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4 Years After Hurricane Maria Duty, VING Members Get ‘Corrected-Payment’ Checks

KINGSHILL — Governor Albert Bryan joined Adjutant General Kodjoe Know-Limbacker and the leadership at the Virgin Islands National Guard this week to present members of the National Guard with checks…

John McCarthy January 8, 2022

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Robots Filling In Staffing Shortages At Some Cali Hotels With No Tips Expected

SILICON VALLEY, California -- Hotels, like restaurants, have been hard pressed to provide attentive service due to staffing shortages during the pandemic. In Silicon Valley, robots are filling the gap…

Bro Bot January 8, 2022

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U.S. Virgin Islands Had The Second-Worst Economy In USA From 2009-2019: Report

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has the second-worst economy in the United States — with only Hawaii worse — over the 10-year period before COVID-19, Bond Buyer reports…

John McCarthy January 8, 2022

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China’s Belt And Road Initiative Snags Cuba On Christmas Day

My recent pair of articles based on an interview with Professor David Arase of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center, published in Asia Times under the title Belt & Road Phase 2 moves beyond…

Scott Foster January 8, 2022

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St. Thomas’ Aliyah Boston Leads No. 1 South Carolina Past LSU 66-60

BATON ROUGE — South Carolina women’s basketball used another second-half surge to defeat Kim Mulkey’s LSU Tigers 66-60 Thursday at the Maravich Center in Louisiana. Dawn Staley’s No. 1 Gamecocks…

John McCarthy January 8, 2022

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Feds Had To Shoot Out BVI Boat Captain’s Engine To Get Him To Stop

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A BVI national was arrested on December 28, 2021, in St. Thomas on a criminal charge related to his failure to stop his vessel when ordered to…

John McCarthy January 7, 2022

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3 Puerto Ricans With 11 Pounds Of Cocaine On Boat Arrested In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three Puerto Rican men were arrested on December 29, 2021 in St. Thomas on criminal charges related to trying to bring at least 11 pounds of cocaine…

John McCarthy January 7, 2022

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Royal Caribbean Cancels Voyages On 4 Ships Due To COVID-19

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean International announced on Friday it has canceled voyages on four ships because of "ongoing COVID-related circumstances around the world." "In abundance of caution, Royal Caribbean International is…

Bro Bot January 7, 2022

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FEMA, Territorial Partnership Paves Path To Rebuild Arthur Richards School

FREDERIKSTED — Hurricane Maria’s winds and rains left Arthur Richards Junior High School in ruins in September 2017. FEMA and the Territory made it a priority to assess damage to…

John McCarthy January 7, 2022

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2 Journalists Burned Alive By Gang In Haiti, CNN Reports

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Two Haitian journalists were burned alive by a gang in the country's capital on Thursday, a source with the Haitian Security Forces told CNN. The source said the Ti Makak…

Bro Bot January 7, 2022