Territorial Affairs – Page 22 – Virgin Islands Free Press

U.S. Virgin Islands And Guam Fight In Court For The Right To Vote For President

HAGATNA — Six U.S. citizens living in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam have filed a federal lawsuit challenging federal and state laws that deny them the right to vote…

VI Free Press October 13, 2020

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VIHA Awards Contracts For Long-Awaited Hurricane Repairs

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Residents at Michael J. Kirwan Terrace and the Knolls at Contant on St. Thomas who have been awaiting repairs to roofs damaged from Hurricanes Irma and Maria can look forward to some relief.…

VI Free Press October 8, 2020

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Washington Consolidates Its Position In The Caribbean: Commentary By David Jessop

Speaking recently at Bocas Lit Fest, Jamaica’s former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson, observed that in recent years there had been a “deliberate attempt” to split the Caribbean. After referencing the…

David Jessop September 29, 2020

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CARIBBEAN LEADERS @ UN: ‘Instead of Nationalism, We Need Global Cooperation’

NEW YORK — Leaders from the Caribbean, in pre-recorded addresses to the UN General Assembly, stressed that their small economies are largely dependent on one or just a few industries,…

VI Free Press September 27, 2020

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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