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  Annual US Virgin Islands cook-off strengthens community and supports special education
The King of the Wing competition on St. Thomas has once again brought the community together for a good cause. At a ceremony on September 25, 2025, organizers Alpine and White Bay Group presented a check for $102,124.60 to Dr. Jody Miller,...
 
    
  Parent Company Sells 129,000 T-Mobile US Shares Worth $29.5 Million
Insider sale alert: Deutsche Telekom trims its T-Mobile US stake. Should you be concerned or is this just business as usual? Deutsche Telekom (DTEGF 3.18%) sold 128,852 shares of T-Mobile US (TMUS 2.26%) in multiple open-market transactions on...
 
    
  2025 Historic Hotels of America® Annual Awards of Excellence Winners Announced
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 31, 2025-- Historic Hotels of America® is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence. Historic Hotels of America is the official program of the National Trust...
 
    
  Attorneys general seek intoxicating hemp ban
Dozens of state attorneys general are calling for a clarification of the definition of hemp. | Shutterstock Dozens of state attorneys general have signed a letter calling on congressional leaders to clarify the federal definition of hemp to...
 
    
  Save This Species: The ‘Little Three-Horned Devil,’ One of Puerto Rico’s Rarest Plants
Diablito de Tres Cuernos, Vahl’s boxwood (Buxus vahlii) Endangered Buxus vahlii is a short, slow-growing evergreen shrub or tree that reaches 3-10 feet (1–3 meters) in height, with ovular, dark-green, glossy leaves. It produces delicate,...
Man Of The Hour: Wei Koh’s love letter to horology
SINGAPORE – Mr Wei Koh has never merely told time. He has also spent two decades shaping the culture around it. At 55, the son of ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh has channelled his boundless curiosity into a global lifestyle empire. Mr Wei Koh...
Serial fraudster Daliqua Moses finally captured on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A woman sought repeatedly by local police for check fraud and related crimes was finally apprehended on St. Thomas, authorities said. Daliqua Moses, 27, was arrested and charged with forgery, uttering or passing forged or...
 
    
  Carnival Announces Year-Round Deployment in Mobile, Alabama
Carnival Cruise Line has announced its next wave of 2027/28 deployments, including the return of year-round deployment in Mobile, Ala., expanding the cruise line’s capacity in the region with a Conquest-class ship sailing from the home port for...
 
    
  Proficiency Award Winners Named During National FFA Convention & Expo
INDIANAPOLIS (Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025/National FFA Organization) – Seven winners of the 2025 National FFA Agricultural Proficiency Awards were named during the second session of the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo on Thursday, Oct. 30, which...
 
    
  Preventing the 'Big Three': OSHA Targets Falls, Electrocutions, and Struck-By Incidents in Tree Care
Tree care industry professionals have an essential role, blending specialized skills with physical strength to manage green spaces. This vital work comes with many dangers and overhead hazards, but three risk categories — falls, electrocutions and...
 
    
  King Charles will strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles, evict him from royal residence
LONDON (TNND) — King Charles III will strip Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evict him from his royal residence over his ties with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Buckingham Palace announced. The King officially initiated the...
 
    
  Toys for Tots registration Nov. 19-22
The year was 1947, and Marine Corps Reserve Major Bill Hendricks’ wife Diane had a few handcrafted dolls. She told her husband to deliver the dolls to an agency that supports children in need. When Bill reported back to his wife that he could...
 
    
  Key events leading to Prince Andrew’s downfall
The King has started a process to remove Prince Andrew’s titles, style and honours following “serious lapses” in his brother’s judgment surrounding his past dealings with Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and the allegations by the late Virginia...
Prince Andrew stripped of titles and evicted from royal residence Andrew has come under intense scrutiny over his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Read More »
Prince Andrew will be stripped of his princely title and be forced to move out of his Royal Lodge mansion in Windsor amid the ongoing fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. King Charles is initiating a formal process to remove Prince Andrew’s...
 
    
  Georgia celebrates 40th anniversary of Korean office, economic partnerships
ATLANTA – Kemp and state delegation to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Korean office and the economic partnerships. Governor Brian P. Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp are leading an international economic development mission that will begin in...
 
    
  Jackpot Digital Goes Live at Paragon Casino Resort in Louisiana
Jackpot Digital Inc. (TSXV: JJ,OTC:JPOTF) (TSXV: JJ,OTC:JPOTF.WT.C) (OTCQB: JPOTF) (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: LVH3) (the "Company" or "Jackpot Digital"), the leading provider of dealerless electronic poker tables to the global gaming industry, has...
 
    
  US Trade Promotion Program for Haiti expiration impacts Caribbean US territories
After the US Congress reached its September 30 budget deadline, two important trade preference programs for Haiti remain uncertain. The Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement (HOPE) and Haiti Economic Lift Program (HELP) provide...
 
    
  United Fidelity Bank's annual Community Day set for Oct. 25 in FWB
United Fidelity Bank is hosting its fourth annual Community Day on October 25 in Fort Walton Beach. The free event will feature food, live entertainment, and activities for children. The Early Learning Coalition of the Emerald Coast will give away...
 
    
  University of Michigan researchers launch public opinion survey ahead of USVI constitutional convention
Laurie McCauley Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs | University of Michigan-Ann ArborLaurie McCauley Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor A new public opinion survey...
 
    
  Hurricane Melissa poses no delay for new cruise start in Jacksonville
The Norwegian Gem cruise ship is set to arrive in Jacksonville on October 31, unaffected by Hurricane Melissa. Norwegian Cruise Line will offer seasonal cruises from Jacksonville to the Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean through 2028. The Norwegian...