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Medicaid cuts could push more kids into unpaid family caregiving roles
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Medicaid cuts could push more kids into unpaid family caregiving roles

ST. PAUL — High school senior Joshua Yang understands sacrifice. When he was midway through 10th grade, his mom survived a terrible car crash. But her body developed tremors, and she…
Posted by John McCarthy May 30, 2025
Private delivery packages delayed in the USVI. Plaskett looking into it.
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Private delivery packages delayed in the USVI. Plaskett looking into it.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Delegate to Congress' office received word of numerous complaints regarding private delivery package service delays in the territory, particularly St. John, and met with U.S. Customs…
Posted by John McCarthy May 24, 2025
5 killed in Dominican border town in a suspected drug trafficking case
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

5 killed in Dominican border town in a suspected drug trafficking case

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Five people were killed along the border that the Dominican Republic shares with Haiti in what authorities say is a suspected drug trafficking case. Police said…
Posted by John McCarthy May 19, 2025
US considering new ship registry in US Virgin Islands
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US considering new ship registry in US Virgin Islands

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump's administration is considering a proposal to create an international shipping registry in the U.S. Virgin Islands as part of efforts to enlarge the tiny…
Posted by John McCarthy May 10, 2025
House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care
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House GOP backing off some Medicaid cuts as report shows millions of people would lose health care

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill, as…
Posted by John McCarthy May 7, 2025
Dominican Republic under fire as deportations of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti rise
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Dominican Republic under fire as deportations of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti rise

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — The United Nations and human rights activists are warning about an increase in pregnant women being deported from the Dominican Republic to Haiti, where they say their lives are…
Posted by John McCarthy April 25, 2025
Jamaican rapist avoids deportation on human rights grounds as criminal record in UK means he is not eligible for witness protection in Caribbean
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Jamaican rapist avoids deportation on human rights grounds as criminal record in UK means he is not eligible for witness protection in Caribbean

LONDON (DM) — A Jamaican rapist has escaped deportation because his criminal record in Britain means he "might not be eligible for witness protection" in his home country. The convicted…
Posted by John McCarthy April 14, 2025
Plaskett updates territory on Trump’s proposed port fees
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Plaskett updates territory on Trump’s proposed port fees

WASHINGTON — Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett shared the following update regarding President Trump’s executive order on the maritime industry: “This week, President Trump announced an executive order which…
Posted by John McCarthy April 12, 2025
EPA administrator discusses USVI environmental priorities in St. Croix
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EPA administrator discusses USVI environmental priorities in St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — EPA Regional Administrator Michael Martucci traveled to St. Croix to engage with government officials, meet the EPA team working on the ground, and discuss strategies for tackling the…
Posted by John McCarthy April 8, 2025
Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations
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Haitian migrants share harrowing stories of abuse as Dominican Republic ramps up deportations

BELLADERE, Haiti (AP) — A crowd of 500 descended from dusty trucks on a recent morning and shuffled through a tiny gap in a border gate separating Haiti from the Dominican Republic.…
Posted by John McCarthy April 2, 2025

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