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Cruise Ships Pose The Risk Of ‘Superspreading’ COVID-19 Around The World, CDC Official Says

MIAMI — Cruise ships’ close-contact environments increase the risk of spreading infectious diseases as we’ve been reminded by multiple COVID-19 outbreaks on ships this year. And the risk of spreading…

VI Free Press July 21, 2020

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‘The’ Bahamas Tells The United States That All Of Its Citizens Have 24 Hours To Leave: COVID-19 Update

NASSAU — The Bahamas allowed Americans to stay in their country for 17 days after re-opening to tourists. Now it is saying that the United States' visitors have to go ...…

Bro Bot July 19, 2020

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COVID-19: Puerto Rico Welcomes Tourists As Virus Surge Sows Lockdown Fears

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico officially reopened for tourists Wednesday, even as the U.S. commonwealth sees a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations that threatens to undermine its early gains…

VI Free Press July 16, 2020

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2 National News Reports Say U.S. Virgin Islands Has Experienced A ‘3,533%’ Increase In COVID-19 Cases

We're Number One! Only it's not something we want to number one in. The highest percentage point increase in COVID-19 cases in all of the United States and its territories.…

Bro Bot July 15, 2020

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Due To COVID-19 Concerns, Cuba Will Isolate Visitors From Main Island Population

HAVANA -— With the coronavirus waning in Cuba, the government plans to restart its tourism industry by sending visitors to five narrow islands that will offer all-inclusive vacations and keep…

VI Free Press July 5, 2020

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Monkey Hill Is A Tourism Attraction, ‘Invasive Species’ Concern For St. Kitts-Nevis

BASSETERRE — As iconic as the islands’ pristine beaches and tropical forests, the 60,000-plus green monkeys of St. Kitts and Nevis are a quintessential part of the Caribbean experience for…

VI Free Press June 29, 2020

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Tourists Can Flock Back To Territory Starting June 1 As Return To Normalcy Begins

CHRISTIANSTED — During his COVID-19 briefing today, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. said he is initiating the blue “Open Doors” phase of the territory’s path back to normalcy effective June 1.…

VI Free Press May 28, 2020

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These Countries Are Making ‘Travel Bubbles’ For Post-Lockdown Tourism

HAVANA — As countries begin to ease lockdown measures in order to kickstart their economies, all eyes are on how international borders will reopen, thereby enabling business and tourism to…

VI Free Press May 15, 2020

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Distressed Caribbean Countries Face A Dilemma: They’re Too Rich

BRIDGETOWN — For Caribbean nations such as Suriname, Belize and Barbados, the pandemic hasn’t just shut down local economies. It’s also led some investors to worry about how they’ll repay…

VI Free Press May 9, 2020

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Caribbean Tourism Has Been Decimated By COVID-19, But The Private Sector Can Cushion The Blow

NASSAU — We are all in the same COVID-19 storm, but not all countries are in the same boat. Here in the Bahamas, 70 percent of our GDP is generated…

VI Free Press May 7, 2020