UP A CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE: Caribbean countries could be left sucking salt if they vote against the United States at the United Nations, President Donald Trump warns. [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] WASHINGTON —…
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] KRALENDIJK — Venezuela’s Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A (PDVSA) could lose its license to operate an oil storage terminal it owns on the Dutch island of Bonaire if it does not soon…
WANTED FUGITIVE: Jahani Joseph of St. Thomas [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man wanted for attempted murder has been returned to the territory to face the music here. Jahani…
BLEAK HOUSE: Gov. Kenneth Mapp is presiding over a 100,000-person territory with no money. [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The economic future of the Virgin Islands is in dire jeopardy. The debt…
WASHINGTON — Sweeping tax code changes aimed at keeping U.S. companies from shifting profits offshore to avoid taxes will not affect the battered economy of Puerto Rico, a senior White House official said on Wednesday.…
BRIDGETOWN — The Caribbean is a biodiversity hotspot. It has over 11,000 plant species, about 72 of which are found only in this region. Its diverse animal species include many exotic fish and birds. The…
BRIDGETOWN — Almost three quarters of the flowering plants unique to the Eastern Caribbean appear to be under threat of extinction, according to a study published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Botanical Review.…
CHRISTIANSTED — They thought they were the lucky ones. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) connected them to electricity on St. Croix at 3:20 p.m. on Nov. 16 — one week before Thanksgiving. It…
Brain Coral (Diploria strigosa) in Juno Beach, FL suffering from White Plague, a disease that has ravaged coral reefs in the Western Atlantic. [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — A mysterious epidemic continues to…
EDEN PRARIE, Minn. — St. Croix’s Linval Joseph knows that the Minnesota Vikings have a trip to Lambeau Field this weekend and he wants their best players on the field at all times, including…