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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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British Concrete Company and Environmental Group Team Up To Save Rhinoceros Iguana
SANTO DOMINGO — OK, we gotta admit it – it’s not really a rhinoceros. But the fascinating Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta isn’t so-called for nothing. The horn on its head really does…
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Barbados’ Rihanna Turns 30 With Elegant Birthday Bash at Seagram Building in NYC
NEW YORK -- Barbadian singer, turned actress, entrepreneur and humanitarian has hit the big 3-0! The singer turned 30th on Feb. 20th and got a birthday wish from ex Chris Brown even…
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT: British Virgin Islands’ and Anguilla’s ‘Financial Skulduggery’ Allows North Korea To Avoid U.S. Sanctions
[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A prominent British politician has accused Her Majesty's overseas territories of undermining the security services by helping North Korea dodge U.S.…
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BORINQUEN RINGER: Puerto Rico Has One Entrant in 2018 Winter Olympics … He Was Born in Cincinnati
SEOUL -- Charles Flaherty doesn’t remember thinking that he was about to give his bones — and therefore his life — to his younger brother, but that’s the story they tell him. At seven,…