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Obama’s Detente Becomes History as Trump Threatens Cuba

HAVANA — Cuba has jettisoned rhetorical restraint toward the United States and is broadcasting footage of military defense exercises in the face of threats and new sanctions from the administration…

VI Free Press March 21, 2019

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President Donald Trump To Meet With Leaders Of Five Caribbean Countries In Florida This Week

WASHINGTON — The White House says President Donald Trump will meet with leaders of five Caribbean nations on Friday in an effort to strengthen cooperation on security and trade issues.…

VI Free Press March 20, 2019

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British Prince Charles Off On Caribbean Tour Including Communist-Run Cuba

HAVANA -- British Prince Charles and his wife Camilla embark on a Caribbean tour on Sunday during which they will become the first British royals to visit Communist-run Cuba, even…

John McCarthy March 16, 2019

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V.I. G.O.P. National Committee Member Named To Group That Will Nominate 2020 President

WASHINGTON — The Virgin Islands national committeeman has been named to the group that will nominate the Republican Party's choice for president in 2020. Jevon O.A. Williams, 31, of St. Croix also…

John McCarthy February 20, 2019

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Trump Could Take Virgin Islands Disaster Funds To Build Mexican Borderwall

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has been eyeing several pots of money — including Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico disaster funds, counter-narcotic accounts and military construction dollars — to fund…

John McCarthy February 15, 2019

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Plaskett Grateful Trump Will Fund Federal Government For Three Weeks

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett issued the following statement Friday on President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is finally ending the government shutdown and temporarily reopening the federal government: “After…

John McCarthy January 26, 2019

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TRUMP TWEETS: Ryan Zinke Out At Interior … He Was A Frequent Visitor To Territory

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who has sought to open U.S. offshore waters to oil and gas drilling despite environmental protests, will be leaving his post at the…

John McCarthy December 15, 2018

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New Puerto Rico Fiscal Plan Approved Today; Rossello Says It Is Too Austere

SAN JUAN — A federal control board has approved a five-year fiscal plan for Puerto Rico, though Gov. Ricardo Rossello warns it’s too austere and will affect government services. The…

John McCarthy October 23, 2018

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Separated Migrant Children Forced To Take Psychotropic Drugs At U.S. Detention Centers

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] DALLAS -- Immigrant children are being routinely and forcibly given a range of psychotropic drugs at U.S. government-funded youth shelters to manage their trauma after…

John McCarthy June 21, 2018

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TRUMP SAYS: Virgin Islands Gov’t Won’t Have To Pay For Debris Removal, Emergency Home Repairs

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Additional federal disaster relief and recovery assistance has been authorized for the United States Virgin Islands at the request of the territory’s…

John McCarthy May 23, 2018