When Will The Cruise Ship Industry Come Roaring Back?
Cruise ships are an integral cog in the tourism industry of the Virgin Islands. Water Island does not allow cruise ships to dock, since it is a relatively small island…
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Dominica Native Re-Arrested A 2nd Time … For Gunpoint Rape of 16-Year-Old Girl … In His Own Household: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of Dominica in official custody for an alleged shooting who was re-arrested for an alleged burglary last month was re-arrested again this morning for the…
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Body Found In Bushes Near Cramer’s Park Identified Using DNA Analysis: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — Police have identified a man whose body was found near Cramer’s Park beach in late April. “DNA testing revealed the remains to be that of 19-year-old Emanuel Moise,” VIPD…
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Coast Guard Seizes 11 Bales Of Cocaine And 5,759 Pounds Of Marijuana Worth $216M
MIAMI — The United States Coast Guard says that crew members from its Cutter Harriet Lane have offloaded about 12,100 pounds of cocaine and about 5,759 pounds of marijuana, worth…
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Coast Guard Rescues Body Boarder In Distress At Surfer’s Beach in Aguadilla
SAN JUAN — The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescued a body boarder in distress at Surfer’s Beach Saturday afternoon in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.…
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U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Drowning Man At ‘Bishop’s Pool’ In Arecibo
SAN JUAN — The crews of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-65 Dolphin helicopter rescued a person from drowning at "La Poza del Obispo" Friday afternoon in Arecibo. A…
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Volcanic Caribbean Island of Dominica Shaken By Explosion of Steam and Gas
CASTRIES, St Lucia — An explosion of steam and gas in the mountains of the remote, jungle-clad Caribbean island of Dominica has shaken residents, who are fearful it is a…
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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! Barbados Says It Will Remove Queen As Head of State
BRIDGETOWN — Barbados wants to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, the government has said, reviving a plan mooted several times in the…
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Puerto Rico Looking To Capitalize On U.S. Sports Betting Opportunity
The explosion of legalized sports betting in the United States has caught the attention of Puerto Rico’s government. The 2018 U.S. Supreme Court 6-3 decision to overturn the 1992 Professional…
BVI Gets $1.4 Million In Needed Medical Supplies From UK To Fight COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — The BVI Governor’s Office has confirmed that a $1.4 million shipment of medical supplies from the United Kingdom arrived in the BVI the week of…