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Crowds filled King Street in Frederiksted across from Buddhoe Park to celebrate the 160th anniversary of Emancipation, hear keynote speaker Rev. Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam and pay homage to the efforts and sacrifices of St. Croix's enslaved forebears.
Culture and community came together Wednesday at the Emancipation Tea held on the eve of Emancipation Day on King Street near Fort Frederik.
With Tropical Storm Bertha churning its way across the Atlantic and a tropical wave passing to the south, savvy residents are keeping an eye on the weather as the long July 4 holiday begins.
A June 26 survey of gas prices in the V.I. showed an average jump of about 17 cents per gallon in barely three weeks.
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The world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, will make its first-ever port of call on St. Thomas when it launches in late 2009, officials said Monday.
With a few symbolic toots on a conch shell, St. John resident Mano Boyd set the tone for Thursday's Emancipation Day observance on St. John.
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