Where are the best places to gamble in the Caribbean?
While there’s plenty of fun to be had playing at home on online poker sites, casinos have such an air of mystique and glamour that traveling to a new location…
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Tropical Storm Lee Projected To Push North of the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Lee, located over the central tropical Atlantic. Lee is currently approaching hurricane strength. Forecasters expect it to…
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VITEMA director gives update on newly formed Tropical Storm Lee
CHRISTIANSTED — VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen gave an update on the latest tropical weather system, which is predicted to track toward the lesser Antilles later this week, during what is historically…
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Man shot several times at Subbase dies five days later at hospital in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police have released the identity of the man who was shot and mortally wounded near Subbase in St. Thomas late last month. Shemar Coward, 22, of Smith…
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Police release surveillance photo of suspect in Christiansted mini mart armed robbery
CHRISTIANSTED — Virgin Islands police are asking for the public’s help to identify the suspect in a armed robbery at a St. Croix convenience store last month. The suspect, seen…
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Department of Agriculture Offers Farm Stress Assistance Program
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA), in partnership with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and the Southern Ag Exchange SNetwork (SAgE) is launching the Farm…
Heat Advisories and Warnings In Effect Today
SAN JUAN — Happy Tuesday! Another hot day is expected across the local islands. Heat Advisories and Excessive Heat Warnings are in effect for the urban and coastal areas from…
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Tourist Beaten So Badly On St. John Cops Think He’s Been Run Over By A Car
CRUZ BAY — Police are investigating after a man was beaten so badly in St. John authorities thought he'd been run over by a car. The case began at 1:02…
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Invest 95L Continues Its Advance On The Caribbean; Will Become Hurricane Lee
SAN JUAN — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a fairly defined low pressure area with a high probability for tropical depression formation within the next two to seven days.…
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Puerto Rico board submits third plan to restructure power company debt of $10 billion
SAN JUAN (AP) — A new plan for restructuring $10 billion in debt owed by Puerto Rico’s power company was filed late Friday in the latest attempt to end a…