SAN JUAN — Silver Airways will launch its newest aircraft in the region. The Fort Lauderdale-based carrier, which has a network of flights to The
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Puerto Rico’s Local Fishermen Fight To Keep Their Trade Alive
CABO ROJO, Puerto Rico — Abdiel Vélez stands with perfect balance as his boat dips and sways with the sea. Such scenes are disappearing along
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CHTA Education Foundation To Provide More Scholarships and Local Training In 2020
CORAL GABLES, Florida — Building on the success of its 2019 training initiatives, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Education Foundation (CHTAEF) is planning to
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Dominican Republic, St. Barts, St. Martin Have Killer Chinese Virus COVID-19
SANTO DOMINGO — Health authorities in the Dominican Republic, St. Martin and St. Barts said today that the coronavirus is present in at least one
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SENATOR BLYDEN: ‘We Have To Be Vigilant That COVID-19 Doesn’t Enter USVI Through St. Thomas Cruise Ship Port’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — St. Thomas Senator Marvin Blyden has issued a letter to Senate President Novelle Francis requesting that he schedule an immediate meeting of
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STATE DEPARTMENT: ‘Americans Should Avoid All Asian Countries w/ Covid-19’
MIAMI — Shares of cruise line operators fell on Friday after the U.S. Department of State said Thursday that U.S. citizens should “reconsider” traveling on
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Dengue Fever ‘Epidemic’ Kills 2 Old People In French Caribbean
MARIGOT — A dengue epidemic in several French Caribbean islands has claimed its second victim, officials said Wednesday. A 75-year-old French woman who traveled regularly
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Mexican And Ecuadorian Face 10 Years To Life For Smuggling 3,384 Pounds Of Cocaine Into Caribbean
CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– A Mexican national and an Ecuadorian national each pleaded guilty to trying to smuggle 3,384 pounds of cocaine into the region just
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Burning Candles During Blackout At Haiti Orphanage Kills 15 Children In Fire
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Fifteen children died in a fire that swept overnight through an orphanage in Haiti run by a U.S. religious group, authorities said on
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St. Croix’s Rakeem Christmas Moves Closer To Home To Play Professional Basketball
SAN JUAN — St. Croix basketball star Rakeem Christmas has signed a professional contract in Puerto Rico’s Baloncesto Superior Nacional with the Mets de Guaynabo, the
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