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Cal Guard’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Joins With Puerto Rico-Based Unit

FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. — The 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Borinqueneers, is a Puerto Rico-based unit that, as of 2018, has been part of the…

VI Free Press September 25, 2020

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China’s $490 Million ‘Investment’ In Barbados Behind Snap Decision To Remove The Queen

BRIDGETOWN — China is behind Barbados' snap decision to remove the British Queen as its head of state. That's the shocking claim of a conservative member of the UK Parliament…

Bro Bot September 24, 2020

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Fire Services Gets $237K Grant Award From Interior To Buy QRV Fire Trucks

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Fire Service said that it has been awarded $237,796 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Insular Affairs’ Technical…

VI Free Press September 21, 2020

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President Trump Sends Nearly $13 Billion In Aid To Puerto Rico Three Years After Hurricane Maria

SAN JUAN — FEMA is sending almost $13 billion to Puerto Rico, directed at the territory’s energy and education systems, to help it recover from 2017’s devastating Hurricane Maria, the…

VI Free Press September 21, 2020

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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! Barbados Says It Will Remove Queen As Head of State

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados wants to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, the government has said, reviving a plan mooted several times in the…

VI Free Press September 16, 2020

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EXCLUSIVE! John Canegata Out As Chairman of the Virgin Islands Republican Party

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s official: John Canegata is no longer chairman of the Republican Party in the Virgin Islands. That was the decision today after four hours of oral arguments…

VI Free Press August 21, 2020

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St. Thomas Jail Put On Lockdown After 20 Prisoners Test Positive For COVID-19

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Bureau of Corrections has put the St. Thomas jail on lockdown after 20 people — including inmates and staff members — tested positive for COVID-19. According…

Bro Bot August 12, 2020

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French Ban American Tourists From Crossing Border From Dutch Sint Maarten Starting Today

MARIGOT — United States tourists cannot cross the border from Dutch Sint Maarten to French Saint starting today, according to The Daily Herald, a Philipsburg, Sint Maarten newspaper. The report says the announcement is until further…

VI Free Press August 1, 2020

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Nearly 3 Years After Hurricane Maria, Some Puerto Ricans Are Just Hoping For A New Blue Tarp

SAN JUAN — Nearly three years after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of homes remain badly damaged, many people face a hurricane season under fading blue…

VI Free Press July 25, 2020

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ECLAC OP-ED: Building Back Better After COVID-19: Equality At The Center

SANTIAGO, Chile — The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a socio-economic crisis of an unprecedented scope and reach. Worldwide, it has led to a massive decline of working hours, equivalent to…

Alicia Bárcena July 14, 2020