Minor Earthquake Rattles Virgin Gorda Today
SPANISH TOWN — A minor earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter Scale occurred about 183 miles east of Virgin Gorda at 5:50 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time today, the National Weather Service…
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FEMA Sued For Not Using Disaster Funds To Make Puerto Rico Power Grid More Resilient
WASHINGTON — A coalition of advocacy groups is suing the federal government’s disaster response agency, claiming it is making Puerto Rico less resilient to storms and more vulnerable to power…
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Minor 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Jamaica On Saturday Afternoon
KINGSTON — The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies reported that a 5.2 magnitude earthquake was felt across eastern sections of Jamaica on Saturday afternoon. It was…
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Cuba Expects To Resume U.S. Deportation Flights This Month
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba plans to resume accepting deportation flights from the United States this month, a Cuban official said, echoing U.S. concerns about the highest levels of Cuban migration in six…
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Politician Gets House Arrest In Dominican Corruption Case
SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A judge in the Dominican Republic ordered an ex-presidential candidate held under house arrest and two former high-ranking officials jailed while awaiting trial in a record…
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Puerto Rico Declares State of Emergency On Coastal Erosion
SAN JUAN (AP) — Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency this week to fight worsening coastal erosion across that officials blame on climate change. The government is setting…
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Puerto Rico Governor’s 2 Cousins Guilty In Embezzlement Case
SAN JUAN (AP) — Two cousins of Puerto Rico’s Gov. Pedro Pierluisi pleaded guilty Thursday for embezzling an estimated $3.7 million in federal funds earmarked for the management of public…
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Expect A ‘Quieter’ Hurricane Season This Year, CSU Forecast Says
FORT COLLINS — The likely development of El Niño should bring a "slightly below-average" Atlantic hurricane season, top forecasters announced Thursday at a hurricane conference in Texas. But the forecast also notes a high…
Brother of Boat Captain Who Brought 1,470 Pounds of Cocaine To St. Croix Gets 6 Years
CHRISTIANSTED — The brother of a British Virgin Islands boat captain who brought 1,470 pounds of cocaine worth $20 million to St. Croix got 5.8 years in prison from a…
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50% of Kids in USVI Have Had Dengue Fever: Proof WHO Neglects Poor Black Children
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Dengue fever is on the rise in the region and a recent study estimates more than half of children in the territory have had a prior infection. Dengue is…