Will peacekeeper plan help end Burundi violence?

Political violence has made finding dead bodies around Bujumbura an increasingly common occurrence. ©désiré nimubona/IRIN
  
KAMPALA (IRIN) December 19, 2015- Plans for the African Union to deploy 5,000 peacekeepers to protect civilians in Burundi have been broadly welcomed, but will they help end months of deadly political unrest ignited by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s quest for a third term?

Virginia Police Investigator Melvin Grover honored for role in identifying violent perpetrator

Detective Melvin Grover accepted the Federal Bureau of Investigations 2015 Biometric Identifications award from the Federal Bureau of Investigations Services section chief William McKinsey. Left to right, Deputy Commonwealth Attorney, Phil Evans, Commonwealth Attorney, Greg Underwood, Police Chief, Michael Goldsmith, Virginia State Police Captain, Thomas Turner, William McKinsey. photo: abhi ahmadadeen/BMLTV©

 (FBI) December 3, 2015 - The 2015 recipient of the FBI’s Biometric Identification Award (formerly known as the Latent Hit of the Year Award) is a member of Virginia’s Norfolk Police Department (NPD) who played a key role in the identification of a dangerous serial offender. Congratulations to Melvin Grover III, an investigator with the forensic section of the NPD’s detective division.

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Secretary Of State John Kerry to address Climate Change and National Security at Old Dominion University

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses reporters at a news conference following Syria-related meetings with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu, and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir at the Imperial Hotel in Vienna, Austria, on October 23, 2015. photo: state department

(BMLTV) NORFOLK Va., November 7, 2015 - On Tuesday, November 10th Secretary Kerry will travel to Norfolk, Virginia to deliver a speech on Climate Change and National Security at Old Dominion University.

ODU’s Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Initiative has facilitated research and education in all aspects of climate change and sea level rise, and it houses the Hampton Roads Sea Level Rise Preparedness and Resilience Intergovernmental Planning Pilot Project, which is the first of its kind.

While in Norfolk the Secretary will also tour the USS San Antonio ship and receive a briefing from the Maritime Operations Center. The Secretary’s speech will be streamed live on state.gov.

Army Corps of Engineers - City of Norfolk announce three-month delay in Coastal Storm Damage Reduction Project

Willoughby Split, Norfolk Virginia. photo: abhi ahmadadeen/BMLTV©

Army Corps rejects bid due to high cost

(BMLTV) NORFOLK, Va. - September 4, 2015 - The US Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Norfolk announce a three-month delay in the start of construction of a coastal storm damage reduction project for Willoughby Spit and East Ocean View beach areas due to the receipt of an unacceptable bid in response to the solicitation.

EU pays price for lack of migration planning

Refugees and migrants line up to board a night ferry from the Greek island of Kos to Athens.
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by kristy siegfried

(IRIN) OXFORD, August19, 2015 - Migrant arrivals to Europe in 2015 were widely expected to surpass the record levels reached in 2014, as conflicts in Syria and elsewhere raged on. But the staggering number of sea arrivals to Greece in recent weeks appears to have taken many by surprise.

Virginia Governor announces agreement to continue operation of the Virginia Commercial Space Authority

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe speaks with press post announcement at Old Dominion University.  photo: abhi ahmadadeen/BMLTV©

The Governor also announced a separate agreement to build a 3,000-foot runway for Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

(BMLTV) Norfolk Va., August 6, 2015 - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today an agreement has been reached between the Commonwealth of Virginia and Orbital ATK regarding repair costs and insurance coverage following the October 2014 launch mishap that damaged portions of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS).

Red tape tangles Nepal reconstruction

Residents walk past a building damaged during the earthquake in the city centre in Chautara, Nepal, on 8 July 2015. © Juliette Rousselot/IRIN
 
by Juliette Rousselot

(IRIN) KATHMANDU, August 5, 2015 - More than three months after a massive earthquake devastated Nepal, hundreds of thousands of people remain homeless as reconstruction efforts are blocked by logistical and bureaucratic hurdles.

Dutch Dialogues: Virginia life at sea level

Arial view over the Elizabeth river looking into the Norfolk Freemason
community. photo: abhi ahmadadeen/BMLTV©

Visionary plan adds more green space, innovative land use concepts

(BMLTV) NORFOLK, VA. - Slover library was buzzing with innovative ideas that inspired city officials in Norfolk and Hampton to advance regional agenda as Dutch Dialogues: Virginia Life at Sea Level wrapped up.