CHRISTIANSTED — An offer of $62 million won the shuttered Limetree Bay Refinery for Jamaica-based West Indies Petroleum (WIP) after a two days of escalating
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Since COVID-19 Killed Caribbean Economy, U.S. Should Give Debt Relief, Browne Says
SAINT JOHN’S — The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated economies across the tourism-dependent Caribbean costing losses as high as 20 percent in some countries in just
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Ex-Hostages Doing Well, Have Left Haiti, Mission Agency Says
PORT-AU-PRINCE — All the former hostages from a U.S.-based missionary group kidnapped in Haiti have been flown out of the country after a two-month ordeal,
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Jamaica Likely To Follow Barbados’ Lead In Becoming Independent Republic
KINGSTON — Jamaica’s Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte says an announcement is expected by the end of the second quarter next year in relation to
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Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Charges 3 With Harboring Escaped USVI Prisoner
ROAD TOWN, Tortoa — BVI police arrested three people for their suspected roles in helping a U.S. Virgin Islands native who escaped from prison after
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Feds Catch Up To Culebra Crew On Jet Skis With 57 Pounds Of Cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal authorities tracked down cocaine smugglers from Culebra with 57 pounds of cocaine being moved from Puerto Rico to St. Thomas on
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Fireball From Overturned Tanker Kills Dozens In Haiti
CAP-HAITIEN — A gasoline tanker overturned and exploded in northern Haiti, unleashing a fireball that swept through homes and businesses on its way to killing
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Boston Man Charged In Stabbing At Caribbean Festival In August
BOSTON — A man charged with fatally stabbing a teen during a Caribbean festival in Boston this summer was held without bail Monday, prosecutors said.
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Omicron Sends Cruise Ship Shares Plummeting; Investors Look To Fed
NEW YORK — Wall Street ended lower on Monday, with shares of Carnival Corp and several airlines tumbling as investors worried about the Omicron coronavirus
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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Chicago Snorkeler After 4 Days
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard suspended a four-day search for a missing snorkeler Saturday evening, pending further developments, in waters extending from Vieques to the
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