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Leatherback Brewing Company Opens Its First Beer Made Using Solar Power
Sunshine and Rain Mango Double IPA is made at Leatherback’s now energy independent brewery on St. Thomas with mangoes harvested in Frederiksted, St. Croix.
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General Conference 2021
By Rev. William E. Cooper Jr. The election of Bishops and General Officers is the highlight of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) General Conference which, this year, will be held here July 6-10…
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Source: The Christian Recorder
Seychelles: Renovated Coral Nursery At Seychelles' Curieuse Island On Target to Rehabilitate 0. 5 Hectares of Coral Reef
[Seychelles News Agency] One of Seychelles' largest coral nurseries is now growing corals after undergoing several months of restoration, and the project is expected to restore a combined 0.5 hectares of coral reef habitat by the end of the project.
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Virtue of the Week: Appreciation
Virtue of the Week focuses on building peaceful and caring communities through understanding and fostering the practice of virtues. The Source supports the Virtues Project and will publish one virtue developed by the project each week. Appreciation is seeing the good in life, recognizing gifts th
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Mexican oil giant says no environmental damage from raging Gulf fire - Stabroek News
MEXICO CITY,  (Reuters) - Just days after video of a massive ocean surface blaze near a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico went viral, Mexico’s national oil company has declared that environmental damage was avoided due to quick action by its
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Dry Air Mass, Saharan Dust, With Tropical Wave Overnight
A dry air mass, chock full of Saharan dust, will move across the local area on Tuesday yielding fair weather conditions. Daytime high temperatures will range from the upper 80s to the low 90s with east-southeast winds of 10-20 miles per hour. A tropical wave will pass south of the region late Tue
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LIVE UPDATES: Death Toll Rises to 24, Other Half of Surfside Condo Demolished
By: BNC Digital Staff At approximately 1:30 a.m. on July 24, 2021, a residential condo at 8777 Collins Avenue in Surfside, Florida, partially collapsed as residents slept. According to CNN, the oceanfront building contained 136 units and was built in 1981.   At the time of the collapse, the
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Hurricane Sam Forecast To Strengthen Rapidly This Weekend
CNN:- Sam started Thursday as a tropical storm, with winds of 35 mph, and ended the day at 70 mph -- a rapid intensification that occurs when a tropical cyclone strengthens by at least 35 mph in 24 hours. By Friday morning Sam had strengthened into a hurricane, and it may undergo a second rapid
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AARP - VI to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With Virtual Concert
Plena Libre will perform bomba and plena, and it will spotlight the beginnings and history of the music genres and cultural dances with demonstrations by folklore dancers. 
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Feds Replacing and Upgrading Solar Systems on District Court Buildings
Four years ago, Hurricanes Irma and Maria made short work of solar panels on the U.S. Virgin Island's District Court buildings and properties. Now they are being replaced with upgraded systems.
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Hurricane Sam Reaches Category 4
Hurricane Sam was designated a Category 4 hurricane Saturday and was expected to continue strengthening through Saturday night as it continued an a track taking it just north of the Leeward Islands and the USVI.
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VICA’s ‘Dorsch After Dark’ Marks Its Fourth Pop-Up Exhibit Tuesday
The Virgin Islands Council on the Arts will host its fourth “Dorsch After Dark” pop-up exhibit Tuesday at the Frederick D. Dorsch Cultural Activity Center in downtown Frederiksted.
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Feds Replacing and Upgrading Solar Systems on District Court Buildings
Four years ago, Hurricanes Irma and Maria made short work of solar panels on the U.S. Virgin Island's District Court buildings and properties. Now they are being replaced with upgraded systems.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Kenya: Funding Cuts Threaten HIV/Aids Treatment Efforts
[Nation] HIV positive people fear losing access to free treatment services as Kenya coasts towards a crisis while donor funding declines amid insufficient domestic funds, reveals a NationNewsplex review of HIV financing.
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Blueface, Eladio Carrion & Jon Z “B!TCH#S,” Joyner Lucas & J. Cole “Your Heart” & More | Daily Visuals 9.27.21
Check out the rest of today’s drops and some joints you might’ve missed over the weekend including work from Alicia Keys featuring Swae Lee, Kodie Shane featuring Rick Ross, and more.
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Blyden Pleads Not Guilty to Endangering Public's Health
Previously vaccinated against Covid-19, Sen. Marvin Blyden pleaded not guilty Friday to a single misdemeanor charge of exposing others to a contagious disease.
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Two New COVID-19 Fatalities Bring Territory's Pandemic Death Toll to 71
Two more COVID-19 deaths – an 89-year-old man from St. Croix and a 33-year-old St. Thomas woman – announced Monday by the V.I. Department of Health, have raised the territory's death tool from the disease to 71.
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Top U.S. Official Apologizes In Haiti For Migrant Treatment: 'It Was Wrong'
A Biden administration national security advisor made the remarks during a two-day trip after images of Haitian migrants went viral.
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Hot and Hazy Conditions are Forecast Thursday
A drier air mass is moving across the local area on Sunday and, as a result, mainly fair weather with little to no shower activity is expected. Daytime high temperatures will range from the upper 80s to low 90s with winds mainly from the east at 10-15 miles per hour with occasional gusts. Marine
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Tunisia: Call to Establish New Dynamic to Protect Tunisian Maritime Space
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Secretary-General of Maritime Affairs, Asma Sehiri Laabidi, stressed Thursday, the need to establish a new dynamic to protect our maritime space and make the most of it to serve the national economy.
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LGBTQ+ Community Celebrates First Walk On St. Thomas
More than 50 people joined the organizers of the first Pride Walk ever held in St. Thomas on Saturday at Emancipation Garden.
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USVI's COVID Cases Trending Younger, Epidemiologist Says
The U.S. Virgin Islands had 190 active cases of COVID-19 as of Monday afternoon, and the numbers are tilting towards younger people, according to Dr. Esther Ellis, the territory's epidemiologist.
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Passing Showers Turning to Drier Weather Wednesday
A drier air mass is moving across the local area on Sunday and, as a result, mainly fair weather with little to no shower activity is expected. Daytime high temperatures will range from the upper 80s to low 90s with winds mainly from the east at 10-15 miles per hour with occasional gusts. Marine
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Short Film "Passage" Uses Local Actors and St. Croix Landscape to Highlight Untold Stories of the Middle Passage
On the day to celebrate America’s Independence, the short film "Passage" screened at Caribbean Cinemas on St. Thomas, highlighting the slave trade that occurred in 1600 West Africa.
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I'm a Black Mom. Here's What White Parents Need To Understand About Critical Race Theory.
"There is a great deal of confusion surrounding critical race theory (CRT), which is being hotly debated among the constituents of our nation’s independent schools."
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Undocumented Immigrants Can Get Licenses. ICE Can Get Their Data.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement says requests for drivers’ personal data aren’t related to immigration enforcement. Experts worry that’s not true.
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Blackness and Latinidad are not mutually exclusive. Here's what it means to be Afro-Latino in America
Joel Alvarado was 6 years old when his mother pulled him aside and asked him to be discreet as he was getting ready to meet his grandmother in Puerto Rico.
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VIPD Offers its Parking Lots for Online Sales After Man Robbed
A man who thought he buying a gold chain from a contact on Facebook Marketplace was instead robbed at gunpoint by three men Friday on St. Croix, and then shot at as they made their getaway and he pursued them, according to the V.I. Police Department.
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AARP - VI to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With Virtual Concert
Plena Libre will perform bomba and plena, and it will spotlight the beginnings and history of the music genres and cultural dances with demonstrations by folklore dancers. 
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