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American Red Cross Needs Local Volunteers During Active Hurricane Season
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American Red Cross Needs Local Volunteers During Active Hurricane Season

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The American Red Cross of the Virgin Islands is seeking volunteers to assist during this year’s active hurricane season in midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.  In late July,…
Posted by VI Free Press August 12, 2020
Federal Judge: ‘Discriminatory’ To Deny Puerto Rico Access To U.S. Food Stamp, Medicare Aid
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Federal Judge: ‘Discriminatory’ To Deny Puerto Rico Access To U.S. Food Stamp, Medicare Aid

SAN JUAN — A federal judge on Monday ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. commonwealth access to three federal welfare programs in a…
Posted by VI Free Press August 4, 2020
It Took 3 Months To Recover From COVID-19, But For Sam The Sailor, St. Thomas Is A Place He Won’t Soon Forget
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It Took 3 Months To Recover From COVID-19, But For Sam The Sailor, St. Thomas Is A Place He Won’t Soon Forget

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — When Puerto Rico turned the freighter he was on away from its "rich" port in early May, things looked grim indeed for Sam the Sailor. After all,…
Posted by John McCarthy August 1, 2020
Brazil’s COVID-19 Numbers Make Latin America And Caribbean Look Bad
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Brazil’s COVID-19 Numbers Make Latin America And Caribbean Look Bad

BRASILIA — Coronavirus cases in Latin America and the Caribbean surged on Sunday, briefly overtaking the total in North America thanks to Brazil's numbers alone, an Agence France-Presse tally showed.…
Posted by Bro Bot July 27, 2020
Nearly 3 Years After Hurricane Maria, Some Puerto Ricans Are Just Hoping For A New Blue Tarp
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Nearly 3 Years After Hurricane Maria, Some Puerto Ricans Are Just Hoping For A New Blue Tarp

SAN JUAN — Nearly three years after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of homes remain badly damaged, many people face a hurricane season under fading blue…
Posted by VI Free Press July 25, 2020
U.S. Fisherman Languishes In ‘Medieval’ Jail Cell In The British Virgin Islands, 3 U.S. Leaders Are Monitoring
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U.S. Fisherman Languishes In ‘Medieval’ Jail Cell In The British Virgin Islands, 3 U.S. Leaders Are Monitoring

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — Two United States senators and a congressman wrote last month to a British Virgin Islands deputy governor asking him to release a New Jersey-based fisherman…
Posted by Bro Bot July 23, 2020
ECLAC OP-ED: Building Back Better After COVID-19: Equality At The Center
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ECLAC OP-ED: Building Back Better After COVID-19: Equality At The Center

SANTIAGO, Chile — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a socio-economic crisis of an unprecedented scope and reach.  Worldwide, it has led to a massive decline of working hours, equivalent to…
Posted by Alicia Bárcena July 14, 2020
Op-Ed From Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor Regarding The Death Of George Floyd
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Op-Ed From Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor Regarding The Death Of George Floyd

We observe yet another death of an African American man through non-combative interaction with law enforcement. George Floyd of Minnesota died as a result of an officer’s pressed knee to…
Posted by Trevor Velinor May 31, 2020
ECLAC Committed To Caribbean Countries On COVID-19 Challenges
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ECLAC Committed To Caribbean Countries On COVID-19 Challenges

SANTIAGO, Chile — The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, held a virtual extraordinary meeting with ambassadors and representatives from the permanent…
Posted by Alicia Bárcena May 18, 2020
18,000 Coronavirus Cases In Just 5 Caribbean Countries
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18,000 Coronavirus Cases In Just 5 Caribbean Countries

SANTO DOMINGO — Five Caribbean countries continued to show an uptick in coronavirus cases Sunday to reach 17,906, according to a News Americas analysis. But there is good news as…
Posted by Bro Bot May 18, 2020

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