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Police Say Remains Found At Bugby Hole Can’t Be Those Of Sarm Heslop: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is responding to inquiries from members of the British-based press, attempting to link the dead body found in Bugby Hole on May 19 to the disappearance of Sarm Heslop from St. John on March 8. 'Although detectives presently cannot identify the
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Coffee Owner Says His Business Is Thriving Thanks To Online Support
Atlanta-based business owner Russell Wiggins runs Russell's Gourmet Coffee and has successfully expanded his brand to numerous different types of coffee.
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Movers and Shakers | Karen F Burke | Business Owner/ Co-founder
Karen F Burke , ACMA, MAAT, DipPPC, is a business owner, Power Up coach (Personal Performance & Business), author, speaker and accountant. She is co-founder, with her husband Devon, of the MindBody Therapy Centre in London. They also run a health and wellbeing social enterprise called, Therapy
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'The Hatred and Evil In His Eyes': Sacramento Man Faces Charges of Vandalism and a Hate Crime After Attacking Black Female Business Owner
A white man from California is facing charges related to burglary, vandalism and a hate crime after he allegedly hurled racial slurs at a Black woman and
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West Africa: Govt Risks Inflaming Local Conflict With Military Strategy Against Islamists - Report
"By focusing primarily on a military strategy, the government risks again inflaming local conflicts that Islamic State could
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Cousins laments country’s soaring food import bill
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is now a net drain on the country’s foreign exchange, instead of being the main channel for achieving food security and nutrition. The value of Jamaica’s food imports is now four times that of food exports...
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Women investors’ clout rises at the NSE
Statistics by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA) show that about 513,062 women had invested in the Nairobi bourse as at June.
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Entrepreneurs Can Apply For This New $50k Grant For Black-Owned Businesses
Financial support will be available to Black-owned businesses through a new grant program created by Juvia’s Place. On August 14, the popular makeup brand founded by Chichi Eburu announced that
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The dead body of a missing man, 39, found in a Spanish dinosaur statue
A Spanish father and son made a startling discovery when they spotted a corpse while looking at a dinosaur statue near Barcelona.
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V.I. Supreme Court Sides With Governor In Separation Of Powers Lawsuit vs. Senate
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George said Sunday that Governor Albert Bryan has prevailed in a lawsuit filed in Superior Court of the Virgin Islands. The Superior Court ruled that Act No. 8438 violates the separation of powers doctrine under the Revised Organic Act and
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AG: Hefty fines for breaches in covid19 safe zones
AS safe zones in restaurants, cinemas and other recreational areas go live in just over a week, Attorney General Faris Al-Rawi is warning both businesses and patrons that failure to adhere to the main rules of being vaccinated carries a hefty penalty. Speaking during the Prime Minister's media
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Four arrested after off-duty police officer has shootout with business robbers
Business robbery suspects fired shots at an off-duty police officer while fleeing the scene of the crime on Sunday, 4 July.
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Black Underground Recycling Program feeds the Bronzeville Community | The Crusader Newspaper Group
The Black Underground Recycling Program was created in 2016 by Justin Blake, who is a South Side native, community activist, business owner, and great-grandson of
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Youth At Risk Of Becoming Homeless Could Qualify For New Housing Program
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) announced today that they have partnered with the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA) to implement the Territory’s first housing assistance program for youth who have left (aged out of) the foster care system and are at
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Renay Dossman named as new Neighborhood Development Center president -
Renay Dossman has been named president of the Neighborhood Development Center. Source
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Giving a Voice to Your Business – What You Need to Do
As a business owner, you need to make sure that your company has a platform to stand on and ways of expressing
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Police Need Your Help To Identify Body Of Woman Found Near South Shore Today
CATHERINE'S REST — Police need your help tonight to identify the body of a woman that was found in an isolated, hilly area of St. Croix today, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center was notified of an apparent dead body near the roadway in Estate Bugby Hole about 8:36
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Danielle Hines: The Visionary Behind Coworking Space in Civil Rights District
By Javacia Harris Bowser For The Birmingham Times Downtown Birmingham has a new coworking space that’s both steeped in history and focused on the future, thanks to the vision of Danielle Hines, a Birmingham-based attorney, business owner, and military veteran. Hines is the creative behind
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Online support platform eases pains of independent workers | New Pittsburgh Courier
(NewsUSA) - According to a 2020 study, amid the Covid-19 pandemic an estimated 59 million Americans have freelanced in the past year, which is equivalent to 36% of the country's entire workforce. The number of freelancers in the US is continuously growing and is expected to exceed 90.1 million by
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White Bar Owner Pulls Gun On Black Man Chastising Patrons for Not Wearing Face Masks in Philly - Black Enterprise
A White Philadelphia bar owner was caught on video pulling out his gun on a Black man who was yelling at people for not wearing face masks at a restaurant.
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Portmore needs hospital before parish status, say residents
Residents of Portmore are welcoming the prospect of their hometown becoming a parish but argue that the nearly 4,000 hectare municipality is in dire need of a hospital first.In addition to a hospital, several residents interviewed by the Jamaica Observer yesterday also argued that a market and bus
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This one change to bankruptcy law could help small businesses | Afro
The law creates a Subchapter V of Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, which essentially makes it easier for small business owners to retain ownership of their business in the event of seeking bankruptcy
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Coast Guard Cutter Services 23 Buoys At 8 Maritime Ports In Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Willow completed a twelve-day mission Wednesday servicing 23 critical aids to navigation (AToN) across eight maritime ports in Puerto Rico. The crew of the cutter Willow serviced AToN in the ports of San Juan, Mayaguez, Tallaboa, Ponce, Guanica, Ceiba, Culebra and
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PM: UNC promoted vigils which spread covid19 - Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
THE Prime Minister on Monday alleged that the UNC had promoted public vigils causing the spread of covid19. He was wrapping up debate on his motion that the House of Representatives notes the President of the Republic's declaration of a state of emergency (SoE). Dr Rowley began by rejecting th
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Michigan pastor says white woman coughed on him for not wearing mask
(credit: screenshot) A Michigan pastor says a white woman coughed in his face after he forgot his mask outside a pizza place and declares it be to an act of “racism.” Michael Hale Jr. told Fox 2 Detroit that he and his wife were waiting for their order outside of Belle Isle Pizza on
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‘He Is Legally Registered': Pharrell's Cousin Killed By Police In Virginia Beach Shooting Owned a Security Business, His Father Now Says
The father of 25-year-oldDonovon Lynch, cousin to entertainer Pharrell Williams, is speaking out after his son was shot and killed during a horrific weekend of […]
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DCPS Elementary Graduates Celebrated for Academic Success During COVID-19.
(ThyBlackMan.com) William Jackson of My Quest to Teach and Aida Correa of Love Built Life are educators,  business owners, STREAM activists that are honoring graduating 5th grade students from  Crown Point Elementary School and Venetia Elementary School with academic awards and
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East Austin’s Most Exciting New Joint Serves “Modern African American” Barbecue - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… ’s decision is personal. His African American ancestors were likely the ones … . Distant Relatives’ tagline is “modern African American.” Brockway wants to work from … says. “I’m a modern African American. I’m a business owner …
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Low-Income Single Mother Becomes the Owner of a Million-Dollar Construction Company - The New York Beacon
Lasenta Lewis-Ellis’s personal journey is a great example of the idea that where a person begins does not have to dictate where he or she will finish in life. Cola Daily reported that Lewis-Ellis once lived in low-income housing as a struggling single parent. Things have changed for the
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Men Detail Ordeal of Working on STT Hurricane Recovery Program
When he took a job in January 2019 that promised great pay repairing hurricane-damaged roofs on St. Thomas, Abiel Osorio Cotto could never have dreamed how badly it would end up.
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