ROAD TOWN, Tortola – The U.S. Virgin Islands and at least 11 other Caribbean countries were were unsettled by a magnitude 3.4 earthquake early on
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Coast Guard Ends Search For British Dancer Who Jumped Off Cruise Ship Near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a crew member who went overboard from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Harmony
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CFVI Announces Winners of Judith Towle Environmental Studies Fund Award
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) said it is pleased to announce two recipients of the 2018 Judith A. Towle
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French Cops Seize 628 Pounds of Cocaine Worth $27 Million
MARIGOT — French authorities on Saint Martin seized 285 kilograms (628 pounds) of cocaine worth some $27.4 million. Gerald Darmanin, France’s minister of public action
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Hurricane Isaac Cruise Ship Cancellations Announced By Carnival Cruise Lines
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — Hurricane Isaac is the latest named storm to hit the Atlantic Ocean, so far causing an itinerary
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Royal Dutch Navy Intercepts Venezuelan Vessel With 895 Pounds of Cocaine
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] PHILIPSBURG — The Dutch navy intercepted at least 400 kilograms of cocaine in the Caribbean. The drugs were in packages
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St. Croix Elementary School Student Tyrone Lake Wins FCCA Poster Competition
TYRONE LAKE’S WINNING ENTRY FREDERIKSTED — Tyrone Lake of St. Croix is the winner of the Junior Division of the 2018 Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA)
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Despite Speedy Recovery, Caribbean Is Poised to Lose Billions of Tourism Dollars
BUENOS AIRES — The numbers are sobering. When Hurricanes Irma and Maria battered the Caribbean last fall, the region lost nearly one million visitors and an
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Partnership Between USVI Ports and Florida Caribbean Cruise Association ‘Never Better’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Michele Paige, President of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), says the partnership with the ports of the U.S. Virgin Islands is “at
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Conservationist Visiting Anguilla Says Antillean Iguana Going Extinct On Other Islands
THE VALLEY — When someone says Caribbean, I am sure most people think idyllic beaches, sunshine and relaxation. When I hear the word, I think
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