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Strong 5.5 Magnitude Quake Rattles Jamaica Today: Volcano Discovery

KINGSTON — A strong 5.5 magnitude earthquake was felt in sections of Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica this morning, authorities said. Earthquake Discovery reported this afternoon that a minor earthquake…

VI Free Press April 10, 2021

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2 Nicaraguans With 3,500 Pounds Of Marijuana On Boat Face Charges In St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED – Two Nicaraguan men with 3.500 pounds of marijuana on their boat will face criminal charges in St. Croix for drug smuggling after being intercepted by the U.S. Coast…

VI Free Press April 9, 2021

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Pandemic Forces 62-Year-Old Women Into Sex Trade In Mexico … Just To Buy Food

MEXICO CITY — Hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic have forced former sex workers in Mexico back into the trade years after they left, made it more dangerous and reduced…

VI Free Press April 9, 2021

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Climate Change Is Devastating Marine Life As The World’s Oceans Warm: Report

BRIDGETOWN — Tropical open-water species — animals that swim freely throughout the ocean — have declined by about half between 1970 and 2010, according to a new report published in the journal…

Joe McCarthy April 7, 2021

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Singapore Becomes A Global Cruise Leader, For Now

SINGAPORE — Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world’s cruises its tourism body said today, owing to the roaring success of its “cruises to nowhere” at a time…

VI Free Press April 7, 2021

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Norwegian Cruise Line To Start Caribbean, Greek Isles Trips In July

SANTO DOMINGO — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it would begin sailing outside the United States from the Caribbean and Greek Isles in July, restarting trips after…

VI Free Press April 7, 2021

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32 Countries In Americas Have Detected Infection By 1 of 3 ‘Variants of Concern’

BRIDGETOWN — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said 32 countries and territories in the Americas have reported the presence of at least one of the three “variants of concern”…

VI Free Press April 5, 2021

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Are We Alone In The Universe? Israeli Defense Minister Says Aliens Are Real

Are we truly alone in the universe? You and I might not know the answer to that question, but a handful of people at the highest echelons of government have started…

Bro Bot April 4, 2021

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St. Kitts Native Identified As Man Shot To Death Leaving Driveway Thursday: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Kitts native who was shot multiple times as he was pulling out of his driveway Thursday has died from the injuries he sustained that morning, authorities…

Bro Bot April 4, 2021

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Caribbean Appeals To Biden To Share Vaccines With U.S. ‘Third Border’

HAVANA — Several Caribbean island nations have issued a plea to the United States to share its stockpile of COVID-19 vaccines with the region as it has said it would…

VI Free Press April 3, 2021