SAN JUAN — For the first six months of 2017, data compiled shows that the region welcomed 16.6 million international tourists or 800,000 more than 2016.
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DRUNKEN POST: MAPP GOES BERSERK! In Late Night Drinking Binge … Tells Man On Facebook He’s Sleeping ‘With His Dead Mother’
CHARLOTTE AMALIE -— Near the end of last month, Governor Kenneth Mapp told former St. Croix Republican Party chairman Herb Schoenbohm to “go f___ himself”
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DON’T BECOME A STATISTIC! Register Now With FEMA To See If You Qualify For A Low-Interest, Long-Term Loan From SBA
CHRISTIANSTED — Some 40 percent of small businesses never reopen after a disaster, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) To help small businesses, loans
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WINNING FORM! Virgin Islands Lives Up To Its FIBA Ranking With A 93-85 Dismantling of The Bahamas In Nassau
NASSAU — The Virgin Islands’ men’s national basketball team got its first win in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifier tournament, besting the
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U.S. Army Hires Louis Berger Group To Bring ‘Temporary Electricity’ To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Army has awarded a contract with The Louis Berger Group Inc. to support critically needed temporary electricity for the Virgin
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U.S. Virgin Islands Miss Universe Contestant Esonica Veira Makes A Strong Showing But Does Not Place In Pageant Competition
GOOD PUBLICITY: Esonica Veira of St. Thomas was one of the 92 contestants who competed in Las Vegas. [ad name=”HTML-68″] LAS VEGAS — Miss South
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CHTA WEBINAR: Caribbean Hoteliers Can Expect Up To A 40 Percent Increase In Their Insurance Premiums Next Year
BRIDGETOWN — Caribbean hoteliers should plan now for an increase in insurance premiums anticipated to range from 10 to 40 percent following two Category 5
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Four Florida Electric Utilities Send Their Crews To The Virgin Islands To Work On Electrical Restoration Here
[ad name=”HTML-68″] TALLAHASSEE — Public power personnel from four Florida municipal electric utilities headed to the territory last week to assist with ongoing power restoration
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Environmentalists Say They’ll Sue FEMA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers To Stop The Burning of 400,000 Cubic Yards of Debris At Body Slob St. Croix
DEBRIS BURN: Hurricane debris from Irma is burned in Orlando, Florida this year. The amount of debris collected is equal to the amount of trash
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TATTOO YOU! Virgin Islands Point Guard Walter Hodge Has Something To Prove … Our Best Player on the Team Is From Puerto Rico
SANTO DOMINGO — Point Guard Walter Hodge was born on September 21, 1986 in the Puerto Rican municipality of Guaynabo. Hodge wore the Virgin Islands’
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