ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — The government of the British Virgin Islands was faced with housing about 300 persons in emergency shelters following the devastation
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Hapless UVI Men’s Basketball Team Loses Again … This Time To The North Alabama Lions 92-58
FLORENCE — The University of the Virgin Islands’ men’s basketball team remained winless after getting smacked down by North Alabama 92-58 on Tuesday night in
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MOURNING WOOD: Guyana Gets A Woodie Over American and Canadian Wood Imports And Wants To Impose Duty Taxes On It
[ad name=”HTML-68″] GEORGETOWN — The Caribbean Community trade group has agreed to raise import taxes on United States and Canadian wood because of complaints from
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Young Americas Business Trust Announces Fifth Annual Caribbean Innovation Competition
BRIDGETOWN — The Young Americas Business Trust (YABT) has announced the launch of the fifth annual Caribbean Innovation Competition (CIC). The Caribbean Innovation Competition is
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Today Is The Last Day of The Atlantic Hurricane Season … It’s Finally Over And We Have Hopes Of Recovery Going Into 2018
CHRISTIANSTED — Today is the last day of the highly active, deadly and destructive 2017 Atlantic hurricane season, but Virgin Islanders will feel its impact
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Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Offer A ‘Marshall Plan’ for the Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico To Speed Up The Extremely Slow Electrical Recoveries In The Territories
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WASHINGTON — Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren unveiled a massive $146 billion “Marshall plan” for the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico with
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BEHIND THE 8 BALL ON HER OWN ISSUE! Plaskett Not Among List Of Sponsors On Proposed ‘Revenge Porn’ Crime Bill In The House
WASHINGTON — V.I. Delegate Stacey Plaskett is not among the House members of Congress who sponsored legislation against “revenge porn” and “sextortion” last year —
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ON GUARD: Rare Manuscript Describes Jews Battling Anti-Semitism In 18th Century Caribbean Expected To Fetch $10K To $20K
[ad name=”HTML-68″] WILLEMSTAD — An upcoming auction of historical items at Christie’s in New York includes a 1798 letter from leaders of the Jewish community of the Caribbean
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FLIGHTNETWORK CANADA: Trunk Bay In St. John Is One of The Top 50 Beaches in the World … No. 10 In Fact
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CRUZ BAY — Canada’s largest online travel company says Trunk Bay on St. John is one of the Top 10 beaches in the
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TNT TELLS EVERYONE WHERE THEY CAN GO! Caribbean Consultation for Global Compact for Migration Held in Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN – A Sub-Regional Consultation for the Caribbean towards a Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) is being held today
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