November 2020 – Page 2 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Caribbean Indigenous People Return To Roots As COVID-19 Shrinks Tourism

BELMOPAN — Indigenous cultures in the Caribbean, struggling as their tourism-dependent economies are ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, are returning to traditional farming and fishing roots for their livelihoods, local…

VI Free Press November 28, 2020

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WHO Says Vaccinating 20% of Latin America And Caribbean Will Cost More Than $2 Billion

BRASILIA — Vaccinating 20 percent of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean against COVID-19 will cost more than $2 billion but low income countries will be helped by…

VI Free Press November 28, 2020

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Dominican Cocaine Dealer From New York Takes Ferry From BVI To St. John 5 Months After Being Deported

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic national got two years in prison after he was deported from New York in 2019 for selling cocaine and returned to the United States…

VI Free Press November 27, 2020

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Trump Says He’ll Leave White House If Electoral College Seats Biden

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will leave the White House if the Electoral College formalizes President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory — even as he insisted such a…

VI Free Press November 27, 2020

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95-Year-Old ‘Urban Gardener’ Beautifies Housing Community On St. Thomas For 20 Years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — "Where there's a will, there's a way," Certainly 95-year-old Lucinda Millin Home resident Hermon Christopher is familiar with that philosophy in life. After all, Christopher has been…

VI Free Press November 26, 2020

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Virgin Islands Housing Authority Offices Closed Friday For Thanksgiving

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Following Governor Albert Bryan, Jr.’s proclamation recognizing Friday, November 27th as "A Day of Family, Reflection and Prayer,” the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA) has granted administrative leave…

VI Free Press November 26, 2020

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As COVID-19 Ravages Black Floridians, Holiday Plans Are Put On Hold To Mourn The Dead

MIAMI — Eric Pitts isn’t really in a celebratory mood. The Liberty City native’s past six months have been the most difficult period of his life. In May, he lost…

VI Free Press November 26, 2020

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Chinese-Owned Rouge Et Noir Casino Shut Down By Dutch Government For Flouting Operating Contract

PHILIPSBURG --- Rouge Et Noir Casino was ordered closed as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday by the Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever since the establishment violated their ministerial decree…

VI Free Press November 26, 2020

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Mariendahl Man Who Took Gun From Dead Body At Four Winds Plaza Crime Scene Arrested Wednesday: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested and charged with tampering with evidence after he was seen on surveillance video removing a gun from the dead body of…

VI Free Press November 26, 2020

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St. Thomas Wakes Up To 2 ‘Minor’ Earthquakes On Thanksgiving Morning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two "minor" earthquakes struck in the open waters off the north coast of St. Thomas in the last four hours, the European Mediterranean Seismological Center said this…

VI Free Press November 26, 2020