TNC Dedicates Coral Innovation Hub on St. Croix

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TNC Dedicates Coral Innovation Hub on St. Croix

On Friday, the Nature Conservancy opened the V.I. Coral Innovation Hub, a laboratory focusing on coral research, conservation, new coral science, and technology with plans to share research and knowledge throughout the region and the world.

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After spewing homophobic rhetoric and making ignorant comments about people with HIV/AIDS, DaBaby has been dropped by fashion retailer boohooMAN, Yahoo reports. DaBaby released a 100-piece limited edition collection with the fashion retailer which dropped on June 30. On Twitter, boohooMAN shared

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Marla (Hanson) McClung Dies at 67

Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Aug. 7, at the Highlanda Cemetery in rural Langford, S.D.

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STX Man Sentenced to Over Five Years on Firearm Charge

Troy Lance Patterson age 52, of St. Croix was sentenced Tuesday in federal court by Judge Wilma Lewis to a term of sixty months of incarceration for carrying of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense.

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V.I. Student Awarded Aviation Scholarship to Train at RedTail Flight Academy

Anthony Gilbert, VI Chapter Tuskegee Airmen Inc. (VICTAI) member, was provided with an offer to join the RedTail Flight Academy inaugural class to begin on Sept. 8. The scholarship is worth $115,000.

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Plaskett, Kelly, Congressional Black Caucus Send Letter About Sickle Cell to HHS Secretary

Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement s regarding a letter she and other members of Congress sent to Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra regarding sickle cell disease.

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Caricom to US: Time to lift embargo against Cuba | New York Carib News

Caribbean Community (Caricom) countries have told the United States that its decades-old trade and economic embargo against Cuba has “run its course” and should now be lifted.

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Husson’s Dr. Walton named first African-American chair of Maine Venture Fund Board of Directors - African American News Today - EIN Presswire

BANGOR -- Husson University announced that Brien Walton, JD, EdD, director of the Richard E. Dyke Center for Family Business and assistant professor of

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Taiwan Congratulates Pierre, Pledges To Continue Ties With Saint Lucia

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday (July 28) congratulated Saint Lucia’s newly elected prime minister on his victory and pledged to continue close bilateral ties. The Caribbean nation, a diplomatic ally of Taiwan, held its general election on Monday (July 26), and Philip Joseph

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Mom reacts to Ed Buck conviction in fatal overdoses of Black gay men

On the four-year anniversary of Gemmel Moore’s death, a Los Angeles jury unanimously voted to convict Edward Buck as being... View Article The post Mom reacts to Ed Buck conviction in fatal overdoses of Black gay men appeared first on TheGrio.

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Liberia: IRC Calls On Wealthy Nations to Urgently Step Up Support

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Liberia: German Mineral Company Expands 'Mining' to Grand Cape Mount Diamond District

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Africa Has a Great Strategic Plan - Now It Needs to Roll Up Its Sleeves and Take Action

[The Conversation Africa] When the United Nations started framing its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2012 - a shared blueprint for working towards global peace and prosperity by 2030 - Africa was the first region to submit its list of priorities.

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Health Officials Recommend COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Age 12 and Older Amid Surge

Prompted by the increased spread of the extra contagious new delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 and the growing public danger, the V.I. Health Department is recommending children age 12 and older get the COVID-19 vaccine as the most effective means of preventing severe illness and

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WAPA Board Elects Energy Office Director Fleming As Chair

In a unanimous vote, the Water and Power Authority Board elected Energy Office Director Kyle Fleming chairman on Thursday.

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Uganda: Shs5b Industrial Park to Spur Growth in West Nile

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Kenya: Two Rivers Hosts Inaugural Somali Cultural Festival

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Chef Topey Announces ‘Topey’s Kitchen’ Grand Opening Friday | The Michigan Chronicle

Chef Topey’s life long dream was to open a Caribbean American Restaurant in Detroit, Michigan. After 30 years of being a chef in restaurants from five-star to local diners, his dream has come true. Topey’s Kitchen is celebrating their Grand Opening event on Friday, July 30, from 11 a.m. - 10

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WMA Testing Wastewater for Signs of COVID-19 Virus

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DHS Closes Head Start Administrative Offices Following Confirmed COVID-19 Case

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Africa: USA/Africa - Building Back Better? or Not?

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FEMA Gives Millions of Dollars in Grants to V.I. Agencies

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Governor Orders Virtual Learning at Public Schools Due to COVID Surge

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has ordered U.S. Virgin Islands public schools to use virtual learning instead of in-person classrooms when they reopen on August 9, Government House announced Thursday.

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Kenya: East African Rally Returns Under New Owners

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A Tribute to Leo Carty Opens Friday at Cane Roots Art Gallery on STX

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