MIAMI — Royal Caribbean raised its annual profit forecast today for the third time this year on higher ticket pricing and persistent demand for cruise vacations.
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USACE greenlights VIPA dredging of Charlotte Amalie harbor
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority got approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to dredge Charlotte Amalie Harbor to handle larger
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Havana’s roads change as Cubans adopt electric bikes and vehicles
HAVANA — The capital city of Cuba is famed for the colorful vintage cars that can still be seen puttering around its streets and are
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VIPA issues travel advisory for Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority issued a travel advisory for the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas this morning. Travelers should
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Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets … including USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority said today that “large-scale tech outages are disrupting airlines and businesses around the world.” Travelers to and
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Caribbean braces for economic punch after season’s deadly first hurricane
KINGSTON — Leaders across the Caribbean were still tallying the financial toll wrought by the earliest Atlantic storm on record to intensify to the maximum
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6 Vietnamese and American guests died of cyanide poisoning in luxury Bangkok hotel
BANGKOK (AP) — Traces of cyanide were discovered in the cups of six people who were found dead at a Bangkok hotel in unexplained circumstances, Thai authorities
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This nearly 10-foot Gatsby sub is made by a South African restaurant with a taste for the supersized
CAPE TOWN (AP) — The idea came — as the nutty ones often do — over a few drinks in a bar. A South African
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These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — They were billed as artworks by Pablo Picasso, paintings so valuable that an Australian art museum’s decision to display them
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What is the VIPA Airports P3 Project?
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) is launching a transformative Public-Private Partnership (P3) to modernize and enhance the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport
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