CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 4.9 magnitude earthquake rattled the territory at 4:00 p.m. today, but it was too weak to create any damage nor initiate any kind of tsunami. According to USGS, the earthquake struck…
PHILIPSBURG (AP) — A new joint currency will be launched this year for the Dutch Caribbean constituent countries of Curacao and Sint Maarten more than a decade after they became autonomous within the Kingdom of…
HAVANA (AP) — A military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, recommended 23 years in detention Friday for two Malaysian men in connection with deadly 2002 bombings in Bali, a spokesman for the military commission said. However, under…
DENVER (AP) — An American founder of a Haitian orphanage who has been charged with sexual abuse was investigated by a grand jury about a decade ago but not indicted, according to a court document filed by…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education advises parents and students about potential traffic and transportation challenges on Wednesday, January 31st, caused by the inaugural visit of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas,…
MIAMI (Reuters) — The world’s largest cruise ship started its maiden voyage this weekend, but environmental groups are concerned that the liquefied natural gas-powered vessel — and other giant cruise liners to follow – will…
FREDERIKSTED — Members of the Criminal Investigation Bureau and SpecialOperations Bureau executed Operation “Round Up Step By Step” where arrest warrants wereexecuted on six individuals in St. Croix, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Included…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Six nuns kidnapped in Haiti last week along with two other people have been released, the archbishop of Port-au-Prince told The Associated Press this week. The group was released late Wednesday, and everyone is…
SAN JUAN — A man in southwestern Puerto Rico fatally shot his former girlfriend and two members of her family before killing himself, police said. The incident occurred late on Wednesday in the coastal town of Yauco, where…
SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers and Import Specialists seized 116 pieces of counterfeit luxury jewelry contained in a single consignment originating from China for infringing intellectual property rights. If the items were…