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Over 250 migrants rescued by Tunisian navy are in quarantine | Africanews
The Tunisian Navy rescued 267 illegal migrants after their boat broke down near the southern coast of the city of Ben Guerdane, on the border with Libya
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Coast Guard Rescues Two Divers off Coki Point
The U.S. Coast guard rescued two divers in distress Thursday afternoon from the middle of the channel just off Coki Point, St. Thomas. The rescued divers are a man, 57, and a woman, 21, reportedly tourists.
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'Stay Dry and Stay Safe' as TS Grace Nears, Says Bryan
The good news is that Tropical Storm Grace is going to “rip through” the territory mid-afternoon on Sunday instead of lingering – and building – but before moving on, will dump about three to six inches of rain, according to emergency response officials.
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Deadline Looms for Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Internships
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation is offering several internship programs for spring 2023 and applications are due by Wednesday, Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett announced Monday.
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Plaskett Takes On Controversial Committee
Congressional leadership named U.S. Virgin Islands Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett to the controversial Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government, the congresswoman’s office announced Thursday.
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Juneteenth Now a National and USVI Holiday - Government On Leave Friday
President Joe Biden signed legislation Thursday establishing Juneteenth, on June 19 as a national holiday and Gov. Albert Bryan followed suit in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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At least 16 people dead in Greek shipwreck | Haiti Gazette
The content originally appeared on: CNN (CNN)At least 16 people died when their boat overturned off the Greek island of Paros in the central Aegean Sea on Friday, in the third maritime disaster involving migrants this week, the country's coastguard said. Authorities scrambled a search and rescue
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How the Coast Guard's 1st Black woman pilot helped give the next one her wings
Jeanine Menze was discouraged from pursuing her dream to fly planes when she didn't see any women of color in the field. Then she met La'Shanda Holmes. "When I met you, I saw myself," Menze told her.
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Plaskett Takes On Controversial Committee
Congressional leadership named U.S. Virgin Islands Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett to the controversial Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government, the congresswoman’s office announced Thursday.
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My Brother's Workshop Celebrates Seven Graduates
Seven students were lauded Saturday at a ceremony on St. Thomas celebrating their graduation from Penn Foster High School through the My Brother’s Workshop Education program.
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V.I. Women Promoted to Lieutenant Commander in U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Virgin Islands. Aviators Ronaqua A. Russell and Rebekah A. Seifer were promoted to lieutenant commander in the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Six migrants die after boat sinks off Algeria | Africanews
Six migrants were found dead at sea and others missing after their boat sank Monday off the Algerian coast, local television reported adding that six survivors were rescued.
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Libya - MSF Calls for Evacuation of Most Vulnerable Migrants to Safe Countries
Press Release - Paris - Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) calls on European and north American states, among others, to offer protection to migrants currently trapped in Libya. There needs to be an urgent acceleration in the evacuation of the most vulnerable people by strengthening existing mechanisms
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Multiple Deaths in Capsized Boat off Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Searching for Survivors
Coast Guard rescue crews responded Thursday to a mass rescue case of people in the water from a capsized about 10 nautical miles north of Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. At least 11 are dead and dozens were rescued.
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Ian Lashes South Carolina as Florida's Death Toll Climbs | Latest News
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Nigerian dies trying to rescue woman from River Thames, family says search for him was 'not enough' - Face2Face Africa
The family of a man who died after jumping into the River Thames to save a woman who fell from London Bridge says the search for him ended too soon. 20-year-old Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, known as Jimi, was on his way home from work with a friend, Bernard, when they heard a woman had fallen
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Stacey Plaskett Slams Trump’s Impeachment Lawyers For Video Scapegoating Black Women
House Impachment Manager and Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett called out Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers for "playing clip after clip of Black women talking about fighting for a cause or an issue or a policy."
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Africa: Nearly 1,000 Migrants Have Drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in 2021 - UN
[RFI] The 57 migrants who drowned off the coast of Libya on Sunday added to the toll of nearly 1,000 lives lost in the Mediterranean Sea this year alone, the UN agency International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has revealed.
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St. Thomas Native Makes Coast Guard History as Newly-Minted Commander
Karima Greenaway Hantal, a native of St. Thomas, has been promoted to commander by the U.S. Coast Guard - the first woman of U.S. Virgin Islands descent to achieve the rank.
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Coast Guard, Good Samaritans Rescue 5 Boaters Off St. Croix
A Coast Guard boat crew and two Good Samaritan vessels rescued five people after their vessel capsized offshore from Green Cay Marina on St. Croix.
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St. Thomas Native Makes Coast Guard History as Newly-Minted Commander
Karima Greenaway Hantal, a native of St. Thomas, has been promoted to commander by the U.S. Coast Guard - the first woman of U.S. Virgin Islands descent to achieve the rank.
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Snorkeler Rescued from the Rocks at Hams Bluff Lighthouse
A snorkeler stranded on the rocks off the Hamm's Bluff lighthouse on St. Croix was rescued Tuesday afternoon by a Coast Guard boat crew, suffering only some scrapes in the ordeal, the agency reported Wednesday.
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Caribbean Maritime Community Joins Forces to Search for Vessel Budgie
On Monday morning, Feb. 21, with the help of Virgin Islands Search Rescue in the British Virgin Islands and from the UK Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre, the Coast Guard ended its search of British rower, Jack Jarvis due to the rower's Emergency Positioning Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) being
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Plaskett Co-Chairs Black Innovation Committee
Given the opportunity, Black innovators will change the world, said Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.
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Mauritius deploys coastguard to rescue stranded Chinese ship | Africanews
Mauritius has deployed its coastguard and armed forces after a Chinese-flagged trawler containing 130 tonnes of oil ran aground off the Indian Ocean archipelago nation.
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Stacey Plaskett Slams Trump’s Impeachment Lawyers For Video Scapegoating Black Women
House Impachment Manager and Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett called out Donald Trump's impeachment lawyers for "playing clip after clip of Black women talking about fighting for a cause or an issue or a policy."
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EPA: STX Refinery Needs New Permit, Millions in Equipment for Restart
Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation must obtain a new comprehensive Clean Air Act permit before it can restart the St. Croix refinery — a process that could take up to three years and cost hundreds of millions of dollars — the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.
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Plaskett Co-Chairs Black Innovation Committee
Given the opportunity, Black innovators will change the world, said Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett in Washington D.C. on Tuesday.
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Dateline NBC Investigates Woman's Disappearance From Yacht on STJ
A year after British citizen Sarm Heslop went missing from her boyfriend’s yacht on St. John, Dateline NBC will air an investigative report into her disappearance on Friday night.
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Coast guards add misery to fishermen in Lake Victoria
They have introduced a rule that requires fishermen to have a licence before they can be allowed to fish in the lake.
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