CHRISTIANSTED — A convicted sex offender with a long rap sheet was foiled by smartphone technology when the cell phone he stole from a backpack in Frederiksted told police his current location…
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Social Security Administration Launches
Redesigned Website at SSA.gov
Starting today, visitors to SSA.gov will experience a fresh homepage and a new design tohelp them find what they need more easily. “SSA.gov is visited by over 180 million people per year…
Caribbean and Central American Students Can Connect With An Astronaut In Space
SAN JOSE — Students from 12 schools in nine countries in the Caribbean and Central America will have a direct conversation with an astronaut in the International Space Station this coming week….
Why The Crypto Collapse Matters
How could a $32 billion company vaporize overnight? That’s what anyone watching the sudden collapse of FTX, a hot cryptocurrency start-up that plunged into bankruptcy last week, might be puzzling over. It…
St. Kitts Says It No Longer Accepts Worthless Cryptocurrencies For Its Citizenship Program
BASSETERRE —The government of St. Kitts and Nevis, along with the Citizenship by Investment Unit of the country, have refuted claims that investors interested in gaining citizenship to the country can pay using…
Needed Medical Technology Deployed For The First Time in Trinidad and Tobago
PORT OF SPAIN — The first ever portable hematology analytical instrument by Sight Diagnostics called the OLO has been installed in the Caribbean to provide near-immediate Complete Blood Count (CBC) results to patients of…
Bryan Begins Solar Financing Program To Help USVI Transition Homes to Renewable Energy
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As part of his commitment to transitioning the U.S. Virgin Islands to renewable energy sources, Governor Albert Bryan and the Virgin Islands Energy Office (VIEO) will begin taking applications tomorrow…
Apple Says It Will Manufacture iPhone 14 in India
NEW DEHLI — Apple Inc said today it will manufacture its latest iPhone 14 in India, as the tech giant moves some of its production away from China. The company launched the flagship…
Chip Wreck: Nvidia Sinks Sector After U.S. Restricts China Sales
SANTA CLARA, California — U.S. chip stocks tumbled today, with the main semiconductor index down more than three percent after Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices said U.S. officials told them to stop exporting cutting-edge…
Remote Work Possible Onboard When Royal Caribbean Adds SpaceX’s Starlink To Its Cruise Ships
MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Group said on Tuesday it will use SpaceX’s Starlink, a fast-growing constellation of internet-beaming satellites in orbit, to provide internet connectivity to its guests and crew on its cruise…