid Fu...

The system is broken, and elected officials in the current and previous administrations like it that way. Tha…

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'He's A Little Crook Sometimes': BVI Premier And Two Others Caught In Sting Operation To Smuggle ...

'He's A Little Crook Sometimes': BVI Premier And Two Others Caught In Sting Operation To Smuggle ...

Hours after his arrest, the criminal complaint against Andrew Fahie, premier of the British Virgin Islands be…

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Be Fruitful!

Be Fruitful!

The Prime Minister of Dominica cajoles his citizens to have more children, saying that the country is severel…

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Why Do We Kill Ourselves?

Why Do We Kill Ourselves?

Explaining to the neurotypical the black hole of despair that sometimes makes a depressive feel like there's …

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