Coulthrust, found guilty of two charges, pleads for leniency - Barbados Today
Coast Guard Private Shane Coulthrust pleaded for leniency late Friday night after a military tribunal found him guilty of two of the nine charges he faced during his court-martial. But the sentence to be imposed was not immediately known as the three-member panel of Lieutenant Commander Fernella
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HUD Awards Los Angeles City and County $4 Million to Assist 1,950 Families - Los Angeles Sentinel
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) $4 million to launch a Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Regional Mobility Demonstration
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General Fishing Season Opens May 1 - Milwaukee Community Journal
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that the 2021-2022 fishing season will open May 1, without any changes to season dates. All regulations and license requirements still apply. “I hope everyone is as excited as I am for the 2021 fishing season,” said
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Death of reporter leads to call for newsroom diversity - Garland Journal
By Valerie Fields HillTexas Metro News Residents of two historically Black neighborhoods remembered an African American journalist during a ceremony last week as a kind and skilled writer who reported
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Tourism minister says safe reopening job number one - Barbados Today
Barbados prepares to welcome visitors under new COVID-19 vaccination protocols from Saturday with tourism authorities saying the safe reopening of the hotel and hospitality sectors is a priority and sobered by a new development in the island’s largest source market. Minister of Tourism Senator
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V.I. Unemployment Assistance Has Paid $133 Million Since Pandemic Began
Unemployment insurance in the U.S. Virgin Isalnds has paid out more than $133 Million since the beginning of the pandemic through May 2, according to the V.I. Labor Department.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Melton named one of Brotha Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Men of the Year | The Crusader Newspaper Group
This year, Senate Assistant Democratic Leader Eddie Melton (D-Gary) was selected as one of Brotha Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Men of the Year. The national magazine specifically targets African American males and is intended as an empowerment tool to provide resources to those dealing with
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
CZMU undertaking work on Richard Haynes Boardwalk - Barbados Today
Members of the public are asked to note that the Coastal Zone Management Unit (CZMU) will be carrying out repair work on a section of the Richard Haynes Boardwalk from tomorrow, Tuesday, May 11.  The work involves the replacement of boards in the lower section of the boardwalk opposite KPMG, and
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DPW’s New Neighborhood Initiative - Milwaukee Community Journal
It is an initiative throughout the city, created to garner neighborhood pride and ownership through coordinated clean up. Clean up crews will target one zone each week from April 12-May 21 and collect up to six (6) cubic yards per dwelling unit of unwanted furniture, mattresses or household items
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Coral Disease Part 2 – Strike Teams Fight Underwater
While some agencies are focused on restoring and regrowing coral on land-based nurseries, others are taking the battle directly beneath the sea. Among them is Frank Cummings, a leader of the St. John Strike Team.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Bryan Vows to Find Source of Emissions Hovering Over STX
In the wake of a flood of reports about a "rotten egg" smell hovering over parts of St. Croix, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said Friday that everything possible is being done to “find out what is this strange odor affecting our residents.”
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Meteorologist: Forget Predictions, Just be Prepared for Hurricane Season
It’s that time of year again -- the impending start of hurricane season, when everyone becomes a meteorologist, and the bane of Ernesto Morales’ existence.
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Students affirm fight to defund campus police, refund students, and honor victims of police violence - Milwaukee Community Journal
Milwaukee, WI – On April 21, Chancellor Mark Mone at UW-Milwaukee, who has refused to take meaningful action towards racial justice by defunding UWM police and refunding programs that support students, sent a campus wide email about the outcome of Derek Chauvin’s trial.   Mone called all three
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
BDF Chief of Staff reviewing outcome of court martial - Barbados Today
Chief of Staff of the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) Colonel Glyne Grannum is reviewing the outcome of the court martial of Private Shane Coulthrust, the BDF said Sunday. Last Friday, the matter ended with 33-year-old Coulthrust being handed a sentence of “discharge with ignominy from the Barbados
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Nine new cases, four discharged - Barbados Today
The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified nine new positive cases of COVID-19 – three males and six females – on Saturday, May 8, from among the 504 tests conducted. Four people recovered from the virus and were discharged.  There are currently 105 persons in isolation. The total
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Senators Praise Dowe While Raising Concerns About Port Authority
Senator were unanimous Monday in voicing praise for Carlton Dowe, the executive director of the Virgin Islands Port Authority, while at the same time raising concern about a variety of issues.
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Alabama retains all 7 U.S. House seats following 2020 census
By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times  On Monday, The United States Census Bureau released the results of the 2020 Census, with population totals and congressional seat distributions updated in all states.  According to the results, Alabama will get to retain all seven of its Congressional seats in
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Walk the Grounds At St. Ann Center - Milwaukee Community Journal
The community is invited to get some exercise and enjoy a beverage at St. Ann Center for Intergenerational Care during Free Refreshment Fridays. Walk the landscaped pathways at the Bucyrus Campus, 2450 W. North Ave., every Friday in May, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Walkers can enter the grounds from
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Source: Milwaukee Community Journal - Wisconsin's Largest African American Newspaper
Sargassum’s Future Poses Bigger Mystery Than Its Origins
As the floating mats of brown seaweed, known as sargassum, continue to swamp Caribbean beaches summer after summer, the search is widening for a way to turn a nuisance into a gift.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
‘Stop The Madness’: Activists Respond to Gun Violence in Jeffco | BlackPressUSA
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES - “I want to tell the community you need to put the guns down and pick up the Word of God,” she said. “I am so tired of this going on. . . not just in Fairfield but Birmingham and Bessemer and I have gone all around doing vigils and funerals and my heart goes out to a lot of
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Sixty-six-year-old succumbs to COVID-19 - Barbados Today
Minister of Health and Wellness Lt Col Jeffery Bostic has confirmed that a sixty-six-year-old woman has succumbed to COVID-19. The minister also confirmed a secondary school student tested positive for COVID-19. Read the full story tonight’s Epaper.     Read our ePaper. Fast. Factual. Free. Sign up
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The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commission To Present Economic Empowerment Day | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire Economic Empowerment Day, one of the key events during the 10-day 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial Commemoration, will focus on closing the wealth gap between Black and other Americans. The goal of Economic Empowerment Day is to create a collective focal point for
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Source: The Oklahoma Eagle
Fortress Investment Group Buys Marriott's Frenchman's Reef
The U.S. Virgin Islands' largest hotel, Marriott Frenchman's Reef on St. Thomas, has been sold to an affiliate of New York-based private investment firm Fortress Investment Group.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Court to hear appeal of Dallas officer who killed Botham Jean - TheGrio
A Texas court is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on overturning the conviction of a former Dallas police officer who... View Article The post Court to hear appeal of Dallas officer who killed Botham Jean appeared first on TheGrio.
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Todd Spitzer Launches New Hate Crimes Unit in Orange County - Los Angeles Sentinel
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer today announced that his office has created a new unit that will focus on hate crimes. The post Todd Spitzer Launches New Hate Crimes Unit in Orange County appeared first on Los Angeles Sentinel.
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Commendations, reprimands for officer in Wright death - TheGrio
The service file of a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright includes a commendation... View Article The post Commendations, reprimands for officer in Wright death appeared first on TheGrio.
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BPS, Boston Afterschool & Beyond offer expanded summer programming - The Bay State Banner
Boston Public Schools is teaming up with Boston Afterschool and Beyond on an ambitious goal: enrolling nearly 28,000 students in summer recreational and enrichment programs. Kicking off the effort Thursday at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School, BPS Superintendent Brenda Cassellius and representatives
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Source: The Bay State Banner
15-year-old Bolingbrook girl dies from COVID-19 two days after testing positive | The Crusader Newspaper Group
BY Shannon Halligan, WGN TV Family is mourning the loss of a 15-year-old Bolingbrook girl who died from COVID-19 just two days after testing positive. Last week, Dykota Morgan was a perfectly healthy 15-year-old freshman at Bolingbrook High School who excelled in school and athletics. But shortly
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Elevated Levels of Sulfur Dioxide Found in Air Over STX
Preliminary air quality testing conducted by the Virgin Islands National Guard Civil Support Team Saturday found elevated levels of sulfur dioxide in the air near the Limetree Bay Refinery.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Executives with Regions Bank and the PGA TOUR Discuss Equity and Community Engagement at the Regions Tradition
By Evelyn Mitchell Doing More Today The Regions Tradition, a PGA TOUR Champions major sponsored by Regions Bank, brings players, fans, and businesses together for five days of golf benefitting Children’s of Alabama and a variety of other local charities. The tournament also brings together two
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