PUERTO MORELOS — As the sun rises in Mexico’s Quintana Roo state, home to the white sandy beaches of Cancun and Tulum, Rear Admiral Alejandro
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Royal Caribbean Inks Deal With VIPA To Improve USVI Marine Port Facilities
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Royal Caribbean Group announced it has reached a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Virgin Islands to further enhance Crown Bay
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As Hurricane Sam Exits Stage Left, Victor And Wanda Are Waiting In The Wings
MIAMI — Hurricane Sam went through a weakening spell yesterday when an internal process collapsed the storm’s eyewall and a new larger one formed. Now
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VITEMA Monitors Passing Of Hurricane Sam To North Of St. Thomas, St. John
CHRISTIANSTED — Hurricane Sam continued to feed on warm water as a powerful Category 3 storm with some partners likely to join it in the
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Coast Guard Nabs 2 Smugglers, Seizes $7.5M In Cocaine Near Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark transferred custody of two smugglers and offloaded approximately 250 kilograms cocaine at Coast Guard Base San
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St. Thomas (Rock City) Celebrates World Tourism Day Today
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The official celebration of the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) World Tourism Day 2021 (September 27), around the theme “Tourism for Inclusive Growth”, resonates
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Hurricane Sam Has Only A 3% Chance To Strike St. Thomas Or St. John: VITEMA Says
CHRISTIANSTED — Hurricane Sam only has a “three percent chance” of striking St. Thomas or St. John with tropical storm force winds late Wednesday night
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LAND-HO! Hurricane Sam’s Lost Its GPS Bearings … What About 2 Waves Behind It?
MIAMI — Hurricane Sam explosively strengthened on Saturday and became the season’s fourth major hurricane. Sam’s winds jumped to 140 mph on Saturday afternoon, making
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Sam Wants To Sit And Spin Into Category 4 Hurricane Then Deflate To A Cat 3
MIAMI — HURRICANE Sam has strengthened from a tropical storm over the Atlantic and is now expected to be a major storm today. Sam strengthened
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Sam Could Become A Monster Hurricane And Still Miss USVI, Puerto Rico, NHC Says
MIAMI — A tropical storm churning in the eastern Atlantic transformed into Hurricane Sam this morning and forecasters say it has a good chance of rapidly intensifying
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