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Health Department advises public to avoid roadway where sewage spill occurred
Virgin Islands Free Press
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October 5, 2024
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is urging the public to avoid traversing Watergut and King Cross streets where a sewage spill has been reported on St. Croix. The VI Waste Management Authority (WMA) on Friday reported that...
Health Department offers free chikungunya vaccine this month
Virgin Islands Free Press
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October 2, 2024
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health said today that it is now the season for diseases spread by mosquitoes and encourages everyone to take steps to protect themselves from chikungunya by getting vaccinated this October. This...
Ozone standard for public well-being one of many Health Headlines
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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January 5, 2025
Colorado’s new, “nation-leading” emission standards will target ground-level ozone: an increasingly common pollutant that causes short- and long-term health consequences.The new rule calls for a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in midstream...
Jeffrey Epstein timeline: Florida case led to15 more years of sex abuse
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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The Jeffrey Epstein saga began — and could have ended — in Palm Beach County in 2006. The Palm Beach Post sued in 2019 to find out why it didn't. Now, secret documents detailing what happened 17 years ago when Epstein was indicted on only a single...
ALESTLE VIEW: Roads and ruin: Rescinding the Roadless Rule was a mistake
Alestle - Illinois
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On June 23, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plans to rescind the Roadless Rule, subjecting around 58 million acres of federal lands to industrial production in place of preservation. The Roadless...
Corrections and clarifications – The Times
The Times
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The Times takes complaints about editorial content seriously. We are committed to abiding by the Independent Press Standards Organisation rules and regulations and the Editors’ Code of Practice that IPSO enforces. Requests for corrections should...
Reggae Boy Antonio discharged from hospital
The Gleaner
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January 1, 2025
Reggae Boyz striker Michail Antonio says he is grateful to be alive after he was discharged from the hospital yesterday following his harrowing car accident in Essex, England, last month. The Jamaican international was involved in a car crash on...
CARPHA Builds Emergency Response Capacity in Eleven (11) Member States
Win Media SKN
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July 2, 2025
Bridgetown, Barbados – May 26, 2025, The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), with funding from the 11th European Development Fund (EDF) Programme of Support for Health Security Strengthening, successfully facilitated a Field Hospital Medical...
$13.25 Rum Cover-Over Rate Advances in Senate Bill; Bryan, Plaskett and Allies Push to Lock in Billion-Dollar Win
The Virgin Island Consortium
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Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett separately announced on Saturday announced a significant breakthrough in the Virgin Islands’ long-standing push to make the $13.25 rum cover-over rate permanent. The U.S. Senate’s...
Reggae Boy Antonio out of hospital following vehicular crash
Radio Jamaica
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January 1, 2025
Reggae Boy and West Ham United striker Michail Antonio has been discharged from hospital, more than three weeks after sustaining a broken leg in a car accident. The 34 year old Antonio had surgery on a lower limb fracture following the crash on...
Kraft Heinz Foods Recalls Turkey Bacon Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Ingstad Media - Minnesota
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July 8, 2025
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2025 – Kraft Heinz Foods Company, a Newberry, S.C., establishment, is recalling approximately 367,812 pounds of fully cooked turkey bacon products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes (Lm), the U.S. Department of...
Lorena Durán Rang in the 2020s With an Unforgettable Photo Shoot Run at SI Swimsuit
Sports Illustrated - New York
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July 8, 2025
At the start of the new decade, Lorena Durán first graced the pages of SI Swimsuit. The Seville, Spain native—widely known for her trailblazing campaign as the inaugural curve model to shoot with Victoria’s Secret—took her talents to Scrub Island,...
DOJ & FBI close Epstein investigation
Virgin Islands News Online
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After months of political speculation and public anticipation, the Department of Justice and FBI conclude their exhaustive review of Jeffrey E. Epstein’s files, reaffirming his 2019 suicide and denying the existence of a client list or blackmail...
South Jersey Caribbean Festival marks 25 years with Nailah Blackman, culture, and color
Caribbean Life - New York
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July 8, 2025
Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! Kylla Herbert, president of the South Jersey Caribbean Festival, says that the festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this Saturday, July 12,...
DeLorean (DMC) Is Now Available for Trading on LBank Exchange
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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June 29, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Road Town, British Virgin Islands–(Newsfile Corp. – June 29, 2025) – LBank Exchange, a leading global digital asset trading platform, is pleased to announce the upcoming listing of DeLorean (DMC)....
GOP's new landmark bill forces states to pay for costly food stamp errors
FOX Business
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Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, reacts to House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' criticism of the 'big, beautiful bill' and the secretary of agriculture's remarks on migrant farm workers possibly facing deportation. Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill...
Ex-BVIHSA CEO Darlene A. Carty-Baptiste lands new post @ Gov. Luis Hospital
Virgin Islands News Online
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CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, USVI- Former BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Chief Executive Officer Ms Darlene A. Carty-Baptiste, who was at the helm of the Virgin Islands medical regime between 2012 and 2016, has a new post in the US Virgin...
Former Health chief Baptiste tapped to lead Luis Hospital
The Virgin Islands Daily News
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Former Virgin Islands Health Commissioner Darlene Baptiste has been tapped to run Luis Hospital and Medical Center, according to a statement from the V.I. Government Hospital and Health Facilities Corporation. Baptiste signed a three-year...
'Healthcare committee' on VG express concerns & demands answers
Virgin Islands News Online
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VIRGIN GORDA, VI- The Committee for Urgent Enhancement of Healthcare to the Virgin Gorda Community has issued a statement expressing concern over alleged unaddressed requests for funding. According to a press release on Wednesday, September 25,...
Saharan Dust Event to Impact USVI and Puerto Rico, Public Health Advisory Issued
The Virgin Island Consortium
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A plume of Saharan dust is expected to move into Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands beginning on Tuesday, December 24, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in San Juan. The event, classified as moderate to severe, is forecasted to...