CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) announces that the Enterprise Zone Commission, an entity of the VIEDA, launched the “Made in
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Coast Guard Warns About Rip Currents In USVI and Puerto Rico Over Thanksgiving
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard warns mariners, tourists and beachgoers of hazardous weather and sea states that will generate dangerous breaking waves and rip currents around
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Venezuelan, Dominicano and Puerto Rican Arrested With 90 Pounds Of Cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three men were arrested for smuggling 90 pounds of cocaine by boat into St. Thomas early Sunday morning, authorities said. On November
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4 Men In U.S. Customs Custody After Disabled Fishing Vessel Takes On Water
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface units ended the search for an overdue 20-foot blue and white boat Monday afternoon, after the vessel
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A New Republic Is Born: Barbados Celebrates Ditching Britain’s Queen
BRIDGETOWN — Barbados, a former British colony, will next week ditch Queen Elizabeth as head of state, breaking its last remaining imperial bonds with Britain
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Gunshots Fired At Police In France’s Martinique, Guadeloupe Still Tense
FORT-DE-FRANCE — Gunshots were fired overnight at police in Martinique for the second night running, French media reported today, in a sign that unrest triggered
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COVID-19 Unrest Has Created ‘Explosive’ Situation In Guadeloupe, Says Macron
POINTE-A-PITRE — French President Emmanuel Macron said violence in Guadeloupe over COVID-19 restrictions had created a “very explosive” situation, as a general strike entered a
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2 Hostages Have Been Released In Haiti, Group Says
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Two of the 17 American and Canadian Christian missionaries taken hostage in Haiti last month have been released, the group that arranged for
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Guadeloupe Put On Strict Curfew By French Over COVID-19 Protocols Unrest
LE GOSIER — Residents in the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, an overseas territory of France, expressed dismay today after protests against COVID-19 restrictions erupted into
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Colorado, Brown Make Strong Showings At Paradise Jam Basketball Tournament
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Colorado and Brown each will look to leave the territory on a two-game winning streak when they meet in the fourth-place game at the Paradise
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