SANTO DOMINGO — With economists from the World Bank, IMF and IDB forecasting a gloomy economic future for the Caribbean region, there seemed to some
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Dominican Republic Has 2,111 Cases Of COVID-19 and 108 Deaths So Far
SANTO DOMINGO —The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, passed 2,000 in one island alone Wednesday. An analysis of the latest reported
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Dominican Republic Continues To Lead Region In COVID-19 Deaths With 60
SANTO DOMINGO —The death rate from the new coronavirus, COVID-19, reached a new high across the Caribbean region Thursday as the number of confirmed cases
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MINISTER OF HEALTH: 90% of the BVI Could Become Infected With COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Statistics from the Epidemiology Unit indicate that if social distancing measures are not properly followed in the British Virgin Islands, nearly
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SENATOR BLYDEN: ‘We Have To Be Vigilant That COVID-19 Doesn’t Enter USVI Through St. Thomas Cruise Ship Port’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — St. Thomas Senator Marvin Blyden has issued a letter to Senate President Novelle Francis requesting that he schedule an immediate meeting of
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BVI Native Charged With Destroying Cell Phone To Impede Investigation
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Juwon Cordelle Potter, a citizen of the British Virgin Islands, was charged with destroying a record or tangible object with the intent
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UVI’s Caribbean Writer Accepting Submissions For Volume 35
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Caribbean Writer (TCW) announces a call for submissions for Volume 35 under the 2020 theme: Diasporic Rhythms: Interrogating the Past, Imagining
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Experienced American Sailor Run Over By Powerboat While Snorkeling Off Guana Island In The BVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Two American tourists were seriously injured while snorkeling in the British Virgin Islands after a marine accident on Friday, authorities said.
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Popular Bank Opens Virgin Gorda Branch Office In The British Virgin Islands Today
SPANISH TOWN — Popular Bank announced that the Virgin Gorda Branch at Yacht Harbor opened today in the British Virgin Islands. Following an opening ceremony
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Tropical Depression Karen Wants To Dump 2-4 Inches Of Rain On The USVI, BVI and PR
CHRISTIANSTED — Tropical Storm Karen slowed to a tropical depression as it made its way towards the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico today while
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