CHRISTIANSTED — Banana trees are a common feature of the U.S. Virgin Islands residential area landscape. They are primarily grown for the tropical look they bring
Read moreGovernor Bryan Holds Sit Down Meeting With Royal Caribbean Over Cruise Visits
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan held a sit-down meeting with a top executive at Royal Caribbean to ensure that once the CDC relaxes restrictions on
Read moreCaribbean Genealogy Library Presentation Features St. Thomas Graphics Collection
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A collection of printed materials donated by the local printing company as it closed in 2008 is the subject of the Caribbean
Read moreColombian Sub Packed With 5,500 Pounds Of Cocaine Worth $72M Seized By Feds
SAN JUAN — Federal agents from Puerto Rico seized a record 2,500 kilos of cocaine off a man-made submarine from Colombia earlier this month. The
Read moreUnited States Is Rebuilding A Relationship With The Caribbean Region: OP-ED
Perhaps the most important aspect of the short statement issued in Washington after a first two-hour meeting last week between Antony Blinken, the new U.S.
Read moreUnited Nations ‘Deeply Saddened’ Over Capsized Boat That Killed 2 Near Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it is “deeply saddened” by the latest loss
Read moreCoast Guard Takes 18 Dominican Migrants Back Home After Capture In Mona Passage
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Joseph Tezanos crew repatriated 18 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Thursday, following the interdiction of migrant voyage
Read moreCoast Guard Investigates Tug Boat And Deck Barge, Vessel Grounding In Culebra
CULEBRA ISLAND — Coast Guard marine and facility inspectors were in Culebra, Puerto Rico on Wednesday conducting a preliminary assessment as part of a marine
Read moreBlinken To Meet Virtually With All 15 Caribbean Foreign Ministers Today
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet virtually today with 15 foreign ministers of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), State Department spokesman Ned
Read moreU.N. Wants $29.2 Million To Help St. Vincent Citizens Displaced By Volcano
NEW YORK—- The United Nations launched an appeal on Tuesday for $29.2 million to help some 15,000 people displaced when the La Soufriere volcano on
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