October 2021

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Virgin Islander Tapped as Interim Superintendent for Pittsburgh Public...

In September, Wayne Walters of St. Thomas was named interim superintendent for the Pittsbu...

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Colleagues in Media and Community Members Recall Anita Davis-Sedlak's...

The grief that followed the untimely passing of Anita Davis-Sedlak — a well-known figure i...

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Jamaica arrests Colombian as suspect in Haiti assassination

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A police superintendent in Jamaica told The Associated Press...

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FBI searches D.C. home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska

Washington — Agents with the FBI conducted "law enforcement activity" Tuesday at a Washing...

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Study: Vaccinated pregnant women pass COVID antibodies to babies

New COVID-19 research indicates pregnant women who received the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna...

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The military has taken over in Sudan. Here's what happened

(CNN)Sudan has descended into crisis after the military dissolved the country's power-shar...

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Oil Hardens in Pipelines, Homeowners Affected by Flare Incident Neglec...

A group of St. Croix residents living downwind from the Limetree Bay Refinery reached out...

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USVI Delegation is First to Woo Danish Travelers Back to United States...

The U.S. Virgin Islands had the first delegation to personally welcome Danish travelers ba...

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SHAKE AND BAKE: 4.9 MAGNITUDE QUAKE STRIKES OFF OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

ST. JOHN’S — A strong earthquake rocked the Caribbean a short time ago; fortunately, the e...

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Clothesline Project Cultivates Awareness of Domestic Violence in the T...

A message condemning domestic violence in the U.S. Virgin Islands was strung from the cent...

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VI's Elections Supervisor Scherrie N. Griffin observes elections in St...

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Supervisor of Elections, Ms Scherrie N. Griffin represented the Br...

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Halloween Event Planners Must Submit Special Request Form, D.O.H. Anno...

The V.I. Dept. of Health announced Saturday that any entity planning to conduct an event f...

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75 Gigs Monthly Data Allotment and One MiFi Box Per Household Not Adeq...

Governor Albert Bryan on Friday told the Consortium that his administration will work with...

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South African ex-policewoman killed relatives and boyfriend for insura...

South African ex-policewoman Nomia Rosemary Ndlovu has been found guilty of killing five r...

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West Coast braces for simultaneous 'bomb cyclone' and 'atmospheric riv...

(CNN)A "bomb cyclone" with hurricane-like strength and a chart-topping "atmospheric river"...

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Senate Advances Bills on First Responder Retirement, STJ Fish Market a...

The Senate Committee on Finance approved three measures during a Tuesday meeting in St. Cr...

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Top gov’t officials’ link to criminal gangs helped prompt COI — Jasper...

In a shocking revelation, former governor, Augustus Jaspert, said high-level government of...

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Puerto Rico leads U.S. states and territories with the highest vaccina...

The island has 72.2 percent of its total population fully vaccinated, data from the Center...

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Community Honors Holland L. Redfield II

Government officials, family members and the community joined together to honor the life o...

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Delegation of USVI Leaders Travel to Colorado For Marijuana Summit Ahe...

Twelve senators, Governor Albert Bryan and members of his executive branch, members of the...

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Senators refuse a vote on bill to move lawmakers’ retirement age from...

U.S. Virgin Islands – The 34th Legislature’s Committee on Government Operations and Consum...

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Finance committee forwards bill appropriating $920,000 to assist fishe...

US Virgin Islands – The legislative committee of Finance met Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at...

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Long anticipated Fire Services and EMS merger legislation is tabled on...

US Virgin Islands – The 34th Legislature convened in the Committee on Health, Hospitals, a...

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Senators Slam Proposed Legislation to Move Their Retirement Age From 6...

Senators on Wednesday blasted a bill that sought to increase the age they would be eligibl...

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Security guard allegedly stores 172 bricks of cocaine for friend

A local government security officer allegedly caught with 172 bricks of cocaine has claime...

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'We are being used': Five veterans quit Kyrsten Sinema's advisory comm...

Five military veterans on Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's advisory council submitted a lette...

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Haitian gang leader says he will kill captive missionaries if he doesn...

(CNN)The leader of the Haitian gang who kidnapped 17 US and Canadian missionaries has thre...

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Youth Yearning for Independence Fuel Western Sahara Clashes

MAHBAS REGION, Western Sahara (AP) — As a glowing sun sank behind the sandy barrier that c...

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US unemployment claims fall to new pandemic low of 290,000

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last wee...

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Body of Male Found Decomposed East of Sharkey's Near Missing Man's Veh...

ST. CROIX — The body of a man has been found decomposed in bushes near a vehicle of a pers...

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