Humanitarian News – Page 47 – Virgin Islands Free Press

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Police Ask For Your Help To Find Missing Man On St. Croix Who Suffers From Dementia

MISSING MAN: TIMOTHY HOWARD ON ST. CROIX SUFFERS FROM MEMORY PROBLEMS [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Police said they need your help today to locate a missing man…

John McCarthy July 25, 2018

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Israeli Consul-General Ambassador Dani Dayan to Visit St. Thomas on Thursday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Israeli Consul-General Ambassador Dani Dayan will pay St. Thomas a visit on Thursday, July 19. A reception and conversation will be held at…

John McCarthy July 13, 2018

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Virgin Islands Muslim Community Renounces Flag Switcher Salem … Urges Tolerance

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Representatives of churches, synagogues and mosques met at the Masjid Nur Islamic Center in Sugar Estate on Sunday afternoon to talk about religious tolerance and cooperation among…

John McCarthy July 2, 2018

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NFL Player Marcell Dareus Donates $125K To Haitian School In Memory of Late Father

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] JACKSONVILLE -- A defensive tackle with the NFL team the Jacksonville Jaguars has stepped up to help the Caribbean home nation of his father. Marcell…

John McCarthy June 22, 2018

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Separated Migrant Children Forced To Take Psychotropic Drugs At U.S. Detention Centers

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] DALLAS -- Immigrant children are being routinely and forcibly given a range of psychotropic drugs at U.S. government-funded youth shelters to manage their trauma after…

John McCarthy June 21, 2018

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St. John’s Kenny Chesney To Donate All Proceeds From New Album To Virgin Islands

KENNY CHESNEY IN ST. JOHN (Photo Credit: Allister Ann) [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CRUZ BAY -- As a part-time resident of the Virgin Islands, Kenny Chesney announced that all proceeds from his…

John McCarthy June 15, 2018

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St. Thomas Sitting Senator Janelle Sarauw Nominated for NBC Out’s Gay Pride Award

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Janelle K. Sarauw, 32, is the youngest female senator in the U.S. Virgin Islands and is thought to be the legislating body's…

John McCarthy May 31, 2018

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Today Is May 25 National Missing Children’s Day After First Being Declared in 1983

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – In 1983, President Ronald Regan proclaimed May 25th National Missing Children’s Day. The day was observed after a string of child abductions…

John McCarthy May 25, 2018

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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Wisconsin Nurses Visit Territory to Help Victims of Storms

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Two retired nurses from Wisconsin were part of a group of nurses who went down to the Virgin Islands to assist in testing the vision and hearing…

John McCarthy May 17, 2018

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Homeland Security Wants To Hear From People With Disabilities on St. Thomas Next Week

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) – Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties will host a meeting from 1-3 p.m.,…

John McCarthy May 11, 2018