[ad name=”HTML-68″] LONDON — Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to 12 Caribbean nations on Tuesday for immigration officials’ harsh treatment of people from those countries who migrated to Britain as children after…
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Gov. Mapp Asks Health and Human Services Secretary For More Support For V.I. Health Care
Governor Kenneth Mapp (left) stands next to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma. WASHINGTON — Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he and…
UN REPORT: Caribbean and Latin America Is Only Place Where Child Marriages Have Not Decreased In Last 10 Years
[ad name=”HTML-68″] PANAMA CITY — The Caribbean and Latin America and the Caribbean is the only part of the world where child marriages and early unions have not decreased in the last…
Climate Change Sourced As Reason For Devastating Hurricanes in Caribbean at CGI Meet
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CORAL GABLES, Fla. — A cross-section of 350 representatives from government, private sector, nonprofit, and civil organizations gathered at the University of Miami to explore partnerships to “build back a…
Clinton Global Initiative Starts Post-Disaster Recovery ‘Action Network’ in Miami Today
MIAMI – Former President Bill Clinton formally launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery at the University of Miami in Coral Gables this morning. The meeting brings together…
LOS MISERABLES: People In Puerto Rico Can’t Get Any Help More Six Months After Maria
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Straddled across Ausberto Maldonado’s backyard in Bayamon, a suburb of Puerto Rico, is a nagging reminder of Hurricane Maria’s destructive power. “See, that tree broke off that…
Federal Deadline Extended for Emergency Prescription Assistance Program For Uninsured
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED – The federal program that provides emergency prescription assistance for uninsured disaster survivors has been extended through May 15 at the territory’s request. Virgin Islanders who have no prescription insurance…
Children on St. Thomas Meet ‘Sherlock Gnomes’ at Easter Fun Day in Movie Theater
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Over the weekend, children with varying abilities flocked to the “Cultivating Inclusion – Easter at the Movies” event hosted by Gov. Kenneth Mapp. On Saturday, over 200…
Project Promise Will Take Month of April to Help St. Croix Cope With Psychological Effects of Maria
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — Project Promise, a non-profit organization on St. Croix, will launch a month-long initiative, starting April 3, 2018, to help residents deal with the psychological after-effects of Hurricane Maria. Project…
UNITED NATIONS: Despite Massive Humanitarian Efforts, Caribbean Children Still Don’t Have Access To Clean Drinking Water
[ad name=”HTML-68″] HAVANA — Despite a massive humanitarian effort over the past six months in the Eastern Caribbean, Cuba and Haiti, there is still much work to be done to rehabilitate water…