New ferry service operating between the BVI and the USVI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A new 149-passenger ferry designed by Incat Crowther has entered service and is being operated by Smith’s Ferry Services, Cruise & Ferry first reported. The ferry…
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Community Affairs
UK to hire commissioner to ensure ‘Windrush’ scandal never happens again
LONDON (Reuters) — Britain will appoint a commissioner to scrutinise compensation for Caribbean migrants who were wrongfully detained and deported by the British state, and to help ensure such a…
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News National News
Island life’s a breeze this Valentine’s Day!
What can we expect, weather-wise, this Valentine's Day 2025? Variable weather with shower activity now in the morning and later tonight mainly along portions of northern and eastern Puerto Rico,…
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Health News
Most pancreatic cancer isn’t caught until it’s late stage — a new blood test could change that
Get pumped! Scientists from Oregon Health & Science University have developed a blood test called PAC-MANN that is said to be less invasive, cheaper and more robust than traditional screening…
Posted inBreaking News Crime News Education News
Texas high school teacher, 35, accused of having sex with male student
HOUSTON — A Texas high school teacher accused of having sex with a male student turned herself in to police this week — one year after she was indicted and…
Posted inBreaking News Health News National News
New mpox strain confirmed in New York for the first time
NEW YORK — The New York State Department of Health issued a health advisory this week about the emergence of a new strain of mpox (formerly monkeypox). The first case…
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News
Haiti’s shuttered main public hospital is set on fire in latest attack on the institution
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Haiti’s main public hospital, which remains shuttered after multiple gang attacks, was set on fire Thursday in the latest blow to one the country’s largest health institutions. The…
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Consumer News
Valentine’s Day 2025: Top Wishes, Messages And Quotes To Share With Your Special One
Valentine's Day 2025: On Valentine's Day and in the week leading up to it - which is known as Valentine's Week - people give each other gifts like chocolates, roses,…
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Consumer News
Nearly 170 passengers, crew on Holland America cruise stricken with norovirus
MIAMI — A norovirus outbreak on a nearly two-week-long Holland America cruise ship sickened 152 passengers and more than a dozen crew members with symptoms like vomiting and diarrhea, health…
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News
U.S. deporting African and Asian migrants to Panama in diplomatic breakthrough
WASHINGTON — The U.S. is deporting unauthorized migrants from nations in Africa and Asia to Panama, a major diplomatic breakthrough for the Trump administration's mass deportation efforts, internal federal documents obtained…