BUSY 2 DAYS! Coast Guard Rescues 2 BVI Fishermen, 2 PR Jetskiers, Recovers 1 Body
SAN JUAN — U.S. Coast Guard aircrews rescued two men Monday morning from a capsized boat in the British Virgin Islands, and they also rescued a man and a woman…
Man Who Fled Customs Facility After Seeing His Backpack Go Through X-Ray Machine Gets 2.5 Years
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A young St. Thomas man who fled the Red Hook U.S. Customs facility when he realized that his backpack with a gun in it was about to…
Caribbean States Need Urgent Help To Face High Debt Due To COVID-19: ECLAC
SANTIAGO, Chile — Caribbean countries, especially the small island states, need support from the international community to confront the “perfect storm” that is looming over them: heavy indebtedness and a…
CDC Lists U.S. Virgin Islands As A ‘Level 3’ Destination, Where Risk of Getting COVID-19 Is ‘High, Very High’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Six countries in the Eastern Caribbean have been deemed as safe for citizens from the United States to travel to— and the U.S. Virgin Islands is not…
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 38 Miles From St. Croix This Afternoon: USGS
CHRISTIANSTED — An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale struck in open water within 38 miles east-northeast of St. Croix this afternoon, authorities said. The tremor occurred at 2:24…
British Virgin Islands To Reveal Secret Company Owners By 2023; British Government Applauds Their Intent
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — The ownership of hundreds of thousands of companies registered in one of the world’s most secretive financial jurisdictions is to be made public for the first…
How The Dominican Republic And The U.S. Virgin Islands Are Alike When It Comes To COVID-19 Cases
SANTO DOMINGO — When it comes to the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Caribbean, the Dominican Republic has the most cases by far, 110,122 cases as of today.…
When Will The Cruise Ship Industry Come Roaring Back?
Cruise ships are an integral cog in the tourism industry of the Virgin Islands. Water Island does not allow cruise ships to dock, since it is a relatively small island…
BVI Gets $1.4 Million In Needed Medical Supplies From UK To Fight COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — The BVI Governor’s Office has confirmed that a $1.4 million shipment of medical supplies from the United Kingdom arrived in the BVI the week of…
READ ‘EM AND WEEP! Richest Woman In Africa Loses $646 Million BVI Arbitration Case
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — The High Court of the British Virgin Islands has enforced a $646 million award against a company owned by beleaguered Angolan billionaire Isabel dos Santos,…