CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands saw a 108 percent increase in COVID-19 cases in late November. So many coronavirus cases, in fact, that
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MORE BRITISH HOGWASH! Georgia Teen Gets 4 Months Hard Time For Skipping Cayman Islands’ COVID-19 Protocols
GEORGE TOWN — An 18-year-old college student from Georgia was sentenced this week to four months in a Cayman Islands prison after pleading guilty to
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BVI Ministry of Health Seeks To Contain Gastroenteritis Outbreak
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — The British Virgin Islands Ministry of Health and Social Development has issued a health alert as a result of an increased
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Caribbean Will See Positive Growth In 2021, But Not Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels of Economic Activity
SANTIAGO, Chile — The Latin America and the Caribbean region will experience a contraction of -7.7 percent in 2020 but will have a positive growth
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IDB Mobilizes $1 Billion For COVID-19 Vaccine Financing In The Caribbean
WASHINGTON — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced Wednesday that it will mobilize $1 billion to help Latin American and Caribbean countries acquire and distribute
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What Is The Future Now for Venezuela? Opinion By David Jessop
It is hard to know what the future holds for Venezuela, its opposition leader Juan Guaidó, or the present U.S.-led policy that emphasizes sanctions and
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Finnish Fashion Mogul Arrested In Canada Over U.S. Sex Trafficking Allegations
WINNIPEG — Finnish-Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard is in official custody after being charged with sex trafficking. Court records show the 79-year-old Nygard was arrested
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Limetree Bay Refinery On St. Croix Sells 1st Oil Product After Yearlong Delay
CHRISTIANSTED — Limetree Bay Ventures on St. Croix sold the first oil product to a buyer in the Gulf Coast on Monday, according to a
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China Spying On United States Citizens Through Security-Lax Caribbean Mobile Phone Networks
BRIDGETOWN — China appears to have used mobile phone networks in the Caribbean to surveil United States mobile phone subscribers as part of its espionage campaign against
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5 Of The Top 10 Fastest Growing Countries In 2021 Will Be In The Caribbean
GEORGETOWN — Five of the Top 10 fastest growing countries in 2021 will be in the Caribbean, according to The Economist’s analytical guide “The World in
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