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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 in Caribbean waters last month. …

VI Free Press January 11, 2021

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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 child marriage to work, girls’…

VI Free Press January 8, 2021

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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 U.S. Geological Survey. The BVI…

VI Free Press January 6, 2021

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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 dominoes and began selling freshly…

VI Free Press January 6, 2021

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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 from a disabled sailing vessel…

VI Free Press January 5, 2021

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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 pandemic. The mordid product, developed…

VI Free Press January 5, 2021

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BEAUTY TO BOOTS: Former Miss U.S. Virgin Islands United States Joins Air Force Reserve To Be A Doctor

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland — A former Miss U.S Virgin Islands United States 2016 recently joined the Air Force Reserve as a way to capture her dream to become a…

VI Free Press January 3, 2021

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LOVE IN A TIME OF CORONAVIRUS! Virtual Strangers Are Hooking Up In Caribbean Through Airbnb

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands is the top Caribbean destination on Airbnb, with a 600 percent increase in bookings over 2019. San Juan, Puerto Rico isn't far behind…

VI Free Press January 3, 2021

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Sunken pyramids discovered off Cuba might be lost city of Atlantis

HAVANA — The remains of what may be a 6000-year-old city immersed in deep waters off the west coast of Cuba was discovered by a team of Canadian and Cuban researchers.…

VI Free Press January 3, 2021

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9 Historic American Figures With Ties to the U.S. Virgin Islands

The U.S. Virgin Islands continues to rank among the Caribbean’s top tourist destinations, especially on Airbnb. But there’s more to the American islands than just fun in the sun, as…

VI Free Press January 3, 2021