ROAD TOWN, Tortola — The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA), today announced that since permission was granted for the acceptance of technical calls and
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On Maiden Voyage, Coast Guard Cutter Seizes Narcotics Off Coast Of Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO — While in transit to conduct joint operations off the coast of Guyana as part of Operation Southern Cross, USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) encountered
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U.S. Customs & Border Protection Announces $65 Million Coke Bust In USVI And Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says security personnel recovered at least 4,188 pounds of cocaine valued about $65 million
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British Petroleum Gives Limetree Bay Refinery More Time To Hit Operating Targets, Reuters Report Says
CHRISTIANSTED — British Petroleum has given the operator of the Limetree Bay refinery in St. Croix more time to fully restart and retain its crude
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United Nations Urges Dominican Republic To End Practice of Child Marriages
SANTO DOMINGO — The Dominican Republic needs to change its culture so that women are seen as more than housewives for this week’s ban on
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LIAT Resumes Flights To BVI, Barbados, Sint Maarten And Antigua, Travel Wise Says
ROAD TOWN. Tortola — For the first time in 10 months, LIAT was flying again to the British Virgin Islands and other Caribbean destinations. The
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Magnitude 3.9 Earthquake Strikes Near Tortola In British Virgin Islands: USGS
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A magnitude 3.9 earthquake was reported at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, 31 miles north-northeast of the British Virgin Islands, according to the
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Caribbean Hotelier Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, Who Founded Sandals, Dies At 79
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Gordon “Butch” Stewart, a Jamaican hotelier who founded Sandals Resorts International, has died. He was 79. The Kingston-born businessman who enjoyed playing
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Coast Guard, Container Ship, Tanker Gemmata, Rescue British Boater Near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier combined efforts with the Container Ship Long Beach and the LNG tanker Gemmata to rescue a man
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Hospital Beds That Double As Coffins Developed Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
BOGOTA — Hospital beds that can be transformed into coffins are being billed as a grim solution for shortages on each item amid the coronavirus
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