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Caravelle Hotel & Casino Closes Today For Six Months … To Do Renovations

CHRISTIANSTED — Caravelle Hotel & Casino, the 43-room boutique waterfront hotel in the historic northeast shore town of St. Croix, said that the hotel will close for six months for…

VI Free Press May 6, 2019

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V.I. Health Department Monitoring Quarantined Cruise Ship In St. Lucia

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Government and other local entities are monitoring a developing public health issue in St. Lucia, where a cruise liner has been quarantined due to a…

John McCarthy May 3, 2019

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Print is Not Dead: How the Tourism Industry Can Benefit from Print Adverts

In 2017, the Caribbean had a record number of 30.1 million tourists reports Travel Weekly, and these numbers only continue to grow. Despite a number of natural disasters hitting area…

VI Free Press May 3, 2019

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Online Gaming: Staying Sharp Even On Travels

There is nothing worse than spending hours in a car, a bus, or a plane waiting to reach your destination with nothing to do. Long hours without any sort of…

VI Free Press April 29, 2019

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TOURISM NEWS: Dominican Republic ‘Premier Caribbean Destination’ … Projects 6.5 Million Visitors in 2019

SANTO DOMINGO — Industry leaders at the 2019 Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) conference shared strong tourism numbers indicating the country continues to be the premier Caribbean travel destination. Paola Rainieri…

VI Free Press April 20, 2019

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OP-ED PIECE: Singapore – A Guide for the Economic Development of the U.S. Virgin Islands

By SORAYA DIASE COFFELT At one time in the not-too-distant past, Singapore was afflicted with economic chaos and rampant corruption. It suffered from a decaying infrastructure, labor and social unrest,…

Soraya Diase Coffelt April 15, 2019

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CLARET CONNOR: ‘The Resilience of The People of Sint Maarten is What Pushes Recovery’

PHILIPSBURG — Claret Connor, the newly appointed director of the Sint Maarten Recovery Program Bureau, says he is humbled by the opportunity to rebuild his country after it was wrecked…

Bro Bot April 13, 2019

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VIPA Unveils New Designs For Crown Bay Marina At Seatrade Cruise Global

MIAMI — The Virgin Islands Port Authority presented its renewed vision for the Crown Bay and Subbase District on St. Thomas to members of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association. The presentation…

VI Free Press April 13, 2019

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Bodies of Missing New York Couple Believed Recovered In Dominican Republic … May Have Crashed Car

SAMANA — Two Americans’ last scheduled night in the Dominican Republic, the couple shared a final drink in town with their new Canadian friends. Then Orlando Moore and Portia Ravenelle…

John McCarthy April 11, 2019

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Rhino Poacher Stomped By Elephant And Eaten By Lions

JOHANNESBURG — A rhinoceros poacher was stomped to death by an elephant and eaten by lions in a South Africa wildlife preserve and rangers found just his skull and trousers,…

VI Free Press April 9, 2019