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Speaking at the 35th edition of Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami last week, Commissioner Boschulte said it is important for travelers to feel safe at every destination they visit, and working with other destinations is essential to ensure that happens.
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China says virus pushing US ties to brink of 'Cold War'
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China said yesterday that relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War”, fuelled in part by tensions over the new coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 350,000 people worldwide and pitched the global economy into a massive
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The sad and exhausting pitfalls of white allyship - TheGrio
A year ago, I remember being struck by how many people were out marching for Black lives in the wake... View Article The post The sad and exhausting pitfalls of white allyship appeared first on TheGrio.
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Police Need Your Help To Find Missing Teenager Solimar Barnes On St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help this evening to find a missing teenager on St. Thomas, authorities said. Solimar Barnes, 15, has been missing for three days, family members told the Virgin Islands Police Department. Barnes stands 5-feet, 8-inches tall and weighs about 100 pounds. She has
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Jahmaris Nesbitt Finishes 3rd at Desert Challenge Paralympics in Arizona
Nesbitt will be representing the Virgin Islands in the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, in August, 2021.
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Focusing on equality of opportunity rather than equality of outcome for Black Americans - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
… his administration argue that more Black Americans are financially and socially behind … a substantially higher share of African Americans than the country at large … help make all Americans, including Black Americans, prosperous and happy. • Dr. Ben …
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Health Confirms 2 More COVID Deaths In The Territory, Total Now Stands At 71
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health on Monday confirmed two COVID-19 related deaths, bringing the total number in the territory to 71. The dead are an 89-year-old man on St. Croix and a 44-year-old woman on St. Thomas, according to a Health Department press release. Territorial
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A Year of Fundraising Nets Nearly $40K For CAPA Senior Relief
Sunday morning, Bruce Flamon and 11-year-old Liam Hill, a student at Joseph Gomez Elementary School on St. Thomas, were offloading the latest set of collections on St. Thomas, which are picked up every two weeks.
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Coast Guard Searches For Texas Man Swept Away By Rip Currents In Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard reports they are searching for a Texas man who was swept by currents in Puerto Rico. The man went missing Wednesday afternoon off of the Steps Beach in Rincon. 24-year-old Michael Walter, from Dallas, was last seen being swept out to sea by the
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Driver Who Hit Sidewalk And Was Ejected From Vehicle Dies In Calquohoun: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — A 31-year-old St. Croix man died just before midnight Friday in a car crash near mid-island. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to a one-car accident on Midland Road - Estate Calquohoun at 11:58 p.m. Friday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. 'Officers found
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Boating in the USVI: Recreational Boating Industry Thrives on St. Thomas and St. John
If you observed a huge increase of recreational boats plying the waters around St. Thomas and St. John this past year, you’re not alone.
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Child Victims of Human Trafficking | BlackPressUSA
PRECINCT REPORTER NEWS - While the actual numbers are hard to nail down, the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline reports that it handled situations involving 22,326 individual survivors, nearly 4,384 traffickers, and 1,912 suspicious businesses at last count in 2019. The top five risk factors
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Texas community bail funds grow, sparked by summer Black Lives Matter protests - Texas Metro News
During the Texas Legislature’s upcoming special session, some lawmakers will seek to restrict such bail funds ByKalley Huang Last year, Pamela Young spent Juneteenth bailing people out of jail. She and other organizers were waiting for releases in Fort Worth when they heard the sirens. As an
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How can Tunisia and Europe solve the migrant influx? | Africanews
In an interview with Euronews, Tunisian President Kais Saied said migrants who arrive illegally in Europe from Tunisia or North Africa are encouraged by networks in Europe.
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Jahmaris Nesbitt Finishes 3rd at Desert Challenge Paralympics in Arizona
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FBI Releases Video Of 5 Kidnappers Who Killed Teenage Restaurant Worker
SAN JUAN — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a video last night in which the five men charged with the murder of a 17-year-old teenager appear. Three males were kidnapped Saturday at the El Hipopótamo restaurant in Río Piedras — one of them, a teenage restaurant worker —
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COVID-19: How Going to Jail Became A Death Sentence
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St. Thomas Man Who Takes Bat And Knife To Victim Near Cruise Ship Dock Arrested
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who allegedly hit a person with a bat and threatened them with a knife near the cruise ship dock was arrested Tuesday, authorities said. Shakim Gumbs, 39, of the Estate Bovoni Apartments, was arrested at 7:49 a.m. on September 28 and charged with
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Viya Supports UVI’s 13D Business Launch Competition With $50,000 in Prize Funds
The competition, sponsored by 13D Research and Viya, is designed to eliminate the obstacle of financing for UVI student entrepreneurs who have developed potentially profitable businesses.
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America’s Police Brutality Problem Results in Thousands Taken to Emergency Rooms | Atlanta Daily World
Since 2015, more than 400,000 people have been treated in emergency rooms because of a violent interaction with police or security guards, according to the report that The Marshall Project published in conjunction with NBC News. “But there’s almost no nationwide data on the nature or circumstances
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Caribbean Economy Projected To Grow This Year Despite Pandemic - Haiti News
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Traffic Stop On Christiansted Bypass Leads To Arrest Of Whim Man, Seizure Of Gun
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