PHILIPSBURG — Around the landfill just above Sint Maarten, about two hundred people live in ramshackle shacks and shipping containers. The Dutch government has made
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BVI Court Drops $511,000 Ransom Demand, But Keeps New Jersey Fisherman In Jail
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — The Magistrates Court in the British Virgin Islands dismissed the illegal fishing charges against New Jersey fisherman Michael Foy, according to his family
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Coast Guard Wants Boaters To Stay Safe This Holiday Weekend
MIAMI — The Coast Guard reminds boaters throughout the Caribbean to use extra caution while out on the water this holiday weekend. Coast Guard crews, along with
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Cuba Opens Most Of The Country To Tourism As It Enters A “New Normality”
HAVANA — Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said late on Thursday that most of the Caribbean island nation would open to international tourism starting next
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Royal Caribbean Shareholders Sue Cruise Line Over ‘Misleading’ COVID-19 Disclosures
MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Cruises has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit in Florida federal court over allegations that the company failed to
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WHO Says It Is Worried About COVID-19 Spikes In Jamaica And 12 Other Caribbean States
KINGSTON — The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about spikes in COVID-19 cases spikes in countries that had managed outbreaks effectively, such as Cuba
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Directions By Mango Trees, Pink Houses And Holes In The Road Soon To Be In The Past Of Rural Puerto Rico
CAGUAS — Firefighters in this city near Puerto Rico’s capital cheered when they recently got updated maps that include rural neighborhoods, confessing they sometimes had
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Coast Guard Stops 2 Illegal Voyages In The Mona Passage, Sends 33 Migrants Back To Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 33 migrants to the Dominican Republic this morning, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages
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5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 38 Miles From St. Croix This Afternoon: USGS
CHRISTIANSTED — An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale struck in open water within 38 miles east-northeast of St. Croix this afternoon, authorities said.
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Leading Travel Industry Expert Talks About The Recovery of the Caribbean From COVID-19
This article is written by Alejandro Reynal, CEO of Apple Leisure Group What a difference a year can make. Many across the Caribbean business landscape
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