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MEXICAN CARIBBEAN: Algae and Sponges Are Choking Off Oxygen To The World’s Coral Reefs

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] COZUMEL ISLAND -- Descending into the clear blue water of the Colombia Reef, off the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, there are two ways to look at…

John McCarthy December 29, 2017

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DPNR To Resume Monitoring of Public Drinking Water Suppliers in the Territory

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that it will begin monitoring public water systems for compliance starting January 1, 2018. In the aftermath of Hurricanes…

John McCarthy December 29, 2017

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NIGHT OF THE IGUANA: Now That The Iguanas Have Invaded From St. Thomas and Are Part of Our Ecosystem … What Next?

DAY OF THE IGUANA: An iguana in St. Croix takes in the view over a culvert near the Pearl B. Larsen Elementary School in Estate Peter. MIAMI -- Growing up…

VI Free Press December 28, 2017

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BACK TO NORMAL: Drug Killings of Virgin Islands Gangsters Resume With Murder of Jahbari Joseph at Oswald Harris Court

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The lifeless body of a young man was found inside an Oswald Harris Court building after gunhots rang out Wednesday afternoon, according…

John McCarthy December 28, 2017

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Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission To Hold Special Meeting in St. Croix on Friday

CHRISTIANSTED – The Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission announces that it will hold a Special Commission Meeting on Friday December 29, 2017 beginning at 11:00 a.m. The Commission will consider…

VI Free Press December 27, 2017

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HIDTA St. Thomas Initiative Selected for National National Drug Interdiction Award

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A HIDTA initiative of the United States Attorney’s Office has been selected as the recipient of the Outstanding Investigative Effort Award by the National High Intensity Drug…

John McCarthy December 27, 2017

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LOOMING BANK FORECLOSURES: The Next Financial ‘Hurricane’ To Strike Puerto Rico Is Already On The Event Horizon

SAN JUAN -- Lenders to Puerto Rican homeowners have kicked foreclosures into high gear in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, skirting local and federal borrower protections. According to attorneys and experts,…

John McCarthy December 23, 2017

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SAILING NEWS: Skippers Sail Caribbean Season’s Opening Regatta For Chance To Win Their Weight In Rum At Barbados Sailing Week

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] BRIDGETOWN -- The Caribbean race season's opening regatta is now to be known as Barbados Sailing Week, which replaces its former title – the Mount…

John McCarthy December 23, 2017

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SBA Cierra Centros de Recuperación de Negocios Para el Día de Navidad y Año Nuevo; St. Croix y St. Thomas Centros Sábados Horas Cambiar

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- La Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa (SBA) ha anunciado hoy que todos los Centros de Recuperación de Negocios…

John McCarthy December 22, 2017

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SBA Closes Business Recovery Centers for Christmas and New Year’s Day; St. Croix and St. Thomas Centers Saturday Hours Change

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that the Business Recovery Centers (BRCs) on St. Croix and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy December 22, 2017