CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Director Barbara Jackson-McIntosh told the motoring public that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Effective March 1, 2023, all vehicles with temporary plates
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Prince Charles Guest Edits Black British Newspaper
LONDON — Britain’s Prince Charles has guest edited an edition of the country’s only Black newspaper to mark its 40th anniversary, honoring the contributions of
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New York Times Reveals How Haiti Became The Poorest Country In The Americas
By GERMAN LOPEZ/New York Times France’s ransom Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, and a new Times investigative series explores why.
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Annaberg Plantation In St. John Houses Some of The Rich Cultural History Of The USVI
CRUZ BAY — In honor of Virgin Islands History Month, Government House highlighted the Annaberg Planation on St. John. The Annaberg Plantation is one of
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Barbados Bids Farewell To British Monarchy, Becomes Independent Republic
BRIDGETOWN — Barbados stopped pledging allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II today as it shed another vestige of its colonial past and became a republic for
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A New Republic Is Born: Barbados Celebrates Ditching Britain’s Queen
BRIDGETOWN — Barbados, a former British colony, will next week ditch Queen Elizabeth as head of state, breaking its last remaining imperial bonds with Britain
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Roach Pays Homage To Legacy of Rights Leader D. Hamilton Jackson On Liberty Day
FREDERIKSTED — Lt. Governor Tregenza Roach, prior to leaving the territory on a personal matter, called on Virgin Islanders to pay homage to native son
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Courage Of Ancestors Reflected Today In Modern-Day Observance Of Contract Day
It was 143 years ago on October 1, 1878, when Crucian agricultural laborers set fire to Frederiksted town and western plantations on St. Croix. The
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London’s Finance District, Steeped In Slavery, Confronts Its Past
LONDON — British ships ferried over three million enslaved African people across the Atlantic Ocean. Lloyd’s of London insured many of those vessels, the people
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Today Is Contract Day In The U.S. Virgin Islands Recognizing 1878 Fire Burn Revolt
CHRISTIANSTED — Today is October 1st, the start of the new fiscal year and what has been known as Contract Day in the Virgin Islands.
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