2018 – Page 48 – Virgin Islands Free Press

ECONOMISTS: Caribbean Nations Need To Harvest ‘Blue Economy’ of Marine Resources

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GRAND ANSE, Grenada -- Caribbean countries should dive into the “blue economy” to exploit marine resources, giving their economies a much needed boost, while protecting…

John McCarthy June 1, 2018

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HURRICANE SEASON 2018: Cooler Ocean Temps Force Forecasters To Revise Predictions Downward

This May 26 satellite image taken by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows Subtropical Storm Alberto in the Gulf of Mexico as it approached the U.S. Gulf Coast.…

John McCarthy June 1, 2018

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St. Thomas Sitting Senator Janelle Sarauw Nominated for NBC Out’s Gay Pride Award

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Janelle K. Sarauw, 32, is the youngest female senator in the U.S. Virgin Islands and is thought to be the legislating body's…

John McCarthy May 31, 2018

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FEMA Says It Will Hire 1,600 Puerto Ricans As 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Nears

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI — Puerto Rico is working on building emergency management capabilities that would help the American island withstand future disasters, the head of the U.S.…

VI Free Press May 31, 2018

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Colombian Navy Says It Continues To Collect Cocaine Off Its Caribbean Coastline

BOGOTA -- The Colombian National Navy said that it continues its frontal assault against narco-trafficking in the Colombian Caribbean. “We seized 27,419 kilograms of cocaine [from January to April 2018],…

John McCarthy May 31, 2018

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Hurricane Season Begins Tomorrow … Some Islands Are More Vulnerable Than Others

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GRAND ANSE, Grenada -- The onset of hurricane season this week could prove disastrous for Caribbean nations that were slammed by storms last year and…

John McCarthy May 31, 2018

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Gubernatorial Hopeful Warren Mosler’s Ten Ways To Get USVI Back In Good Fiscal Shape

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Nobody who is running for governor this year has as many good ideas for generating revenue streams for the Virgin Islands government as…

John McCarthy May 30, 2018

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FCC Gives USVI and PR $64 Million To Repair Communications Networks After Storms

WASHINGTON -- Eight months after hurricanes Maria and Irma, large swaths of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands still don’t have reliable internet access and phone service—denying the Americans…

John McCarthy May 30, 2018

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Mangrove Wastewater treatment plant sewage receiving area closed

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA)Preserving Paradise team advises the community that the Mangrove Lagoon Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) septic receiving station is unable to accept…

John McCarthy May 29, 2018

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Mexican Illegal Nabbed By INS at Cyril E. King Airport As Someone Deported Before

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Mexican national who was once deported from the United States tried to sneak in again on St. Thomas this morning, authorities…

John McCarthy May 29, 2018