October 2023 – Page 6 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Raoul Peck’s ‘Silver Dollar Road’ chronicles a Black family’s battle to hold onto their land

TORONTO (AP) — The filmmaker Raoul Peck was sitting in a Toronto hotel lobby talking to a reporter when Barry Jenkins beelined over to embrace him. The two know each…

John McCarthy October 13, 2023

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NHC Watching Wave With ‘Legs’ To Reach The Caribbean

SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center continues to issue advisories on Tropical Storm Sean. The NHC is also monitoring a tropical wave south of the Cabo Verde Islands with…

John McCarthy October 13, 2023

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Why Every Investor Should Consider Adding Option Selling to Their Toolbox

Investing is a vast universe of strategies and techniques, each tailored to meet different goals and risk profiles. One technique, often overshadowed by others, is option selling. As a path…

John McCarthy October 13, 2023

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USVI Gets $700K From The EPA To Help Reduce Food Service Industry Waste

NEW YORK — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources (VIDPNR) to receive nearly $700,000 in funding under EPA’s Environmental…

John McCarthy October 12, 2023

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Haiti refuses to open key border crossing with Dominican Republic in spat over canal

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti declined today to join neighboring Dominican Republic in reopening a key commercial border crossing, leaving some trade at a standstill and prolonging a diplomatic crisis over…

John McCarthy October 12, 2023

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Powerball jackpot up to $1.73 billion as lottery losing streak continues

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.73 billion after no one matched the game’s six numbers Monday and won the giant prize. The winning…

John McCarthy October 11, 2023

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Secretary of State Blinken Congratulates Curaçao On Its National Day

On behalf of the people of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of Curaçao as you celebrate Curaçao Day. Our longstanding friendship is a testament to the…

John McCarthy October 11, 2023

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Dominican Republic intensifies Haiti border shutdown over canal row

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) The Dominican Republic announced new measures to strengthen control at its border with Haiti, including an indefinite extension of the border shutdown it enacted last month plus…

John McCarthy October 11, 2023

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Haiti ex-senator pleads guilty for role in president’s 2021 assassination

PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) — Former Haitian Senator Joseph Joel John pleaded guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges in a U.S. court for his role in the 2021 assassination of the Caribbean…

John McCarthy October 11, 2023

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USVI Goes 0-4 in Caribbean Baseball Cup

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Virgin Islands’ national baseball team wrapped up play this weekend in the fifth Caribbean Baseball Cup tournament, held in Carolina, Puerto Rico. The USVI finished…

John McCarthy October 11, 2023