February 14 is a holiday heavyweight this year due to a calendar collision of events. Yes, it’s Valentine’s Day, the fixed annual celebration of love and friendship,
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USVI Houses of Worship Get Nearly $1,000,000 From FEMA
–CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Several houses of worship in the U.S. Virgin Islands received funds from FEMA’s Nonprofit Security Grant Program this year. In total, about
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Rastafarians celebrate freedom of worship after gaining sacramental rights to marijuana in Antigua
LIBERTA, Antigua (AP) — On the same ground where their enslaved ancestors were forced to plant sugar cane, Rastafari on this small island nation are
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Q&A: Antigua and Barbuda prime minister on granting Rastafari their sacramental marijuana rights
SAINT JOHN’S (AP) — Antigua and Barbuda recently granted Rastafari official sacramental authorization to grow and smoke marijuana that their faith deems sacred. Rastafari across
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Why Rastafari Smoke Marijuana For Sacramental Reasons and The Faith’s Other Beliefs
ST. JOHN’S — Members of the Rastafari religion and political movement have for decades been persecuted and imprisoned for their ritualistic use of marijuana. But
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Largest-Ever Jewish Event in the Caribbean Takes Place Tomorrow in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The largest-ever celebration of Hanukkah on the U.S. Virgin Islands kicked off Monday and continues nightly through tomorrow, helping thousands across St.
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Rastafari Distrust of Western Medicine Contributes to Jamaica Vaccine Hesitancy
ST ANDREW, Jamaica — At a Rastafari farming community high up in the hills above Jamaica’s capital, dreadlocked locals gather at the temple to worship
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Is Every Religion Treated The Same In The Dominican Republic? U.S. Embassy Reports
SANTO DOMINGO — The constitution provides for freedom of religion and belief. A concordat with the Holy See designates Roman Catholicism as the official state
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Monsignor Jerome Feudjio Ordained As 6th Catholic Bishop of St. Thomas Diocese
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Cheers erupted from a packed Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral on Saturday as Most Reverend Jerome Feudjio was ordained bishop of the
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FOCUS ON CARIBBEAN: Surge In Violence Rattles Haiti As Poverty, Fear Deepens
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The attack was brazen, streamed live on the Internet: Men carrying big guns walked into a Holy Thursday church service, grabbed the
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