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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U.N. SPEECH: Caribbean Needs A ‘New Deal’ To Build More Resilience To Climate Change Happening All Around Us
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN – Caribbean countries need “a new and better deal” – one that includes access to concessional finance and adequate insurance –
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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Ineligibility Letter From FEMA May Not Be The Last Word In Relief Funds
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED – Some Virgin Islanders who sustained damages as a result of hurricanes Irma or Maria may receive a letter from the Federal
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SPANKED! Dominican Republic Easily Holds Down Overmatched Virgin Islands Men’s Team In FIBA Basketball 99-89
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SANTO DOMINGO — The Virgin Islands’ senior men’s national basketball team tried its best but came up short against a stronger team, losing to
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National Park Service Opens Sites Around The Territory This Week … Since Being Closed After The Hurricanes
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced the reopening of Christiansted National Historic Site and Buck Island Reef National
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Virgin Islands Men’s National Team Squares Off Against The Dominican Republic in FIBA Basketball Tonight
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SANTO DOMINGO — The Virgin Islands’ men’s national basketball team opens its quest for a berth in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019
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UN REPORT: Violence Against Women Is Greatest In The Caribbean And Latin America … Cites ‘Outside Relationships’ As Reason
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — A report launched at the regional parliament (Parlatino) with over 120 legislators by the U.N. Development Program (UNDP)-U.N. Women revealed that
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STUFFING THE TURKEY: Mapp Says He Is Grateful To Lineman From The U.S. Mainland Who Are Helping To Restore Electricity To The Territory … No Mention of WAPA
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gov. Kenneth Mapp wished Virgin Islanders and all those in the territory assisting with the recovery efforts a Happy Thanksgiving. Mapp
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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Virgin Islands Has The Help of A Very Powerful Ally Behind The Scenes In Billionaire-Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
CRUZ BAY — Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg told USA Today that he didn’t plan on getting involved in the hurricane recovery of the territory
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