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Caribbean and Latin American Region Deadliest For Journalists In 2019

The figures come from the Observatory of Killed Journalists database, which is maintained by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It shows that, over the last decade, 894 journalists…

VI Free Press January 21, 2020

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Caribbean’s First Non-Profit Investigative News Network Launches In Jamaica

KINGSTON — The Caribbean Investigative Journalism Network (CIJN) just launched with the unveiling of four deep dive exposés produced by over a dozen Caribbean journalists. CIJN is a project of the…

VI Free Press January 6, 2020

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What is Probate UK?

Death is the hardest part of life that we have to deal with. It’s never easy to move on from your grief and tend to the affairs you have to…

VI Free Press December 24, 2019

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ODR Director Williams-Octalien Represents USVI In Resilience Mission To The UK

LONDON — Adrienne Williams-Octalien, Director of the USVI Office of Disaster Recovery, recently joined ambassadors from the United Kingdom, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, and…

VI Free Press November 14, 2019

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Philippines Native Threatens To Harm Woman To Get Sex On Cruise Ship Bound For St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man from the Philippines has been charged with threatening injury in order to induce sex from a woman, authorities said. United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert…

VI Free Press November 7, 2019

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Popular Bank Opens Virgin Gorda Branch Office In The British Virgin Islands Today

SPANISH TOWN — Popular Bank announced that the Virgin Gorda Branch at Yacht Harbor opened today in the British Virgin Islands. Following an opening ceremony and press conference, the branch…

VI Free Press November 6, 2019

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Virginia Native To Represent USVI In 2019 Miss Universe Pageant in Atlanta

ATLANTA — A Virginia native will represent the territory in an upcoming international beauty and talent pageant. Andrea Piecuch, 25, will be up on stage as the United States Virgin…

VI Free Press November 3, 2019

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USA Hits Cuba With New Sanctions Over Human Rights, Venezuela

HAVANA — The United States is imposing new sanctions on Cuba over its human rights record and its support for Venezuela’s government, the U.S. Commerce Department said this weekend. In…

VI Free Press October 19, 2019

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Dreaded Storm Hurricane Dorian Wipes Out Marsh Harbour In The Bahamas

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian has left much of tourism-dependent Bahamas in ruins and relief officials today were preparing for an unfolding humanitarian crisis with the scale of the carnage…

VI Free Press September 3, 2019

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‘Monster’ Hurricane Dorian Pummels The Bahamas, Forecast To Threaten Florida

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas today, peeling off roofs, snapping power lines and inundating homes with floodwater ahead of its expected advance on the U.S. coast,…

VI Free Press September 2, 2019