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  1. Jeffrey Epstein’s Ties to #CBP Agents Sparked a #DOJ Probe

    Documents say #customs officers in the US #VirginIslands had friendly relationships with Epstein years after his 2008 conviction, showing how the infamous sex offender tried to cultivate allies.
    #jeffreyepstein #security

    wired.com/story/jeffrey-epstei

  2. The other Danish islands the US pressured into selling. Let’s just say the locals have a “complicated” relationship with the former colonial power.

    #VirginIslands #USViriginIslands #USVI

    aol.com/articles/islands-were-

  3. Hype for the Future 74J: Attractions in the British Overseas Territories

    Introduction This post specifically refers to the British Overseas Territories of the North Atlantic and Caribbean, including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, and Montserrat. Each of these territories provides at least a somewhat different experience from the general perspective of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, even though the additional nations are also included. Attractions Within the British Overseas […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  4. Hype for the Future 74J: Attractions in the British Overseas Territories

    Introduction This post specifically refers to the British Overseas Territories of the North Atlantic and Caribbean, including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, and Montserrat. Each of these territories provides at least a somewhat different experience from the general perspective of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, even though the additional nations are also included. Attractions Within the British Overseas […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  5. Hype for the Future 74J: Attractions in the British Overseas Territories

    Introduction This post specifically refers to the British Overseas Territories of the North Atlantic and Caribbean, including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, and Montserrat. Each of these territories provides at least a somewhat different experience from the general perspective of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, even though the additional nations are also included. Attractions Within the British Overseas […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  6. Hype for the Future 74J: Attractions in the British Overseas Territories

    Introduction This post specifically refers to the British Overseas Territories of the North Atlantic and Caribbean, including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, and Montserrat. Each of these territories provides at least a somewhat different experience from the general perspective of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, even though the additional nations are also included. Attractions Within the British Overseas […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  7. Hype for the Future 74J: Attractions in the British Overseas Territories

    Introduction This post specifically refers to the British Overseas Territories of the North Atlantic and Caribbean, including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, and Montserrat. Each of these territories provides at least a somewhat different experience from the general perspective of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, even though the additional nations are also included. Attractions Within the British Overseas […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026

  8. Just a friendly reminder that the normal bad stuff still happens. This incident finally involves another species attacking a human.

    Allegedly. *looks around*

    #virginislands #sharkattack

  9. Hype for the Future 50F: The Virgin Islands of the United States

    The United States Virgin Islands 🇻🇮, formerly Danish, apparently violate international law by driving on the left side of the road, in spite of being claimed by the right-driving United States. International legal conventions often expect all sovereign states to have the same driving direction throughout their respective territories, yet numerous additional examples may also be identified, such as Canada remaining a Commonwealth realm yet being a right-driving sovereign state. The […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025

  10. Hype for the Future 50F: The Virgin Islands of the United States

    The United States Virgin Islands 🇻🇮, formerly Danish, apparently violate international law by driving on the left side of the road, in spite of being claimed by the right-driving United States. International legal conventions often expect all sovereign states to have the same driving direction throughout their respective territories, yet numerous additional examples may also be identified, such as Canada remaining a Commonwealth realm yet being a right-driving sovereign state. The […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025

  11. Hype for the Future 50F: The Virgin Islands of the United States

    The United States Virgin Islands 🇻🇮, formerly Danish, apparently violate international law by driving on the left side of the road, in spite of being claimed by the right-driving United States. International legal conventions often expect all sovereign states to have the same driving direction throughout their respective territories, yet numerous additional examples may also be identified, such as Canada remaining a Commonwealth realm yet being a right-driving sovereign state. The […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025

  12. Hype for the Future 50F: The Virgin Islands of the United States

    The United States Virgin Islands 🇻🇮, formerly Danish, apparently violate international law by driving on the left side of the road, in spite of being claimed by the right-driving United States. International legal conventions often expect all sovereign states to have the same driving direction throughout their respective territories, yet numerous additional examples may also be identified, such as Canada remaining a Commonwealth realm yet being a right-driving sovereign state. The […]

    novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025

  13. Viewers in #PuertoRico, the U.S. #VirginIslands and other #USterritories will have “enhanced access to the platform and a wider selection of content,” including programs already available to stateside users.

    The lineup includes regional and locally produced channels such as One #Caribbean Television, #CaribVision, #TRACELatina, #AyitiTV and #TeleIndependence, with programming in #English, #Spanish, #Portuguese and #Creole.

    newsismybusiness.com/freecast-

  14. #USVirginIslands Becomes First Territory to Recognize #Trans and #Intersex Residents

    The U.S. #VirginIslands just made history with a new policy affirming trans and intersex residents.

    by Josh Azevedo
    October 27, 2025

    "The U.S. Virgin Islands has become the first American territory to officially recognize #transgender and #intersex residents through a new executive order allowing #GenderMarker changes on identification documents."

    Read more:
    gayety.com/usvi-gender-marker-

    #GBLTQ #GBLTQRights

  15. St. Croix Foundation: St. Croix Foundation Awards More than a Half-Million Dollars to Local Organizations Advancing Cultural Place-Keeping. “Thirteen innovative nonprofits and community groups serving the island of St. Croix have been selected to receive grants supporting projects that celebrate, preserve, and elevate St. Croix’s rich cultural and historical heritage through arts, […]

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/05/st-croix-foundation-st-croix-foundation-awards-more-than-a-half-million-dollars-to-local-organizations-advancing-cultural-place-keeping/

  16. In other news...

    Meet the 2024-2026 #NDN #Changemakers

    By Jordynn Paz • March 5, 2025

    "In October, NDN Collective announced the recipients of the 2024/26 Changemaker Fellowship, a cohort of 21 #Indigenous leaders from throughout #TurtleIsland, Islands of #Hawaii, #Borikén / #PuertoRico, the U.S. territories of American #Samoa, #Guam, the Northern #Mariana Islands, and the U.S. #VirginIslands. These incredible fellows are transforming their communities, defending Indigenous lands and waters, developing solutions for #regenerative and #sustainable futures, and revitalizing #IndigenousLanguages, #governance, #ceremonies and ways of being.

    "We are honored to support the important and necessary work of each of these changemakers through this two-year fellowship program. With the NDN Changemaker Fellowship, individuals will focus on education, skill building, networking, community building, theory of change mapping, and mentorship."

    Read more:
    ndncollective.org/meet-the-202

    #TraditionalKnowledge #WaterIsLife #LandIsLife #SocialJustice #IndigenousHealth #IndigenousWellBeing #FoodSecurity #Decolonize #ProtectMotherEarth #LanguagePreservation #CulturePreservation #NDNCollective #IndigenousPeoplesDay

  17. Our #USGS seismic instruments are recording the 7.6M #earthquake tonight off the coast of George Town, Cayman Islands. There is a chance of a #tsunami for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands that as of early this evening, has not been ruled out.

    edition.cnn.com/2025/02/08/ame

    #WestportObservatory #WestportCT #PuertoRico #VirginIslands #CaymanIslands

  18. Rep Stacey Plaskett, Virgin Islands powerful remarks on the continuing disenfranchisement of U.S. territories and the District of Columbia in these House leadership elections. youtu.be/x8DU77NCqHU?si=zx1llK
    #staceyplaskett #119thcongress #speakervote #virginislands

  19. While everyone studies the "Top 101 Soca Songs", We Bleed Soca Saturdays will bring you the Top 1001 Soca Songs of all time as we bring you the vibes on November 30 starting at 12PM EST on Twitch.

    This week's lineup is in the flyer. I'm on @ 3 PM EST!

    Link Up with all the DJ's on the stream and share the vibes!

    #webleedsoca #soca #wbs #webleedsocasaturdays #socamusic #socadj #Saturdays #twitch #raidtrain #carnival #Cropover #Trinidad #Barbados #virginislands #Grenada #stvincent #stlucia

  20. The #Biden-#Harris admin is putting $575 million toward making coastal and Great Lake communities more resilient to #ClimateChange thehill.com/homenews/4793670-b #ClimateCrisis #Harris2024 #ExtremeWeather #Climate

    The projects are aimed at helping 15 states (as well as the US #VirginIslands and #Micronesia) assess their risks and build their workforces, acquire land, bolster resilience of public #infrastructure, and building natural infrastructure.

  21. Saturday June 29, 2024 we bring back the Old School Vibes to We Bleed Soca Saturdays!
    We won't go past 2010 so you can reminisce and enjoy the vibes of years past, and when you could party for 24 hours.

    All the streams will be hosted at

    Http://www.twitch.tv/thesocava

    @webleedsoca #webleedsoca #webleedsocasaturdays #wbs #twitch #twitchdj #soca #socamusic #socadj #oldschool #oldschoolsoca #music #Trinidad #Barbados #stvincent #Guyana #virginislands #Grenada #stlucia

  22. archive.org/details/ukslaveown

    Accounts of slave compensation claims; for the colonies of Jamaica. Antigua. Honduras. St. Christopher's. Grenada. Dominica. Nevis. Virgin Islands. St. Lucia. British Guiana. Montserrat. Bermuda. Bahamas. Tobago. St. Vincent's. Trinidad. Barbadoes. Mauritius. Cape of Good Hope. by House of Commons

    Topics #slavery, #unitedkingdom, #slaveowners, #slavecompensation, #whitesupremacy, #Jamaica, #Antigua, #Honduras, #StKitts, #StKittsandNevis, #Grenada, #Dominica, #Waitukubuli, #Nevis, #VirginIslands, #StLucia, #Guyana, #Montserrat, #Bermuda, #TheBahamas, #Tobago, #StVincent, #StVincentandtheGrenadines, #Trinidad, #TrinidadandTobago, #Barbados, #Mauritius, #CapeofGoodHope, #SouthAfrica, #AntiguaandBarbuda