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Staff Consortium | December 28, 2020
At this very moment, protesters are building embattlements at the Minnesota police headquarters after the killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by Minnesota police officer Kim Potter. The killing, which Ms. Potter described as accidental — stating she intended to pull out her taser but mistakenly used her gun — has sparked widespread protests in the same state that ignited one of the largest civil unrest movements the U.S. has seen when George Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020. The killing of Black men and women at the hand of police is what prompted international Reggae artist and Virgin Islander, Pressure Busspipe, to pen "Blaze", a new song released a week ago that speaks directly to police brutality. In it, Pressure mentions the names of a number of Blacks whose lives were ended during police encounters. "It was strong at the time as to…
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NEW YORK (AP) — DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and…
Governor Sees 2021-2022 Crucian Christmas Festival…
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Reichhold Center Launches Virtual Concert Series?…
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Reggae Icon Bunny Wailer Dies at 73; Jamaica…
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The Office of the Governor and the V.I. Department of Tourism announced Friday a holiday lights competition that is open to all residents, "to spread holiday cheer and camaraderie across the territory...
While many Caribbean islands have canceled their carnival activities for 2021, including the biggest of all, Trinidad, the U.S. Virgin Islands, whose carnival events happen in April, had not mentioned...
The V.I. Dept. of Tourism and its Division of Festivals are spreading holiday cheer with the launch of a Shopping Holiday Online Party (USVI S.H.O.P.). The online experience was designed for local ...
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The Crucian Christmas Festival will be held virtual this year, the V.I. Dept. of Tourism announced Wednesday. Given the Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands' moratorium on large crowds, and in an ef...
Virgin Islands native Rich Nice has worked with top talent in the U.S. and has been part of some of the biggest record labels as well. From Def Jam to Capitol Records, and Columbia Records to name a f...
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Virgin Islanders longing for fetes should assimilate to the new norms caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, as bars and nightclubs are not expected to be cleared for reopening until February-March of 2021 ...
A few months ago Patrick “Soljah” Farrell had an idea for a song. Like many other Virgin Islanders, Mr. Farrell was facing uncertainty as the VI, and the rest of the world, took on the coronavirus...
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