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Bryan protects November SNAP benefits for Virgin Islanders amid feds shutdown
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Bryan protects November SNAP benefits for Virgin Islanders amid feds shutdown

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan has signed Bill No. 36-0202 into law as Act No. 9047, authorizing $2.77 million from the Budget Stabilization Fund so Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2025
Judge orders administration to distribute SNAP contingency money amid shutdown
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Judge orders administration to distribute SNAP contingency money amid shutdown

PROVIDENCE (ABC) — A federal judge in Rhode Island has temporarily ordered the Trump administration to continue funding benefits for SNAP, the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.   "The court is orally…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2025
Melissa dissipates, leaves destruction and at least 50 dead in Caribbean
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Melissa dissipates, leaves destruction and at least 50 dead in Caribbean

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Melissa, one of the strongest storms on record to make landfall in the Caribbean, began to dissipate on Friday after sowing devastation across much of Jamaica, cutting…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2025
Hurricane Melissa’s death toll in Haiti climbs to 30; another 20 are missing
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Hurricane Melissa’s death toll in Haiti climbs to 30; another 20 are missing

The death toll from Hurricane Melissa in Haiti continued to climb Thursday, with authorities saying that at least 30 people are now dead and 20 others are missing. The biggest…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2025
Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
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Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — The rumble of large machinery, whine of chain saws and chopping of machetes echoed through communities across the northern Caribbean on Thursday as they…
Posted by John McCarthy October 31, 2025
US is sending dozens of relief workers to help with fallout from Hurricane Melissa
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US is sending dozens of relief workers to help with fallout from Hurricane Melissa

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by Hurricane…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
‘The helpers need help’. Food banks brace for impact as SNAP cliff looms.
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‘The helpers need help’. Food banks brace for impact as SNAP cliff looms.

WASHINGTON (NPR) — Chris Jones and Mary Ann Edwards have been volunteering at the Llano Food Pantry in central Texas for several years. It's a tight-knit group, where food recipients…
Posted by John McCarthy October 30, 2025
In Hurricane Melissa’s wake, Jamaican expats can only wait and pray
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In Hurricane Melissa’s wake, Jamaican expats can only wait and pray

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York chef Kemoy Gordon last spoke to his cousin in Jamaica on Monday, as his family prepared to leave their beachside home on the western…
Posted by John McCarthy October 29, 2025
Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica
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Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still churned across Cuba today after leaving Jamaica with widespread damage and power outages,…
Posted by John McCarthy October 29, 2025
25 states sue Trump administration over SNAP food stamp freeze during shutdown
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25 states sue Trump administration over SNAP food stamp freeze during shutdown

WASHINGTON (CBS) — A coalition of officials from half of the states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over the suspension of food stamp benefits amid the…
Posted by John McCarthy October 28, 2025

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