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Guatemala says offices of its honorary consul in Haiti have been ransacked
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Guatemala says offices of its honorary consul in Haiti have been ransacked

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The government of Guatemala said Saturday that the offices of its honorary consul in Haiti was ransacked, the latest in the Caribbean nation’s recent wave of…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2024
Interior Department highlights climate resilience in visit to Cabo Rojo in Puerto Rico
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Interior Department highlights climate resilience in visit to Cabo Rojo in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks Shannon Estenoz visited Puerto Rico this week to highlight how the Department of the Interior is supporting locally led,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2024
The billion dollar war behind United States rum
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The billion dollar war behind United States rum

FREDERIKSTED — When you buy a bottle of rum in the United States, by law nearly all the federal taxes on that rum must be sent to Puerto Rico and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2024
A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street
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A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The inhabitants of Copenhagen’s freewheeling Christiania neighborhood plan to dig up the aptly named Pusher Street, in their latest attempt to stop illegal hashish sales which…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2024
St. Thomas man guilty of trafficking $2.1 million in cocaine
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St. Thomas man guilty of trafficking $2.1 million in cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A second man was convicted of transporting $2.1 million worth of cocaine across St. Thomas, authorities said. A federal jury took less than two hours to return…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Coast Guard medevacs U.S. citizen from Symphony of the Seas cruise ship
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Coast Guard medevacs U.S. citizen from Symphony of the Seas cruise ship

SAN JUAN — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew medevaced a Symphony of the Seas cruise ship passenger southwest of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico on Thursday.Medevaced is 57-year-old man,…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Degraded reefs can respond to ‘healthy reef sounds,’ new study finds
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Degraded reefs can respond to ‘healthy reef sounds,’ new study finds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A healthy coral reef is noisy, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes and the crackling of snapping shrimp. Research suggests that larval animals…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
St. Croix woman wanted for identity theft
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St. Croix woman wanted for identity theft

FREDERIKSTED — Police on St. Croix are searching for a 35-year-old woman in connection with a case of identity theft, according to a notice the Virgin Islands Police Department issued…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Cops search for missing man on St. Thomas
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Cops search for missing man on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are asking for the community’s help in locating 30-year-old Christopher Ashtian, who was last seen Monday. Ashtian’s mother said he left home Monday and…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024
Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba’s small patron saint is such a huge symbol
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Revered by Hemingway and visited by popes, why Cuba’s small patron saint is such a huge symbol

HAVANA (AP) — One religious icon unites Cubans: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre. Cuba’s patron saint is venerated by observant Catholics and followers of Afro-Cuban Santeria traditions as well…
Posted by John McCarthy March 15, 2024

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