[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN – Caribbean countries need “a new and better deal” – one that includes access to concessional finance and adequate insurance –
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PUERTO RICO FLIGHT: Two Thousand People Per Day Flee San Juan For Greener Pastures of the U.S. Mainland
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — On a recent Friday, Jose Alvarez arose before dawn, loaded his three children into his van and drove with his
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UN REPORT: Violence Against Women Is Greatest In The Caribbean And Latin America … Cites ‘Outside Relationships’ As Reason
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — A report launched at the regional parliament (Parlatino) with over 120 legislators by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP)-U.N. Women revealed that
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Terminex Fined $10 Million by EPA For Poisoning Delaware Family … Esmond-Devine Family To Receive $90 Million In Compensation For Toxic St. John Vacation
TOXIC RESORT: Sirenusa Resort’s Villa Capri in St. John cost thousands of dollars per day to stay there before the methyl bromide accident — now
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American Medical Association Agrees With Mapp: ‘Adequately Fund Medicaid’ Programs In The Territories So Hospitals Can Support Themselves
[ad name=”HTML-68″] HONOLULU — It has been nearly two months since Hurricanes Irma and Maria, but the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico continue to struggle
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OPINION BY TIM DUNCAN: To My Friends, Family and All U.S. Virgin Islanders: ‘I’m Not Giving Up On You’
[ad name=”HTML-68″] By TIM DUNCAN Special to the V.I. Free Press The three islands that make up the U.S. Virgin Islands — St. Croix,
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CAIN’T TELL (PREPA) NUTHIN’: Puerto Rican Utility’s Own Lawyer Told Them Not To Take The No-Bid Whitefish Energy Deal
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s government power company didn’t follow its lawyers’ advice when it agreed to a $300 million grid-construction contract with
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CATHOLIC DIOCESES: Some Virgin Islanders Suffering From PTSD … Puerto Rico Still In A ‘State of Emergency’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The people of Puerto Rico are still in “a state of emergency” nearly two months after Hurricane Maria, while some residents of the
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Evangelist Pat Robertson Finds A Rainbow In Solar Powered Appliances For The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Still Coping With No Electricity
[ad name=”HTML-68″] VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A charity founded by Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson is teaming up with the Clinton Foundation and others to bring solar
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Adopt-A-Family, Formed On TV Show, Now Sending Thousands of Aid Packages To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
[ad name=”HTML-68″] NEW YORK — Two strangers who met on social media joined forces to create a program that is now sending thousands of packages
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