BOGATA — Regulations governing deep-sea mining will take longer to finalize due to the global pandemic, a group of Latin American countries said, creating uncertainty
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Fishermen: Our Livelihood Unsustainable Without Sound Fisheries Management
This is an open letter to the community. Dear Editor: The St. Thomas Fisherman’s Association (or STFA) is not averse to the lifting of the
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Puerto Rico Debt Restructuring At Risk Amid Uncertainty Over Key Bill
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico could see its four-year financial restructuring process thrown out of court without a resolution if the island’s lawmakers do not
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NO SE PUEDE! Puerto Rico Gives Vanilla Ice Cold Shoulder Because Of Vaccine Status
SAN JUAN — Vanilla Ice is getting the cold shoulder from a Puerto Rico music venue based on the old school rapper’s current inoculation status.
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Coast Guard Cutter Nabs 11 Migrants In Mona Passage Waters Near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard returned 71 migrants, 56 Haitians and 15 Dominicans, between Sunday and Wednesday to the Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of
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Puerto Rico Boat Captain Gets 2.5 Years For Smuggling $287,660 Cash Into St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that Arioc Diaz Melendez, 28, from Puerto Rico, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison
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SHAKE AND BAKE: 4.9 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Of Antigua And Barbuda
ST. JOHN’S — A strong earthquake rocked the Caribbean a short time ago; fortunately, the earthquake wasn’t large enough to generate a tsunami and there
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Coast Guard Recovers Body Of Restaurant Worker Who Free Dove Off Of Hull Bay
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Coast Guard air and surface units concluded their search for a missing free diver, who was recovered deceased Monday by the crew
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US, Haiti Seek Release of 17 Missionaries Snatched By Gang
PORT-AU-PRINCE — U.S. officials are working with Haitian authorities to try to secure the release of 12 adults and five children with a U.S.-based missionary
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17 American Missionaries, Including Children, Kidnapped In Haiti, Group Says
PORT-AU-PRINCE — A group of 17 U.S. missionaries including children was kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday, according to a voice message sent
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