PUNTA CANA — The U.S. Virgin Islands men’s basketball team got off to a slow start against the Dominican Republic and never recovered in their
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Caribbean Indigenous People Return To Roots As COVID-19 Shrinks Tourism
BELMOPAN — Indigenous cultures in the Caribbean, struggling as their tourism-dependent economies are ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, are returning to traditional farming and fishing
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WHO Says Vaccinating 20% of Latin America And Caribbean Will Cost More Than $2 Billion
BRASILIA — Vaccinating 20 percent of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean against COVID-19 will cost more than $2 billion but low income
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Cubans Voted For Trump In Record Numbers, But Don’t Agree With All His Policies, Leaving Room For Biden
MIAMI — Stirred by breathless warnings of a socialist menace, Cuban Americans turned out for President Trump in massive numbers. Now those voters are presenting
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Chinese-Owned Rouge Et Noir Casino Shut Down By Dutch Government For Flouting Operating Contract
PHILIPSBURG — Rouge Et Noir Casino was ordered closed as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday by the Minister of TEATT Ludmilla de Weever since the
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New Jersey Fisherman Pays $4,000 ‘Ransom’ To Escape Crude BVI Jail And Be Home In Time For Thanksgiving
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — New Jersey commercial fisherman Michael Foy, who was held prisoner in a crude British Virgin Islands jail cell for more than four months,
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U.S. Virgin Islands Senior Men’s Basketball Team Gets Ready For Matchup Against The Dominican Republic
PUNTA CANA — The U.S. Virgin Islands Senior Men’s basketball team will square off against the Dominican Republic in the 2022 FIBA Americup qualifiers this
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Columbian Man Arrested In Aruba Charged With Murder Of Transgender Sex Worker In Australia
ORANJESTAD — A 21-year-old Colombian man has been extradited from the Netherlands Antilles to Sydney and charged with the murder of an Australian woman. The
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‘Minor’ Earthquake Shakes Tortola and Sandy Ground Village In Anguilla Sunday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A minor earthquake occurred Sunday afternoon northeast of the British Virgin Islands. No injuries were reported. The 3.6 magnitude struck about
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Hindu Statesman Asks Governor Bryan To Make Diwali A Holiday In 2022
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Hindus are seeking a public holiday in the U.S. Virgin Islands on Diwali, the most popular of their festivals; starting 2022. Distinguished
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