St. John Celebration Village events
6 Nights. 1 Village. Endless Vibes. The St. John Celebration Village is turning up the heat with FREE entertainment every night! Get ready to jam with: Sean Paul Pumpa Asa…
Coast Guard helps BVI, Dutch rescue mariner aboard crippled sailboat
ANEGADA, British Virgin Islands — U.S. Coast Guard, British Virgin Islands Royal Marine Police, and Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard air and surface units rescued a sole mariner aboard demasted sailing…
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American-Caribbean history moment: Teenage George Washington in Barbados
Did you know that the father of the United States of America went to Barbados as a teenager as moral support for his ailing half-brother? George Washington visited Barbados in…
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Starlink’s satellite-based Internet now available in Dominica
ROSEAU — Starlink, the satellite-based internet service developed by SpaceX, has officially launched in Dominica, bringing high-speed, low-latency internet to communities across the island. The service is now listed as…
Coast Guard recovers grounded vessel at Icacos Beach in Yabucoa
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Incident Management Division personnel informed that the owner and salvage contractors successfully recovered the vessel Red E or Not on Thursday after the vessel had…
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American tourist dies in shamanic ritual in Peru after drinking hallucinogenic herbal tea during ‘spiritual tourism session’ in remote Amazon
An American tourist has died after taking a hallucinogenic herbal tea at a spiritual retreat in the Peruvian Amazon. Aaron Wayne Castranova, 41, died on Monday in Loreto, a region…
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Coast Guard puts out fire on yacht in Fajardo
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Sector San Juan marine investigators and Incident Management personnel responded to a fire aboard the 75-foot motor yacht Emilia in Fajardo on Wednesday. The vessel…
Coast Guard seeks to curb pollution threat on Icacos Beach in Yabucoa
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Sector San Juan Incident Management personnel, working in consultation with local and federal environmental agencies, are overseeing efforts by specialized companies today to remove a…
Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May
SAN JUAN (AP) — A record amount of sargassum piled up across the Caribbean and nearby areas in May, and more is expected this month, according to a new report. The brown…
A colossal cloud of Sahara dust is smothering the Caribbean en route to the US
SAN JUAN (AP) — A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert blanketed most of the Caribbean on Monday in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads…