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Cuban Protesters Face 30 Years In Prison For Daring To Talk Back To Communism

HAVANA — Detained protesters in Cuba could get up to 30 years in prison as they face the largest and most punitive mass trials on the island since the early years of…

Bro Bot January 17, 2022

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UN Marks Anniversary of Devastating 2010 Haiti Earthquake

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Paying tribute to all the victims, the UN in Haiti remembered not only the hundreds of thousands of Haitians who lost their lives 12 years ago, but also the many thousands…

Bro Bot January 13, 2022

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Netherlands King Losing The Carriage After Criticisms About The Dutch Colonial Past

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch king ruled out Thursday using, for now at least, the royal family’s “Golden Carriage,” one side of which bears a painting that critics say…

Bro Bot January 13, 2022

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January Is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month: USAO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today that January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month. Shappert noted that the Department…

John McCarthy January 12, 2022

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Six Flags In Mexico City Drops ‘Affectionate Behavior’ Ban

MEXICO CITY — The Six Flags amusement park in Mexico City announced this week it is dropping a ban on “affectionate behavior” after complaints over two gay friends being taken…

Bro Bot December 31, 2021

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Media Reps Say 45 Reporters, Staffers Died At Work In 2021

BRUSSELS — A total of 45 reporters and media workers were killed doing their jobs over the last year, the highest number among them in strife-torn Afghanistan, the world’s largest…

Bro Bot December 31, 2021

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Communist Cuba Records Runaway Inflation Of Over 70%

HAVANA — Cuba will have an inflation rate of over 70 percent by the end of 2021, Economy Minister Alejandro Gil said on Tuesday. Cuba's economy shrank 10.9 percent in…

Bro Bot December 22, 2021

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Ex-Hostages Doing Well, Have Left Haiti, Mission Agency Says

PORT-AU-PRINCE — All the former hostages from a U.S.-based missionary group kidnapped in Haiti have been flown out of the country after a two-month ordeal, the leader of their Ohio-based…

Bro Bot December 18, 2021

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Notice to the Current Applicants On The Housing Choice Voucher Program Wait List

KINGSHILL — The Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) Program is a new special purpose tenant-based voucher program funded through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), the Virgin Islands Housing…

VI Free Press December 14, 2021

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As Violence In Haiti Spikes, Aid Groups Struggle To Help

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A spike in violence has deepened hunger and poverty in Haiti while hindering the very aid organizations combating those problems in a country whose government struggles to provide…

Danica Coto December 12, 2021