Tag: Puerto Rico
Plaskett, Fellow Delegates and Virgin Islanders Make Case for Territorial Rights
The time is more than 100 years overdue for the unincorporated territories of the United States to have the rights of full citizenship – including the ability to vote for president – witnesses told a congressional hearing on Tuesday.
Tuesday Hearing Gives Voting Rights Advocates Hope for Change
Advocates for territorial voting rights are inching closer to achieving their goal as a House subcommittee meets Tuesday for a hearing on the disenfranchisement of U.S. territories – “a historic first,” according to Neil Weare, founder of Equally American.
Ron de Lugo, First and Longest-Serving USVI Congressional Delegate, Passes
Ron de Lugo, the first and longest-serving Delegate to Congress from the Virgin Islands, died Tuesday at the age of 89.
Virtual Panel Discusses Colonialism in U.S. Territories
The coalition of organizers Power4PuertoRico hosted a virtual panel of activists from U.S. territories on Tuesday to discuss the subject of U.S colonialism.
VIPR Friendship Committee Thanks Caregivers for ‘All the Work They Do’
Members of the Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Committee expressed gratitude to St. Croix’s senior care workers at a ceremony in the gazebo at the Herbert Grigg Home for the Aged.
Family and Friends Remember Rodney Varlack’s Life and Legacy
The life of an enterprising and successful Virgin Islander came to an end last week with the death of Rodney Varlack, but his legacy and the impact he had on the islands will live on. Varlack died April 27 on St. John.
Puerto Rican’s Win in Benefits Case Could Aid Territories
A ruling Friday that a Puerto Rican resident can keep $28,000 in disability benefits, rebuffing the U.S. government’s attempt to recoup the amount in a victory hailed as a win for people with disabilities living in territories like the V.I.
Bryan Confirms USVI’s Second Case of Coronavirus
The second case of the new coronavirus in the USVI was confirmed Monday by Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. The territory’s first case, on St. Croix, was confirmed Friday. Monday’s case is from the St. Thomas/St. John District.
Plaskett Reintroducing STX National Heritage Area Bill *Update- Bill Now Reintroduced*
In 2002, then-Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen proposed to Congress that St. Croix be designated a National Heritage Area, a site designated by the United States to encourage historic preservation. Delegate Stacey Plaskett is now carrying on that fight by reintroducing the bill this week.
Group Protects V.I. Airports from Dangers Posed by Birds, and Birds from People
Spikes, loud noises and a variety of landscaping measures are among the approaches taken to prevent bird and airplane collisions at airports in the U.S. Virgin Islands, wildlife biologist Shane McKinley said at a Tuesday meeting of the Audubon Society on St. John.
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With two staff members and several enthusiastic and talented volunteers, the Southgate Coastal Preserve has become more welcoming in the last few months to hikers, birders and beach goers with benches, signs and even a bridge. #visource #usvi
Southgate Coastal Preserve Spruces Up for Visitors | St. Thomas Source
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With two staff members and several enthusiastic and talented volunteers, the Southgate Coastal Preserve has become more welcoming in the last few months to hikers, birders and beach goers with benches
