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New Study Reveals USVI Was A Melting Pot … Before Christopher Columbus Arrived In 1493
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New Study Reveals USVI Was A Melting Pot … Before Christopher Columbus Arrived In 1493

SALT RIVER — When Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day US Virgin Islands on his second voyage across the Atlantic in 1493, the islands were already inhabited — but how…
Posted by John McCarthy May 18, 2023
‘Hamilton’ Fundraiser Set For Hispanic Federation, Flamboyan In Puerto Rico
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‘Hamilton’ Fundraiser Set For Hispanic Federation, Flamboyan In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda will bring his award-winning musical back to Puerto Rico for two weeks of performances in June, including a fundraiser for the Hispanic Federation…
Posted by John McCarthy March 7, 2023
New Mandatory USVI 175th Emancipation Commemorative License Plates Available
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New Mandatory USVI 175th Emancipation Commemorative License Plates Available

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 that were issued by the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 28, 2023
Prince Charles Guest Edits Black British Newspaper
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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 African-Caribbean communities to the arts…
Posted by John McCarthy August 29, 2022
New York Times Reveals How Haiti Became The Poorest Country In The Americas
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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. One stunning detail: France demanded…
Posted by John McCarthy May 22, 2022
Annaberg Plantation In St. John Houses Some of The Rich Cultural History Of The USVI
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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 the many St. John's plantations.…
Posted by John McCarthy March 21, 2022
Barbados Bids Farewell To British Monarchy, Becomes Independent Republic
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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 the first time in history.…
Posted by Bro Bot November 30, 2021
A New Republic Is Born: Barbados Celebrates Ditching Britain’s Queen
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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 nearly 400 years since the…
Posted by Bro Bot November 24, 2021
Roach Pays Homage To Legacy of Rights Leader D. Hamilton Jackson On Liberty Day
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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 D. Hamilton Jackson today. “In…
Posted by Bro Bot November 1, 2021
London’s Finance District, Steeped In Slavery, Confronts Its Past
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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 chained below deck sometimes categorized…
Posted by VI Free Press October 7, 2021

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