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Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump’s mass layoffs continue
Posted inBreaking News Business News National News

Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump’s mass layoffs continue

The firing of nearly 300 Federal Aviation Administration employees comes just weeks after a mid-air collision in Washington, D.C., killed all people on board. The Trump administration fired hundreds of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Hyatt to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts in Mexico, Jamaica and Dominican Republic for $2.6B
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

Hyatt to acquire Playa Hotels & Resorts in Mexico, Jamaica and Dominican Republic for $2.6B

KINGSTON (Reuters) — Hyatt Hotels will buy Playa Hotels & Resorts for about $2.6 billion including debt, the company said on Monday, seeking to boost its presence in Mexico and the Caribbean.…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Amnesty International details gruesome impact of gang violence on children in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s children are increasingly caught in the crossfire of gang violence, forced to carry weapons, spy on police and rival gangs and run errands for gunmen, according to…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Trump wants to end food stamps for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Plaskett warns
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Trump wants to end food stamps for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Plaskett warns

FREDERIKSTED — Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett used the opening of the Agriculture and Food Fair in Estate Lower Love on Saturday to issue a stern warning to residents of…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Occasional showers and life-threatening rip currents
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Occasional showers and life-threatening rip currents

SAN JUAN — A perturbation in the atmosphere is expected to reach our area today, which will increase shower activity in the islands, the National Weather Service said. We can…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass firings: “You are not fit for continued employment”
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Federal workers express shock, anger over mass firings: “You are not fit for continued employment”

Probational federal employees who lost their jobs on Thursday as part of the Trump administration's mass firing of government workers expressed shock and anger at the terminations, which they contend will hurt the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 17, 2025
Imprisoned ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ couple to seek pardons from Trump
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Imprisoned ‘Chrisley Knows Best’ couple to seek pardons from Trump

Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced to federal prison in 2022 after being convicted of defrauding banks out of millions of dollars. The imprisoned reality television couple known for the…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2025
Shower activity and breezy conditions persist for the islands
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Shower activity and breezy conditions persist for the islands

SAN JUAN — The National Weather Service says we can expect the shower activity to continue during the morning hours, mainly in the windward sections of the islands. Temperatures will…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2025
Bryan lauds bipartisan bill to extend rum cover-over rate
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Bryan lauds bipartisan bill to extend rum cover-over rate

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan said that a bipartisan piece of legislation was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday by Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and Congressman…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2025
Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided
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Consumer watchdog agency called ‘vicious’ by Trump seen as a ‘hero’ to many it aided

NEW YORK (AP) — To President Donald Trump, it’s a hotbed of “waste, fraud and abuse” whose only purpose is to “destroy people” and whose staff amounts to a “vicious…
Posted by John McCarthy February 16, 2025

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