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"The funding provided by FEMA will provide the Virgin Islands Department of Health with the resources needed to help fulfill their mission of keeping the public safe."
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Small Business Administration District Director Makes Annual Visit To Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Small Business Administration Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands District Director Josué Rivera made his first official visit to the U.S. Virgin Islands last week, meeting government officials, small business owners, community organizations and business development centers on
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The MAAFA (The Black Holocaust)
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Region II Acting Administrator Focuses on Disaster Preparedness During USVI Visit
The council meeting discussed ongoing efforts to strengthen the territory’s ability to respond to a disaster while addressing complexities in the areas of medical evacuations, airport and seaport operations, communications and commodity distribution.
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Newswire: FEMA changing rules that deprive African Americans of crucial aid
House damaged by Hurricane Ida By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Historically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency – or FEMA – relied on deeds to prove that land belonged to disaster victims before it sent relief funds to individuals. The guidelines denied aid to
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NC county bans Coca-Cola machines over criticism of GA voting legislation
By: Alyssa Wilson Officials in Surry County, North Carolina, announced a ban on Coca-Cola vending machines in county-owned buildings after the company criticized Georgia's new voting law, SB 202.   RELATED: Childen or civil rights leaders blast Georgia voting law  On April 1, James Quincey, the
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Teen becomes first African-American winner of US spelling bee - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
WASHINGTON: A teenager from Louisiana has become the first African-American winner of the national spelling contest, correctly spelling the word murraya -- a kind of tropical tree -- for the...
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Tourist From Florida Drowns At Sapphire Beach On Friday Afternoon, Witnesses Say
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a possible drowning at Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas on Friday afternoon. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Sapphire Beach in reference to an unresponsive female at 12:42 p.m. Friday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. 'The
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6-Hour WAPA Blackout Strikes St. Thomas and St. John On Anniversary Of Irma
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A blackout left tens of thousands of customers without power in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Labor Day amid sweltering hot temperatures. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) failure left many on the islands of St. Thomas and St. John in the dark before dawn
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NABJ Calls for Meeting with Disney Heads After Treatment of ESPN’s Maria Taylor Reveals Toxic Culture of Bias – Free Press of Jacksonville
Posted by kstewart - July 7, 2021 - (For more visit: www.nabjonline.org) - The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is outraged to read reports in The New York Times and other publications that uncover a toxic ESPN [...]
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CDC Awards Frederiksted Health Care Grant for Prevention Program
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement regarding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) awarding Frederiksted Health Care Inc. on St. Croix a $441,625.00 grant for the development of comprehensive, high-impact HIV prevention programs.
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FEMA Funeral Assistance Helps Ease Financial Stress Caused by COVID Deaths
FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020.
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Rep. Kelly: Juneteenth is a Start, but Black Americans Need & Deserve More - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) today released the following statement on the adoption of Juneteenth as a federal holiday: “Creating a ... Read more
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FEMA Awards $1.4M Grant to Department of Public Works on St. John
Congresswoman Plaskett released the following statement announcing a $1.4 million grant from U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency to the V.I. Department of Public Works.
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“UNACCEPTBLE” CBC Assails Treatment Of Haitian Migrants - The New Journal and Guide
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement on the treatment of Haitian migrants at the U.S. Border: “The images that we’ve seen over the last 24 hours are horrific and I share the outrage being expressed by Americans across the cou
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Mon Bijou Man Refuses To Allow Police To Search His Car After Traffic Stop … So Cops Get A Warrant, Search It, Find A Gun: VIPD
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man who refused to allow police to search his vehicle after a traffic stop. but police impounded the car until they got a search warrant — and found an illegal gun inside. Darius George, Jr., 23, of Mon Bijou was arrested at 1146 a.m. Friday
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Biden chides Republican governors who resist vaccine rules - L.A. Focus News
By ZEKE MILLER and DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on resistant Republican governors to 'get out of the way' of vaccine rules aimed at containing the more transmissible and dangerous COVID-19 variant. He backed city and private mandates requiring people to
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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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DPNR ADVISORY: 2 Beaches Fail Water Quality Testing; Which Ones To Avoid
FREDERIKSTED — Two beaches in the U.S. Virgin Islands failed to meet established water quality standards and should be avoided this weekend, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources said; DPNR said testing showed that 'Rainbow Beach and Frederiksted Public Beach exceed the established
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Governor Issues Statement on EPA Conditions to Restart Refinery at Limetree Bay
“We welcome the EPA’s help in this matter, and we welcome the findings and the recommended actions aimed at protecting the community and ensuring a safe restart to refinery operations at Limetree Bay." Bryan said.
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DLCA Employee With COVID-19 Forces St. Croix Office To Close Immediately Today
CHRISTIANSTED — Citing Center for Disease Control and the Virgin Islands Department of Health guidelines to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 Virus, the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs announced its St. Croix office is closed immediately effective today, October 6, 2021 'to allow for
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BREAKING NEWS: USVI Tourism Tells Visitors Antibody Tests Won’t Be Accepted
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism just put out an important COVID-19-related message for visitors to the territory on Twitter minutes ago. 'As of August 13, results from COVID-19 antibody tests are no longer acceptable for entry or submission to the USVITravel
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FEMA Funeral Assistance Helps Ease Financial Stress Caused by COVID Deaths
FEMA is providing financial assistance for COVID-19 related funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020.
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Stabbing Death Of North Shore Woman Ruled A Homicide: VIPD
SALT RIVER — A St. Croix woman died from 'multiple' stab wounds last month and authorities are now calling her death a homicide. Lucy Lindquist, 56, of Morningstar Circle, was found dead in her car in Vista Concordia on August 20 after sustaining stab wounds, the Virgin Islands Police Department
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FEMA Ends Policy That Denied Many Black Families Disaster Relief Funds - The New York Beacon
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it would end a policy that prevented many Black families from securing federal relief funds after natural disasters such as Hurricane Ida, which has wreaked havoc across the nation this week. Mets Season Sliding Away The
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Female Tourist Dies When Sudden Wave Knocks People Down At Tide Pools: VIPD
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FEMA Changing Rules that Deprive African Americans of Crucial Aid - Atlanta Tribune
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Historically, the Federal Emergency Management Agency – or FEMA – relied on deeds to prove that land belonged to disaster victims before it sent relief funds to individuals. The guidelines denied aid to many African
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Police Find Body Of Man With Gunshot Wound In Road At Campo Rico Today
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Angela West cleared of DWI charge after toxicology report comes back negative – Dallas Post Tribune
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2 Men Dressed In Black Shoot Man Near Alvin McBean Ballpark Last Night: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who was shot in the foot by two men dressed in near the ballpark in Anna's Retreat last night told police he doesn't know who fired the shots that wounded him. Police officers, responding to a call of shots fired, were dispatched at
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