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USVI Marks Impressive Year-End Achievements and Sets Ambitious Goals for 2024

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The USVI celebrates the end of 2023 with remarkable achievements and a vision for an even brighter future in 2024. Under the leadership of Joseph Boschulte, Commissioner of the…

John McCarthy December 25, 2023

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Caribbean unemployment near decade low in 2023, may reverse next year, UN labor agency says

BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) — Unemployment in the Caribbean and Latin America fell in 2023 to its lowest level since 2014, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said this week, but an expected…

John McCarthy December 21, 2023

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VIPA chooses World War II-era designer to ‘develop and improve’ USVI airports

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Global sustainable design and engineering firm, Stantec, has been selected by the Port Authority as the first sole consultant for both the Cyril E King Airport in…

John McCarthy December 16, 2023

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Travelers ready to set sail on cruises at record levels next year

MIAMI (Reuters) — Next year is looking like a banner year for cruise vacations, as travelers across all income and budget levels have been booking voyages at greater volumes than…

John McCarthy December 14, 2023

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‘Tis The Season For ‘Star of the Seas,’ Royal Caribbean Says

MIAMI — It’s opening day for the next bold combination of every vacation. Royal Caribbean International revealed the first look at the latest in the best-selling Icon Class, Star of the Seas, and…

John McCarthy December 6, 2023

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UN warns that gang violence is overwhelming Haiti’s once peaceful central region

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs are invading Haiti’s rural central region, suffocating a once peaceful area that served as the country’s food basket but that is now plagued by kidnappings, killings…

John McCarthy November 29, 2023

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Puerto Rico’s famous stray cats will be removed from grounds surrounding historic fortress

SAN JUAN (AP) — Hundreds of stray cats that roam a historic seaside tourist area of Puerto Rico’s capital where they are considered both a delight and a nuisance will…

John McCarthy November 28, 2023

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Disney CEO Bob Iger says company is ready to start building

ORLANDO (Reuters) — Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger told employees he faced a "myriad of challenges" upon returning to the company but he remained upbeat about its prospects. “I won't say…

John McCarthy November 28, 2023

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Coast Guard calls off search for MSC cruise ship crew member who went overboard

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard suspended the search Wednesday for an MSC Seascape cruise ship crew member who is believed to have fallen overboard in the Atlantic Ocean north…

John McCarthy November 16, 2023

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New York Jets Pregame Show Sponsored By The USVI

NEW YORK — The New York Jets' in-house television production company program "Pregame Central" featured that it was sponsored by the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism for Sunday Night…

John McCarthy November 13, 2023