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Coast Guard Rescues 12 Venezuelan Migrants 20 Miles Off Of St. Thomas

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard surface and air units combined efforts to locate and rescue 12 migrants from a disabled 18-foot skiff in waters southeast of St. Thomas. The rescued…

John McCarthy November 27, 2021

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Florida Woman Faces 5 Years For Bringing 15 Pounds Of Marijuana To St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — A Florida woman faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling nearly 15 pounds of marijuana in her checked luggage into St. Croix. United…

John McCarthy November 26, 2021

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Boys & Girls Club Enjoys Thanksgiving Dinner Thanks To Frenchman’s Reef

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The USVI Hotel & Tourism Association and HTA members celebrated Thanksgiving with the Boys & Girls Club of St. Thomas during their annual luncheon on Wednesday and…

John McCarthy November 26, 2021

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France Says Several Police Injured During Unrest in Martinique and Guadeloupe

BASSE-TERRE — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said today that several members of the police force had been injured as a result of civil unrest during protests against COVID-19 protocols…

Bro Bot November 26, 2021

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France’s Martinique Territory Imposes Curfew After Looting, Lawlessness

FORT-DE-FRANCE — Authorities on the Caribbean island of Martinique ordered a curfew on Thursday after protesters looted shops and set up burning barricades as demonstrations against COVID-19 protocols spread across…

Bro Bot November 26, 2021

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EU Moves To Block Flights From Southern Africa Over Mutant Variant Of COVID-19

BRUSSELS (AP) — A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa today, and stocks plunged in Asia and Europe in reaction to news of a new,…

Bro Bot November 26, 2021

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‘Made in the USVI’ Site Gives World A Peek At USVI Culture, Art, Entrepreneurship

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) announces that the Enterprise Zone Commission, an entity of the VIEDA, launched the "Made in the USVI" website at www.madeintheusvi.com, a…

John McCarthy November 26, 2021

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Mutant Variant Of COVID-19 In South Africa Displays A ‘Jump In Evolution’

JOHANNESBURG — South African scientists have detected a new COVID-19 variant in small numbers and are working to understand its potential implications, they said today. So far, 22 positive cases…

Bro Bot November 25, 2021

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Coast Guard Warns About Rip Currents In USVI and Puerto Rico Over Thanksgiving

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard warns mariners, tourists and beachgoers of hazardous weather and sea states that will generate dangerous breaking waves and rip currents around coastal waters of Puerto Rico…

John McCarthy November 25, 2021

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Venezuelan, Dominicano and Puerto Rican Arrested With 90 Pounds Of Cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three men were arrested for smuggling 90 pounds of cocaine by boat into St. Thomas early Sunday morning, authorities said. On November 22, 2021 Erickson Bolivar, a…

John McCarthy November 25, 2021