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Reichhold Center Launches New Concert Series ‘RCA Sessions’ To Highlight USVI Talent

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Reichhold Center for the Arts is launching a new project aimed at showcasing the artistic talents of Virgin Islanders. The concert series, dubbed RCA Sessions, will launch as…

VI Free Press March 15, 2021

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Reggae Icon Bunny Wailer, Last Wailers Member, Dies At Age 73

KINGSTON — Bunny Wailer, the legendary Jamaican reggae singer who founded the Wailers with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh and was the last surviving founding member, has died at a…

VI Free Press March 3, 2021

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Rooster Kills Indian Man During Banned Cockfight

HYDERABAD, India — A man was killed by a rooster with a blade tied to its leg during an illegal cockfight in southern India, police said, bringing focus on a…

VI Free Press March 1, 2021

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Moet Hennessy Buys 50% Stake In Jay-Z’s Champagne Brand

PARIS — Moet Hennessy is acquiring a 50 percent stake in rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z’s Champagne brand in an effort to up its cool factor and expand distribution. Terms of…

VI Free Press February 22, 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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Bitcoin Creator Satoshi Nakamoto Is Sitting On An ‘Insane Fortune’ If He Is Still Alive To Enjoy It

Bitcoin is back in the news in a major way. The cryptocurrency first peaked in the mainstream back in late 2017 when the price rocketed up to $19,000 in a…

VI Free Press February 20, 2021

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HBO Max Plans To Launch In Caribbean, Latin America In June

SAN JUAN (Reuters) — Video streaming service HBO Max will launch in 39 regions across Latin America and the Caribbean in late June, AT&T Inc’s Warner Media said this weekend,…

VI Free Press February 15, 2021

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St. Croix Native Dance Choreographer Wins Prestigious Art Fellowship

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois — Although she has been dancing since age of 5, performer and choreographer Cynthia Oliver never thought she could make a career out of it. Decades later, Oliver…

VI Free Press February 12, 2021

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How To Host A Sip-and-See Post-Birth Party

From wearing masks while in labor to having to cancel baby showers and introduce grandparents to grandchildren over Zoom, the already-challenging process of bringing a new baby home became even…

VI Free Press February 9, 2021

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Is MAGA A Death Cult? If Trump’s Jonestown-Like Followers Drink The Kool-Aid, Who Gets Hurt?

Fittingly, it was the CBS comedian Stephen Colbert who first suggested that MAGA is a death cult. And Colbert made that fateful prediction seven full days before election day in…

John McCarthy January 28, 2021