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DHS Closes Knud Hansen Complex For COVID-19 Infections 2X In 5 Months
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS), today confirmed that it is immediately closing the Knud Hansen Complex in St. Thomas as a staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. DHS is currently working with the Virgin Islands Department of Health Division of
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2 St. Croix Men Charged In Shooting Of Man At Marley Homes In December 2020
FREDERIKSTED — Two St. Croix men were arrested at separate times Friday afternoon in connection to a non-fatal shooting at Marley Homes late last year, authorities said. Charles Frazer Jr., 26, of Campo Rico, was arrested at 12:56 p.m. Friday and Ian Benjamin Jr., 19, of Queen
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Focus and Jamaican literature - Stabroek News
Jamaica                                                             I saw my land in the morning And O but she was fair The hills flared upwards scorning Death and failure here. The article Focus and Jamaican literature appeared first on Stabroek News.
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The First Green New Deal: VI Corp on St. Croix (Part 2)
This historical six-part series explores three moments in the past century – VI Corp, Harvey Aluminum, and Hess Oil – where frustration with the given situation boiled over into radical change.
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Bryan, Encarnacion Say COVID Is 'Far From Over'
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion said that the U.S. Virgin Islands has conquered the last surge in the coronavirus, while at the same time warning that COVID is “far from over.”
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DDL expected to raise rum prices due to local molasses shortage - Stabroek News
The Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) will have to raise the price of some of its rum products as local molasses shortages have seen the company having to import the product for most of the past three
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Virgin Islands National Recruitment Drive to Begin in Atlanta on July 10
 The “Virgin Islanders Come Home” campaign is part of the Government of the Virgin Islands’ broader effort to aggressively fill more than 1,000 vacancies across departments and agencies.
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Carlos, US athletes take stand to end Olympic protest rule - Los Angeles Sentinel
John Carlos wants to abolish the rule that bans protests at the Olympics. The post Carlos, US athletes take stand to end Olympic protest rule appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Secrecy Surrounds Winners Of ‘Vax To Win USVI’ Lottery Drawing … None Announced
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two lucky people won $200,000 in the first ever General Vaccine Lottery on Friday — but Government House, the program itself and lottery officials — all won't say who won. Governor Albert Bryan announced in late June that under his promotional campaign 'Vax To Win USVI' one
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Rogue group in government will not allow a democratic transition of governance - Stabroek News
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Listen & Learn from Black Americans - African American News Today - EIN News
“listen to and learn from black Americans.” That conversation can be a the like, founding the organization Black Americans for Family Values in the
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Bryan’s Meeting With New Secretary of Interior Nets Territory $3.4 Million
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan met virtually with new Office of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, who awarded the territory $3.4 million and assured the Governor that the Office of Insular Affairs OIA) will work with the Government of the Virgin Islands in its discussions with the
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Mississippi Lawmakers Vote To Remove Confederate Emblem From State Flag : NPR
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Breaking: Limetree Closing Permanently Due to 'Financial Constraints'
Limetree Bay Refinery's parent company Limetree Bay Energy announced Monday it is “suspending its plans to restart the refinery indefinitely, due to severe financial constraints.”
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U.S. News & World Report Ranks St. Lucia No. 1 In Caribbean Travel Destinations
WASHINGTON — U.S. News & World Report has ranked the U.S. and British Virgin Islands among its Top 5 of 17 Best Places to Visit in the Caribbean. The annual report awarded St. Lucia the No. 1 spot, followed by the British Virgin Islands, Turks and Caicos, and U.S. Virgin
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Tourism Chief Tells U.S. Tourists Territory Is Safe To Visit Despite Delta Variant Surge
MIAMI — Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte was in Florida over the weekend telling reporters that the territory is a model of success in the Caribbean — thanks in large part to the United States. The U.S. Virgin Islands has access to U.S.-supplied vaccines and much-needed economic relief. Those
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DPNR Launches Story Time Hour On Wheels For Kids Starting On Friday
FREDERIKSTED — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces that the Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums (DLAM) will be launching Story Time hour on Wheels.  Every Friday beginningJune 18th at 10:00 am,DLAM’s Bookmobilewill park in front of
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Inaugural JetBlue Flight from Newark Receives a Warm Welcome in STT
JetBlue Airways flight B6 2219 arrived for the first time in St. Thomas Thursday, bringing with it many visitors from the New Jersey, New York and Connecticut area who are ready to explore the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Black livelihoods matter: Less than 2% in top management roles are black - African Voice Newspaper
Businesses need to remove barriers to progression for BAME employees, as little change is noticeable in number of black people in senior professional roles since 2012 representing just 1.4% of senior managers, directors and senior officials in the UK Updated figures from Business in the
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EGG NOG PLEADS GUILTY TO KILLING CHOCO! Tulipan Welcome Man Finally Fesses Up
KINGSHILL — The man charged in the 2019 homicide of Carlos Enrique 'Choco' Diaz on St. Croix has entered a plea agreement with prosecutors, according to court records. Edward “Eggnog” Paul, 44, was arrested at his Estate Tulipan Welcome home a few days after Diaz was shot to death on
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Region One’s active COVID cases now at 60 - Stabroek News
Up to Friday, 15 new novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were confirmed in Region One, where the total number of active cases has risen to 60. The article Region One’s active COVID cases now at 60 appeared first on Stabroek News.
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FEMA Awards $26.3M to Address Flooding, Road Repairs
FEMA has awarded the V.I. Department of Public Works $26,394,709 for eight road projects in both the St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John districts.
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FEMA, VITEMA, GVI Are Partners in Preparation for 2021 Hurricane Season
This five-day series of workshops and discussions served as one of the major milestones for the territory’s 2021 hurricane preparedness efforts.
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Coast Guard Medevacs Crew Member From Barge South of Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter medevaced a crewmember from a 400-foot accommodation barge Monday, approximately 140 nautical miles south of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Juan received a call from the DP Superior Performance barge
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Bryan Confirms 30th COVID-19 Related Death Took Place On St. Thomas
CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, Governor Albert Bryan confirmed that the 30th COVID-19-related death took place in the territory. A 72-year-old female in St. Thomas died from complications of the coronavirus disease on Tuesday, the Virgin Islands
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FEMA Offers Generous Funeral Aid to Those Grieving COVID-19 Deaths. Getting it isn’t Easy. | The Madison Times
By Noelle Alviz-Gransee (Wisconsin Watch) and Kristin Byrne (TMJ4 News) This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Shenora Staten-Jordan felt lost when her
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St. Kitts Native Who Escaped From Care Home In May Found Safe and Sound: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Kitts native who walked away from the Eldra Shulterbrandt Residential Care Facility on May 30 has been found safe and sound on St. Thomas, authorities said. Dionne Wrensford, 37, of Anna's Retreat, was spotted by alert members of the community who contacted police on
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Finance Commissioner Mails Out 7,395 Income Tax Refund Checks Today
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Finance Commissioner Nominee Bosede Bruce delivered 7,395 income tax refund checks totaling $15 million to the Aubrey C. Ottley Post Office in Sugar Estate, St. Thomas today as the first of two mailings of $25 million in tax checks. This latest round of refunds will address most
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'This is a lot more on my shoulders'
LOUISIANA, United States (AP) - In a matter of hours last week, Hurricane Laura tore through the tyre shop Layla Winbush's family started just under a year ago, reducing most of it to rubble and scattering hundreds of tyres across the lot. The storm also damaged her home, which now reeks of mould.
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