Humanitarian News – Page 33 – Virgin Islands Free Press

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…

VI Free Press October 7, 2021

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Panama Burying More Migrant Victims Of Brutal Darien Gap

AGUA FRIA — In an isolated cemetery in Panama’s Darien province, migrants who die crossing the most treacherous segment of their journey toward the United States are buried with a…

Bro Bot October 4, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Identify Woman Found Wandering In Estate Frydenhoj

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The VIPD needs the St. Thomas community's assistance with identifying the person depicted in these photos. The woman was found by a concerned citizen wandering in Estate…

John McCarthy October 1, 2021

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FEMA Has $578,970 For USVI Organizations That Provided Food, Shelter During COVID

CHRISTIANSTED — Reimbursements of up to $578,970 are available for USVI organizations that have provided emergency food and/or shelter programs in the territory during the period of January 1, 2020,…

John McCarthy September 28, 2021

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Coalition Of 17 Attorneys General Protests ‘Inhumane’ Treatment Of Haitians In Texas

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Denise George is one of five attorneys general leading a coalition in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro…

John McCarthy September 27, 2021

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Governor Extends Eviction Moratorium But Superior Court Judges Still Ignore It

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — For the 28th time, Governor Albert Bryan on Friday issued a Supplemental Executive Order pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bryan’s latest order extends the current eviction moratorium…

John McCarthy September 26, 2021

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Coast Guard Helicopter Swoops Down To Rescue Female Swimmer Off Aguadilla

SAN JUAN — The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescued a swimmer in distress just off Rompe Olas Beach near downtown Aguadilla. Rescued was…

John McCarthy September 18, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Find Woman Missing On St. Croix For 8 Days: VIPD

KINGSHILL — Police are asking for your help tonight to find a person missing on St. Croix for eight days. Joi Milagro Thomas-Lewis, 22, was reported missing by a family…

John McCarthy August 28, 2021

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Cleanup Begins of Haitian Town’s Earthquake-Crumbled Homes

MANICHE, Haiti — At the edge of a pile of rubble, Michael Jules plunged an iron bar over and over into the crumbling concrete of his grandmother’s home. A younger…

Bro Bot August 25, 2021

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Tropical Storm Grace Feeds Growing Anger In Earthquake-Stricken Haiti

LES CAYES — Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt today to the Haitian government’s response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing anger and frustration…

Bro Bot August 17, 2021