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Bill Seeking to Ensure Students Who Are Not Proficient in English Rece...

The Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development on Tuesday voted favorably on...

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Dominican Republic remembers the occupation that ended slavery 200 yea...

The Dominican Republic remembers this February 9, the 200th anniversary of the beginning o...

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In Puerto Rico, floods and torrential rains close schools

Flooding along coastal areas was worsened by large waves of up to 13 feet hitting the isla...

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Biden Cabinet member resigns after admitting to 'disrespectful' behavi...

Dr. Eric Lander, a former member of President Biden's Cabinet who served as director of th...

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Putin's use of crude language reveals a lot about his worldview

(CNN)Russian President Vladimir Putin set Russian media abuzz Tuesday following his news c...

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Senate Committee to Consider CROWN Act Legislation this Week

Proposed legislation that seeks to prohibit institutional discrimination on the basis of h...

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Food Security bill to tackle water, funding and land use problems

Agriculture & Fisheries Minister, Dr Natalio Wheatley said government’s proposed Virgin Is...

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GUADELOUPE VACCINE HESITANCY DIRECTLY LINKED TO BANANA CROP PESTICIDE...

BASSE-TERRE — Since July 2021, various trade union organizations have been calling for th...

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Shama’s Specialties Owner Sentenced to 33 Months for Fraud

Mashama Ferdinand, 38, was sentenced Friday to 33 months in prison for wire fraud, along w...

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Legionnaires' Disease Sickens Two People in USVI, One Hospitalized; CD...

Specialists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were on their way to the U...

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Transition Government For Haiti Proposed

A group concerned about Haiti’s future is calling for a provisional government in the Cari...

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Adjustment in petroleum prices for February

Barbadians will be paying less for some petroleum products effective midnight, Sunday, Feb...

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Lake Erie: 18 rescued from breakaway floating ice sheet

Eighteen people have been rescued after becoming stranded on an ice floe in Lake Erie in O...

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Gov’t still working on permanent fix to Road Reef sewerage issue

The Ministry of Works & Utilities is still working on a permanent fix to the sewerage prob...

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Boy, 5, trapped in Moroccan well has died

IGHRAN, Morocco - A 5-year-old boy who was trapped for four days in a deep well in Morocco...

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Haiti seeks 3rd judge to oversee case of slain president

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The newest judge tapped to oversee the investigation into the kill...

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2 MEN ARRESTED FOR PLOTTING TO MOVE 190 POUNDS OF COCAINE THROUGH ST....

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal criminal charges have been filed against two men for conspiracy...

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DOMINICAN WHO KEPT VENEZUELAN WOMEN AS SEX SLAVES IN ST. THOMAS DUNGEO...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal judge ordered a Dominican woman to sit in prison for six and...

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UVI Graduate Lands Work with Space Station Contractor

As they strive for academic success, students are sometimes urged to reach for the stars....

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St. John School of the Arts Reopens with New Classes, World-Class Conc...

Nearly two years ago, the St. John School of the Arts suspended all programs, including cl...

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Infection Causing Serious Cases of Pneumonia Called Legionnaires' Dise...

The V.I. Dept. of Health has announced that cases of Legionnaires’ disease, a type of seve...

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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Invests $58.4 Million to Support Local Busin...

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced the department is...

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One new face among Independent Senators

President Dame Sandra Mason has appealed to the seven Independent Senators sworn in on Tue...

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Elderly woman loses battle with COVID-19

An 89-year-old woman is the latest COVID-19 casualty. She was fully vaccinated and died on...

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 'Problem' with Mikel Arteta led to Arsenal...

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has said his "problem" with Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta contribute...

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Frenchman’s Cay bridge re-construction to start Feb 14, 2022 - New byp...

WEST END, Tortola, VI – The long-overdue and urgently needed re-construction of the French...

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America's economic recovery is about to go into reverse

New York (CNN Business)The Omicron variant put a massive speed bump in the road to America...

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U.S. Signs Agreement to Modernize Puerto Rico Power Grid Beginning Thi...

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday joined the Departm...

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Senators Rule on Business Incentives and the Return of Retirees to the...

During Tuesday’s Finance Committee hearing, senators approved several bills and lease agre...

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LINDBERGH BAY MAN WHO KIDNAPPED AND TORTURED EX-GIRLFRIEND WITH GUN AR...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who kidnapped and then pistol whipped his former girlf...

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