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Puerto Rico To Get $23 Billion In Federal Rescue Aid From Biden Administration

WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico’s economy will receive a jolt from billions of dollars of federal aid this year from the American Rescue Plan as the territory works its way out…

VI Free Press March 17, 2021

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Vieques With No Food Or Gas For Days After Cargo Ship Breaks Down

VIEQUES, Puerto Rico — At the María Simmons school, hundreds lined up on a recent morning to receive their COVID-19 shots in Vieques, an island off Puerto Rico’s eastern shores.…

VI Free Press March 15, 2021

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Income Level Alone Should Not Determine How Much Benefit Aid A Country Receives: OP-ED Piece

SANTIAGO, Chile — The recent call to action by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Janet Yellen, to the G-20 for a new issue of IMF Special…

Alicia Bárcena March 9, 2021

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Nicaragua Finds Boat With Bodies Of 6 Migrants In Caribbean

MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan authorities said the bodies of six people, apparently migrants, have been found in a small boat drifting off the Caribbean coast. The Interior Ministry said a…

VI Free Press March 5, 2021

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Dominican Republic To Construct Fence Along Border With Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) — The Dominican Republic will begin constructing a fence along its 376-kilometer (234 mi) border with Haiti later this year to curb unauthorized migration and illicit trade,…

VI Free Press March 1, 2021

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EU Ambassador Has Some ‘Splaining’ To Do After Signing Off On Cuba Letter Critical Of Joe Biden

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has summoned its ambassador to Cuba to return to Brussels to explain himself after he reportedly signed an appeal asking U.S. President Joe Biden…

VI Free Press February 27, 2021

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BAT POOP ISLAND: Former Slaves Violent Revolt Ended American Caribbean Island’s Profitability: OPINION

Navassa Island is a small, uninhabited island located between Haiti, Jamaica, and Cuba. Originally acquired for its guano resources, today, Navassa is of no apparent use to the United States. …

Marek Chodakiewicz February 26, 2021

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Coast Guard Assists Danish Sailing Vessel Taking On Water With 8 People On Board Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles…

VI Free Press February 24, 2021

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Cuban Anti-Communist Jam Featuring Gente de Zona Goes Viral, Sparks State Fury

HAVANA — A group of Miami-based Cuban musicians including reggaeton duo Gente de Zona launched an impassioned anti-Communist anthem this week that has gone viral, sparking a furious state response.…

VI Free Press February 21, 2021

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Bernie Sanders’ Mittens, Memes Help Raise $1.8 Million For Charity

About those wooly mittens that U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media? They’ve helped to raise $1.8 million in the last five…

VI Free Press January 27, 2021