CHRISTIANSTED (AP) — St. Patrick’s Day parades across the U.S. are planned for Saturday, promising to turn one river green in the Midwest, commemorate the bicentennial of
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Two BVI cocaine smugglers get nearly 5 years in prison
CHRISTIANSTED – Two British Virgin Islands citizens who were caught smuggling 1,470 pounds of cocaine on a boat near St. Croix got nearly five years in
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BVI residents say ex-premier Fahie set up by UK, didn’t get fair trial
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — British Virgin Islands residents seemed to be in agreement with closing arguments put forth by a lawyer representing ex-Premier Andrew Fahie
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Everyone’s dream: A sailboat of your own in the Caribbean (made true)
Last April, Chris Kotchick, a Scranton, Pennsylvania, oral surgeon, and his family spent a week on a chartered catamaran in the calm, clear waters off
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Petition seeks protection for leatherback sea turtle habitat in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Conservation groups filed a legal petition today urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to revise protected critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle
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French Tourist Attacked By Shark In The BVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A male French tourist was bitten by a shark in the British Virgin Islands on Wednesday, officials said. The tourist was
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British Virgin Islands: Magnitude-5.2 offshore earthquake strikes north of Anegada today
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A magnitude-5.2 offshore earthquake occurred in the Atlantic Ocean near the British Virgin Islands at 10:27 a.m. today. The epicenter was
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No Tsunami Threat Despite 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Near Anegada
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — There is no tsunami threat for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico despite a 5.2 magnitude earthquake near the British
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Africa seeks action plan on slavery reparations at Ghana conference
ACCRA (Reuters) — Financial reparations are long overdue to Africans and the diaspora as compensation for the enslavement of people of African descent, Ghanaian President
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WAPA, DPNR, DOH meet with EPA about lead and copper in St. Croix’s water supply
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority met with the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), the Department of Health (DOH), and
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