Caribbean News – Page 351 – Virgin Islands Free Press

U.S. Air Force To Support Anti-Narcotics Efforts In Curacao

WILLEMSTAD — Four U.S. Air Force planes will be deployed to Curacao for counter-narcotics operations, the U.S. Southern Command announced on Friday. An E-3 Sentry surveillance plane and an E-8C Joint…

June 21, 2020

At VIFreep British Virgin Islands News Business News

Playing And Winning The Lottery Tips and Tricks

Whenever you mention the Virgin Islands to anyone, the first thing they'll think about is the sandy beaches, followed by the tropical vacation spots. This is, for the longest time,…

June 12, 2020

At VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

USVI Murder Rate Drops 6.42% In 2 Years … But It Still Moves Up 1 Spot In World Per Capita Homicide Rate

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It's a dubious distinction at best. Despite the fact that the territory's murder rate has gone down 6.42 percent in the last two years, the U.S. Virgin…

May 31, 2020

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

ECLAC Committed To Caribbean Countries On COVID-19 Challenges

SANTIAGO, Chile — The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, held a virtual extraordinary meeting with ambassadors and representatives from the permanent…

May 18, 2020

At VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

18,000 Coronavirus Cases In Just 5 Caribbean Countries

SANTO DOMINGO — Five Caribbean countries continued to show an uptick in coronavirus cases Sunday to reach 17,906, according to a News Americas analysis. But there is good news as…

May 18, 2020

At VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

The Last Places On Earth Without The Coronavirus

DUSHANBE — Despite infecting more than three million people around the world, there are still 33 countries and territories that have yet to report a single case of the novel…

May 17, 2020

At VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Puerto Rico To Hold Statehood Referendum Amid COVID-19 Disillusionment

SAN JUAN — Governor Wanda Vázquez announced on Saturday that she will hold a nonbinding referendum in November to decide whether Puerto Rico should become a U.S. state, a move…

May 17, 2020

At VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Caribbean And Latin America Records 500,000th COVID-19 Case This Weekend

BUENOS AIRES — Latin America and the Caribbean has now recorded more than half a million coronavirus infections, according to an Agence France-Press tally based on official reports. Almost half…

May 17, 2020

At VIFreep Business News Caribbean News

These Countries Are Making ‘Travel Bubbles’ For Post-Lockdown Tourism

HAVANA — As countries begin to ease lockdown measures in order to kickstart their economies, all eyes are on how international borders will reopen, thereby enabling business and tourism to…

May 15, 2020

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Caribbean Has Unique Challenges In Dealing With COVID-19: COMMENTARY

SANTIAGO, Chile — The implementation of the 2030 Agenda is at stake and decades of progress in human development are at risk of being reversed if more attention is not…

May 13, 2020