CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Making good on a promise she made during a virtual meeting last month with Governor Albert Bryan, Deputy Secretary of HUD Adrianne Todman
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Puerto Rico Ponders Racial Identity Amid Surprising Census Results
SAN JUAN — The number of people in Puerto Rico who identified as “white” in the most recent census plummeted almost 80 percent, sparking a
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U.S. Supreme Court Leaves in Place USVI, Puerto Rico Cockfighting Ban
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a federal law that bars cockfighting in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The high
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Department of Education School Updates For October 11-18
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — All public schools will be closed today in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Day and Indigenous Peoples’
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Puerto Rico Will Host Show’s First Spanish-Language New Year’s Eve Countdown
SAN JUAN — A Spanish-language countdown will be included for the first time in the “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” show
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Biden Awards The Territory $5.6M To Combat The Impact of Climate Change
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The territory is poised to receive just over $5.6 million of the $3 billion recently approved by President Biden to increase the
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Coalition Of 17 Attorneys General Protests ‘Inhumane’ Treatment Of Haitians In Texas
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Denise George is one of five attorneys general leading a coalition in sending a letter to President Joe Biden and Department
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Is Governor Albert Bryan Speaking Out Of Both Sides Of His Mouth On Vaccine Issue?
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has repeatedly said it’s his job to keep residents safe from the ravages of COVID-19, going as far as mandating the
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DUTY CALL WAITING: VING Soldiers Only Get Vaccinated When Forced To By DoD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – With the assistance and coordination from the Virgin Islands Department of Health, service members were able to receive their first dose of
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AG Says Territorial Residents Are Entitled To Same Benefits As People On Mainland
WASHINGTON — The Virgin Islands Attorney General’s Office has joined the legal fight for parity in Supplemental Security Income benefits denied to territorial residents in
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