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START 2022 IN PUERTO RICO WITH A TRIP TO EXPERIENCE A NEW YEAR’S EVE C...

SAN JUAN — Discover Puerto Rico, the Island’s non-profit Destination Marketing Organizatio...

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NO TEST REQUIRED FOR TRAVEL FROM USVI TO THE UNITED STATES MAINLAND

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As the world responds to new vaccination and testing requirements befor...

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CAMEL D’OH! DOZENS OF CAMELS BARRED FROM SAUDI BEAUTY CONTEST OVER BOT...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi authorities have conducted their biggest-ever crackdow...

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TOURISM COMMISSIONER’S CALM KEPT CRUISE SHIP IN PORT AFTER HAVENSIGHT...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte had to personally intervene to ke...

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COAST GUARD HELICOPTER SEARCHES FOR MISSING SNORKELER IN PUNTA ARENAS...

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface units are searching Thursday for a missing missing...

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AFTER 10 YEARS OF SENATE BATTLES, CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IS BANNED IN USV...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Janelle Sarauw thanked her colleagues, testifiers, supporting s...

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AS VIOLENCE IN HAITI SPIKES, AID GROUPS STRUGGLE TO HELP

PORT-AU-PRINCE — A spike in violence has deepened hunger and poverty in Haiti while hinder...

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JUAN F. LUIS HOSPITAL CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SAFE PATIENT CARE WITHIN IC...

DIAMOND RUBY — Contrary to what has been recently communicated by some media outlets, the...

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FEDS CATCH UP TO CULEBRA CREW ON JET SKIS WITH 57 POUNDS OF COCAINE

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal authorities tracked down cocaine smugglers from Culebra with 57...

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FIREBALL FROM OVERTURNED TANKER KILLS DOZENS IN HAITI

CAP-HAITIEN — A gasoline tanker overturned and exploded in northern Haiti, unleashing a fi...

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2 years ago

ST. THOMAS EXECUTIVE EARNS HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT CREDENTIAL

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Christopher Borgesen, MS, OTR, FACHE, vice president of operations, Sch...

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ROYAL VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE FORCE CHARGES 3 WITH HARBORING ESCAPED USV...

ROAD TOWN, Tortoa — BVI police arrested three people for their suspected roles in helping...

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SINCE COVID-19 KILLED CARIBBEAN ECONOMY, U.S. SHOULD GIVE DEBT RELIEF,...

SAINT JOHN’S — The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated economies across the tourism-dependent...

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JAMAICAN FIRM WITH MUCH PETROCHEMICAL EXPERIENCE WINS LIMETREE BAY AUC...

CHRISTIANSTED — An offer of $62 million won the shuttered Limetree Bay Refinery for Jamaic...

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SENATOR THANKS LT. GOVERNOR FOR QUICK RESPONSE TO VETERANS DRIVE MAP F...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Alma Francis Heyliger thanked the lieutenant governor for his q...

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AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF THE CARIBBEAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE GETS RE-ACCRED...

PHILIPSBURG — American University of Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) has been granted c...

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COMMUNIST CUBA RECORDS RUNAWAY INFLATION OF OVER 70%

HAVANA — Cuba will have an inflation rate of over 70 percent by the end of 2021, Economy M...

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ST. THOMAS MAN GETS 7 MONTHS FOR SMUGGLING 14 POUNDS OF POT TO ST. CRO...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who smuggled 14 pounds of marijuana into St. Croix was...

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POLICE INVESTIGATING SHOOTING OF 2 MALES NEAR ST. JOHN POST OFFICE ON...

CRUZ BAY — Police are investigating a shooting of one man and one teenager that took place...

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SANTA LEFT OMICRON UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As of Christmas Day, there were 544 active cases of COVID-19 in the ter...

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PANAMA SENDS HELICOPTER TO ASSIST IN EMERGENCY IN THE CARIBBEAN

PANAMA CITY — The government of Panama has sent a helicopter and crew to provide support t...

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GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS! JURY FINDS BARNES BILKED USVI GOVERNMENT OF $600...

CHRISTIANSTED — Jurors in U.S. District Court in Golden Rock found a St. Croix woman guilt...

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CAN THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA REALLY TRUST CHINA AS A BUSINESS P...

On December 7, a few days after the third China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean...

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BARBADOS PLANS JANUARY 19 SNAP ELECTION AFTER BECOMING REPUBLIC

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley this week called a snap general election...

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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS TRAVELERS NOW FACE MANDATORY QUARANTINE IN ILLINOI...

CHICAGO — Illinois Health officials added the U.S. Virgin Islands and two mainland states...

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HARMONY OF THE SEAS: ROYAL CARIBBEAN’S LATEST SUPER-SPREADER-AT-SEA CR...

MIAMI — The Harmony of the Seas finally returned to its home port in Port Canaveral today...

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TIME TO THINK ABOUT DIVERSIFYING INTO AGRITOURISM

The U.S. Virgin Islands is a popular tourist destination in the Caribbean, featuring stunn...

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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS STUDENTS RETURN TO A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM ON JANUARY...

CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly press briefing today, Governor Albert B...

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CALIFORNIA WOMAN FLAGGED AS FUGITIVE FOR GRAND THEFT AUTO AT ST. THOMA...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A California woman was flagged at the St. Thomas airport by federal off...

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SENATOR URGES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO RELEASE FUNDS TO FOOD SERVICE...

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — On September 17, 2021, the 34th Legislature of the Virgin Islands passe...

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