International News – Page 270 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Caribbean Airline Alliance Promises Lower Fares, Easier Travel in Region … CaribSKY!

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PHILIPSBURG -- Three Caribbean airlines have formed an alliance which promises to make it easier and cheaper for travelers to move between 32 countries. Antigua-based…

John McCarthy April 19, 2018

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British PM Theresa May Apologizes to Caribbean Countries for UK Treatment of Post-War Migrants

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] LONDON -- Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to 12 Caribbean nations on Tuesday for immigration officials’ harsh treatment of people from those countries who migrated…

John McCarthy April 17, 2018

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UN REPORT: Caribbean and Latin America Is Only Place Where Child Marriages Have Not Decreased In Last 10 Years

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PANAMA CITY -- The Caribbean and Latin America and the Caribbean is the only part of the world where child marriages and early unions have…

John McCarthy April 9, 2018

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UNITED NATIONS: Despite Massive Humanitarian Efforts, Caribbean Children Still Don’t Have Access To Clean Drinking Water

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] HAVANA -- Despite a massive humanitarian effort over the past six months in the Eastern Caribbean, Cuba and Haiti, there is still much work to…

John McCarthy March 26, 2018

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St. Thomian Gets 1 Year In Prison For Bringing In East Indian Illegals

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man who admitted to trafficking illegal aliens from India was given one year in prison today. Steven Lewis, 57, of St. Thomas, was sentenced…

John McCarthy March 22, 2018

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UNICEF Gives $11.5 Million To Help Children in Eastern Caribbean After Hurricanes

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PANAMA CITY -- Thousands of children, adolescents and their families affected by the devastating effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, six months ago, in the Eastern…

John McCarthy March 20, 2018

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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: No ‘Justification’ For European Union Including Territory on Tax Haven Blacklist

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The European Union, without justification, has added the U.S. Virgin Islands to its list of "non-cooperative jurisdictions" for tax purposes. There is…

John McCarthy March 14, 2018

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ORANGE IS THE NEW SMACK (DOWN): Alert Level on Active Submarine Volcano Kick ‘Em Jenny Rises From Yellow To Orange

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GEORGETOWN -- The National Disaster Management Agency in Grenada, has raised the alert level for the underwater volcano, Kick ‘em Jenny from yellow to orange because…

John McCarthy March 13, 2018

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OH, CANADA! (How Could You?) Ottawa Tells Its Citizens To Avoid Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Almost six months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed into several Caribbean countries, the Canadian government is warning its citizens about travel…

John McCarthy March 12, 2018

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‘DIRTY THIRTY?’ European Union Puts U.S. Virgin Islands on Blacklist of Illegal Tax Havens

BRUSSELS -- The U.S. Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis are set to be added next week to a European Union blacklist of tax havens, raising to…

John McCarthy March 9, 2018