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Colorful Fireball In Puerto Rico Night Sky Captured On Video

SAN JUAN — Hundreds of people called up local authorities and updated their social media timelines as the Borinquens spotted a fireball in the night skies of Puerto Rico. Locals took to…

VI Free Press October 23, 2020

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U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts 2 Illegal Voyages And 38 Illegal Dominican Migrants At Sea

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 36 of 38 migrants to the Dominican Republic Wednesday afternoon, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages just off Cabo Rojo and…

VI Free Press October 22, 2020

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U.S. Coast Guard Takes 48 of 49 Migrants Back To Santo Domingo After Intercepting 3 Illegal Voyages

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard returned 28 migrants to the Dominican Republic between Friday and Sunday, while 20 other migrants were repatriated October 12, following the interception of…

VI Free Press October 20, 2020

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Puerto Rico, Unable to Vote, Becomes Crucial to United States Presidential Election

SAN JUAN — The campaigns of President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are rallying people in a place where U.S. citizens cannot cast ballots but have the…

VI Free Press October 18, 2020

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Ticket to Work Program Resumes Service In USVI To Help People With Disabilities Find Employment

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Ticket to Work (TTW) program, a national program that provides job services to people who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) continues its services to residents…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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NHC Monitors New Mid-Atlantic System With Increased Odds Of Development

MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a new system in the mid Atlantic this morning with increased odds of development while anticipating a second system to appear in…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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CDC Lists U.S. Virgin Islands As A ‘Level 3’ Destination, Where Risk of Getting COVID-19 Is ‘High, Very High’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Six countries in the Eastern Caribbean have been deemed as safe for citizens from the United States to travel to— and the U.S. Virgin Islands is not…

VI Free Press October 16, 2020

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Puerto Rico Firefighting Corps’ Servers Hacked By Criminals Seeking $600K Ransom

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s firefighting department said Wednesday that its database was hacked by unknown people demanding $600,000 in an act of alleged extortion. The department’s director, Alberto Cruz,…

VI Free Press October 15, 2020

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3 Disturbances Could Bring A ‘Massive’ Amount of Rainfall To The USVI and PR This Weekend

MIAMI — Three disturbances being watched in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea may not become named storms, but could bring massive rainfall to the U.S.…

VI Free Press October 15, 2020

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SUSTAINABILITY: U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico To Get Customized Fishery Rules

SAN JUAN — One size doesn’t fit all, and that cliché was at the heart of a recent decision to revamp fishing guidelines in the American Caribbean. Island-based fishery management…

VI Free Press October 14, 2020