WASHINGTON — Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States today, declaring that “democracy has prevailed” as he took the helm of a
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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
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House of Representatives Approves $2,000 Coronavirus Aid Checks Sought By Trump
PALM BEACH, Florida — The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks on Monday,
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Bryan Says He Approves Of Congress’ COVID-19 Relief Bill With Provisions To Pay Tenants’ Past Due Rent
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan said he welcomes the federal funding coming to the U.S. Virgin Islands from Congress’ $900 billion COVID-19 relief measure that President
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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
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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
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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
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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
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USVI’s Bid To Sue Jeffrey Epstein Estate For Racketeering Gains Ground
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday handed a partial victory to U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George, who is pursuing a civil racketeering
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New Jersey Fisherman Pays $4,000 ‘Ransom’ To Escape Crude BVI Jail And Be Home In Time For Thanksgiving
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — New Jersey commercial fisherman Michael Foy, who was held prisoner in a crude British Virgin Islands jail cell for more than four months,
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