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BORINQUEN RINGER: Puerto Rico Has One Entrant in 2018 Winter Olympics … He Was Born in Cincinnati

SEOUL -- Charles Flaherty doesn’t remember thinking that he was about to give his bones — and therefore his life — to his younger brother, but that’s the story they tell him. At seven,…

John McCarthy February 18, 2018

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Cruise Ship Passengers Giving St. Thomas, San Juan and Sint Maarten Higher Ratings … After The Storms

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Passenger ratings for St. Thomas, Sint Maarten and San Juan are consistently higher now than before the hurricanes, a senior Carnival Cruise…

John McCarthy February 16, 2018

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U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Make USA Today’s List of ‘Best Beaches’ for 2018

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The U.S. Virgin Islands made USA Today's list of the "Best Beaches in the Caribbean, 2018 Edition." The article in their Travel Section…

John McCarthy February 15, 2018

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Commerce Secretary Rules V.I., P.R. and Florida Fisheries Suffered ‘Catastrophic’ Damage and Fishermen Can Get Grants, Loans

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross ruled the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida and Puerto Rico all suffered catastrophic fishery disasters after Hurricanes Irma…

John McCarthy February 12, 2018

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Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 Includes Provisions That Puts A Stay On Planned Reductions In Rum Cover Over For V.I. and P.R.

WASHINGTON -- Congress approved the “Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018” early Friday morning. It is a complex piece of legislation that includes important modifications to the excise tax known as…

John McCarthy February 10, 2018

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High Winds Forecast For This Weekend Can Mean Only One Thing: Great Time To Go Surfing!

SAN JUAN -- While talk of La Nina doesn't hold the headlines like a strong El Nino event, we are still under La Nina conditions that are forecast to continue through…

John McCarthy February 9, 2018

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BVI Earthquake Monitoring Equipment Is Back Up and Working Thanks To University of Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI -- The impacts of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the strong motion and seismic network throughout the BVI is being examined…

John McCarthy February 8, 2018

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Federal Agents Seize 292 Pounds of Cocaine Off Coast of St. Thomas Headed To Puerto Rico

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents along with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized 292 pounds (132 kilos) of cocaine…

VI Free Press February 8, 2018

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PUERTO RICO: We Won’t Cut Vacation Pay, Severance Pay and Christmas Bonuses For Public Employees, Despite Fiscal Crisis

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico government officials on Tuesday pushed back against a federal control board’s suggestion that they cut benefits for the U.S. commonwealth’s…

John McCarthy February 7, 2018

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Awards $1.2 Million In Contracts To Fix Puerto Rico’s Infrastructure

LAYING PIPE: Brig. Gen. Diana Holland, commander of south Atlantic division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, surveys Guajataca Dam, Puerto Rico, Oct. 23, 2017, which was compromised during Hurricane Maria.…

John McCarthy January 28, 2018