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DINO PRINT! Potholes At Department of Finance St. Croix Large Enough To Swallow A Car Whole!

CHRISTIANSTED — The failure of the Bryan-Roach Administration to properly maintain St. Croix's roads and public spaces has reached pandemic levels — citizens complained on social media this weekend. As…

VI Free Press February 3, 2021

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Forward-Thinking Puerto Rico Government Begins Sending Out $600 Federal Stimulus Checks

SAN JUAN — The Puerto Rico government has started sending out the first of the $600 federal stimulus checks to local residents, which should be immediately reflected in people's bank…

VI Free Press January 22, 2021

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U.S. House Democrats To Pursue Impeachment If Trump Not Removed

WASHINGTON — U.S. House of Representatives Democrats plan a vote today to urge Vice President Mike Pence to take steps to remove President Donald Trump from office after his supporters’…

VI Free Press January 11, 2021

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VIPD Gets $17.4 Million For Overtime And Emergency Work Done In The Wake Of 2017 Hurricanes

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Office of Disaster Recovery announces the award of $17,451,154 from the FEMA Public Assistance Program to reimburse the Virgin Islands Police Department for emergency work performed…

VI Free Press December 21, 2020

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Barbados Removes Admiral Nelson Statue In Break With Its British Colonial Past

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados removed the statue of British Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson from the capital Bridgetown’s main square recently, two months after announcing plans to replace Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as…

VI Free Press December 6, 2020

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New UN Report Warns Of Malnutrition Problem In The Caribbean, Latin America

SANTIAGO, Chile — A new United Nations report released here Wednesday shows the territorial inequality of malnutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean. The report titled “Regional Overview of Food…

VI Free Press December 3, 2020

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Caribbean Countries Want Reparations From Slave-Owning Countries of Europe

BRIDGETOWN — Caribbean countries have demanded that the former European slaving nations pay back their debts, vowing to eliminate colonial remnants that still exist in the region. The call came…

VI Free Press December 3, 2020

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Puerto Rico To Administer COVID-19 Vaccinations In Mid-December

SAN JUAN -— Officials in Puerto Rico announced today that it expects to receive its first COVID-19 vaccines by mid-December as the island hits a record number of daily cases and hospitalizations.…

VI Free Press November 25, 2020

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Democrat Donna Frett-Gregory Finishes In First Place In St. Thomas District After All Votes Are Counted

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The 2020 election was certified on Monday, the Virgin Islands Elections System said. After the absentee and provisional ballots were counted, Senator Vialet maintained his election night…

VI Free Press November 17, 2020

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RAND STUDY: It Will Take USVI $11.25 Billion To Fully Recover From Hurricanes Irma And Maria In 2017

ARLINGTON, Virginia — A new study by the Rand Corporation tells us what we already know —because we are living it here — the territory has been slow to recover…

VI Free Press November 13, 2020