SAN JUAN — The 1953 painting by Rafael Tufiño Figueroa features his mother with a red scarf on her head, a determined look on her face and heavy expression lines, a depiction…
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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 and press conference, the branch was open…
United States Bill Would Provide Puerto Rico A Path To Statehood
SAN JUAN — The question of statehood for Puerto Rico would be put to voters of the U.S. commonwealth for a third time since 2012 under legislation introduced in Congress on Tuesday….
Indiana Man Accused Of Throwing Granddaughter Off One Of The Top Decks On Cruise Ship In Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — A grandfather who police say dropped his young granddaughter from the 11th floor of a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico in July has been accused of negligent homicide. A…
Spirit Airlines Betting On Puerto Rico In Expansion
SAN JUAN — Spirit Airlines has announced that it will expand service to Puerto Rico with two new routes in December. In addition to nonstop flights launched from Baltimore, Philadelphia and Tampa…
USA Hits Cuba With New Sanctions Over Human Rights, Venezuela
HAVANA — The United States is imposing new sanctions on Cuba over its human rights record and its support for Venezuela’s government, the U.S. Commerce Department said this weekend. In a statement…
Conn. Lawyers Linked To Panama Papers Try To Stop Netflix Movie About The BVI
HARTFORD, Connecticut — Two lawyers linked to the so-called Panama Papers are asking a federal judge to stop Neflix’s upcoming release of “The Laundromat,” which they say defames them as criminal masterminds…
USVI Native Yassin Hall Bringing Awareness On Mental Health to Caribbean African-Americans
ATLANTA — “This is me giving you my true authentic self unapologetically,” said Yassin Hall as she stood before those attending her latest book launch before taking the spotlight off of herself…
UVI Students Awarded Record Number of National Title III Scholarships
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Four University of the Virgin Islands students were awarded National Association of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Title III Administrators, Inc. scholarships in September. “This is the largest number…
As New Disease Wipes Out Caribbean Coral, Scientists Tear Apart St. Thomas Reefs To Stop The Spread
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Off the coast of St. Thomas, a group of scientists is tearing a reef apart in a feverish attempt to save some of its coral. They are battling a…