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2020 reverse tax credit available for filing - Barbados Today
Employees are advised that the 2020 Reverse Tax Credit (RTC) return, better known as the ‘$1300’, is available for filing.  The return should be filed online in TAMIS by December 31, 2022. Employees eligible for the RTC are those who, during the 2020 calendar year, earned a total annual income
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Biden administration announces it intends to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Bo Erickson, CBS News The Biden administration announced its intention last Thursday to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, including menthol. 'Banning menthol—the last allowable flavor—in cigarettes and banning all flavors in cigars will help save lives, particularly among those
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
EPA Attempts to Clarify Air-Quality Monitoring Confusion
As reports of noxious odors and health effects at the west end of St. Croix entered a second week, the V.I. government, Limetree Bay refinery, and the Environmental Protection Agency each began conducting hunts to find out the cause.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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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Public Has Until May 26 to Comment on Cowgirl Bebop Floating Lounge
The public can weigh in on whether a 120-foot floating barge containing a restaurant and a bar should be allowed to operate off two uninhabited cays near St. Thomas and St. John.
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Attorney for Andrew Brown Jr.'s family says video of fatal police shooting shows 'execution' | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Natasha Chen, Gregory Lemos and Eric Levenson, CNN The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina last week were shown Monday a short snippet of police body camera footage that one family attorney described as an execution. Andrew Brown Jr., 42, was fatally shot by
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announces end dates for COVID-19 health order and state of emergency
Alabama Newscenter Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced this week the current COVID-19 public health order will expire May 31 and the existing pandemic state of emergency will end July 6 with no plans to extend either. “For over a year now, Alabamians, like people around the globe, have made sacrifices
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Source: The Birmingham Times
NOAA Report Declares Severe Drought for U.S. Virgin Islands
“There are signs of soil cracking on St. Thomas and St. Croix, and vegetation is showing distress across all islands. Precautions such as ordering hay and water deliveries are being taken to get through the dry season."
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
13-year-old shot in Little Village restarts calls for police accountability | The Crusader Newspaper Group
Black and Latino communities come together in calling for changes in policing after killing of Adam Toledo By Patrick Forrest Protests have again begun to spark on the streets of Chicago following the release of police body camera footage related to the death of Adam Toledo. The 13-year-old was
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Source: The Crusader Newspaper Group
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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COVID-19 UPDATE: Two new cases, 16 recoveries - Barbados Today
Two females are the latest persons to test positive for COVID-19 in Barbados. These cases were identified out of 870 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory on Thursday, May 6. Meanwhile, 16 persons have recovered from the viral illness and were discharged. There are 106
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Road closure of Holetown from Rubis Service Station to the junction of Highway C and Highway 1 - Barbados Today
The Ministry of Transport, Works and Water Resources has advised that the section in Holetown from Rubis Service Station to the junction of Highway C and Highway 1 will be closed from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., from tomorrow, Wednesday, May 12, to Friday, May 14.  This forms part of the ongoing road
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Black Mama's Love: Celebration Your Mom This Weekend With These Events | Local News | The Michigan Chronicle
Doris Sharpe-Frasier is pictured here with her family - women always described as dressing sharp. Sharpe-Fraiser, the business owner/chef at Sharpest Eatery, is hosting a Hattitude 2021 Mother’s Day Gala on Saturday, May 8, at the Tireman Conference & Banquet Center. She is pictured with her large
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Public Has Until May 26 to Comment on Cowgirl Bebop Floating Lounge
The public can weigh in on whether a 120-foot floating barge containing a restaurant and a bar should be allowed to operate off two uninhabited cays near St. Thomas and St. John.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Public Has Until May 26 to Comment on Cowgirl Bebop Floating Lounge
The public can weigh in on whether a 120-foot floating barge containing a restaurant and a bar should be allowed to operate off two uninhabited cays near St. Thomas and St. John.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
CARICOM elects first woman Secretary General - Barbados Today
Belizean Dr Carla Barnett, the first ever woman to have served as deputy secretary-general from 1997 to 2002 , has been elected as the new Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General replacing the Dominican-born diplomat, Irwin LaRocque, who has been in the post since August 2011. Barnett was
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Chauvin juror defends participation in Washington protest - TheGrio
One of the jurors who convicted Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd on Monday defended his participation in a protest... View Article The post Chauvin juror defends participation in Washington protest appeared first on TheGrio.
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Anchoring destroyed our reefs; did we learn anything? - Barbados Today
By Robin Mahon At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, Barbados gave several cruise ships permission to anchor off Barbados. In extending this helping hand, mistakes were made that have cost Barbados dearly. The anchoring has destroyed extensive areas of live coral reef on the South and
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Colour XL gives a helping hand - Barbados Today
Community spirit recently triumphed over vandalism when businesses rallied to replace damaged signs at Welchman Hall Gully. The nature attraction was targeted by vandals who destroyed interpretation signs while the St Thomas facility was closed for the pandemic. After the attack was reported in
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Source: Barbados Today - News You Can Trust.
Detroit, Google.org Link up to Help Detroiters With Affordable Housing | Local News | The Michigan Chronicle
Mayor Mike Duggan and Google announced today that the City of Detroit has been selected for Google.org’s Fellowship Program, in which 13 Google employees will spend six months pro bono supporting the City to develop an affordable housing locator search tool. Google.org Fellows will work alongside
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V.I.'s Cancer Registry Starting to Produce Information that May Help Save Lives
When a shower of oil from the neighboring refinery descended on Maria Otano’s neighborhood, the St. Croix resident pulled no punches about what was on her mind. “Our No. 1 concern is cancer,” Otano said.
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Detroit Police Chief James Craig Retires Today, Who is Next in Line? | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
Detroit Police Chief James Craig left his post with the Police Department and retired today, Fox 2 News reported. The information came from a source near the 64-year-old chief, WXYZ confirmed. A news conference is scheduled for today, according to reports. The announcement comes on the heels of
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New DPD Space Will Honor Benny Napoleon | Digital Daily | The Michigan Chronicle
After Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon's COVID-19-related death rocked the community and beyond last year, the City of Detroit is making sure his name is not forgotten in a special way. Napoleon, who previously served as Detroit Police Chief and overseeing the gang squad, will have a new
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Darren Green Jr.'s family wants Illinois state trooper charged with murder in Harvey traffic stop | The Crusader Newspaper Group
By Jesse Kirsch, ABC7 Chicago The family of a man shot and killed during a traffic stop is calling for murder charges against one of the Illinois State Police troopers involved in the 2020 incident. Nearly seven months after the Harvey traffic stop turned deadly, the family of Darren
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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
Ma'Khia Bryant's death puts spotlight police shootings in Ohio city
In the aftermath of the police killing of Ma'Khia Bryant's, more attention is being paid to the city where it... View Article The post Ma'Khia Bryant's death puts spotlight on frequency of police shootings in Columbus, Ohio appeared first on TheGrio.
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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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Phased rollout of face-to-face classes continues Tuesday - Barbados Today
Minister of Education Santia Bradshaw has given the greenlight for the phased rollout of more face-to-face classes to continue from Tuesday, May 11. Speaking during Sunday’s live COVID-19 update, Bradshaw said that after having several discussions with principals of
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NC governor calls for release of bodycam video in Andrew Brown killing
Many people are demanding answers in the aftermath of the police killing death of Andrew Brown Jr. in North Carolina... View Article The post NC governor calls for release of bodycam video in Andrew Brown killing appeared first on TheGrio.
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Tyler Lockett Makes Six-Figure Gift To Promising Local High School Youth (Twelve (12) Students Were Selected From Tulsa Schools) | The Oklahoma Eagle
The Oklahoma Eagle Newswire On Friday, February 7, 2020 at Booker T. Washington High School, native Tulsan and Seattle Seahawk wide receiver Tyler Lockett launched his National “I KNOW I CAN” Job Shadowing Program.  Twelve (12) students were selected from six local high schools (McLain, Booker
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