February 2025 – Page 28 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Second ship seized in Baltic Sea cable damage investigation

Ship with Russian crew suspected of being involved in "serious damage" to an underwater telecom cable between Latvia and Sweden has been boarded by Norwegian police. OSLO — Norwegian police said…

John McCarthy February 2, 2025

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BIR now offers online filing of Virgin Islands tax returns

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Joel A. Lee, Director of the Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue announced the implementation of V.I. Quick File, the Bureau’s online income tax filing portal. The…

John McCarthy February 1, 2025

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Americans’ cruise vacations to see slower growth in 2025, industry group forecasts

FREDERIKSTED — Nearly 19 million Americans are expected to go on cruise vacations this year, but passenger growth is likely to cool off after seeing a boom post pandemic, travel…

John McCarthy February 1, 2025

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Rise in diagnoses is prompting more US adults to ask: ‘Do I have ADHD?’

NEW YORK (AP) — Allison Burk’s teenage daughter struggled with uncontrolled emotions, a shrinking attention span and a growing tendency to procrastinate. A family doctor suggested ADHD testing, which led…

John McCarthy February 1, 2025

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St. Kitts launches investigation after 19 people found dead in drifting vessel

BASSETERRE — Authorities in the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis said they are investigating the circumstances that led to the discovery of at least 19 bodies found drifting at…

John McCarthy February 1, 2025