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SHIP SHAPE? Filthy Cruise Ships Failing Record Number of Cleaning Inspections … And It’s Making People Sick

MIAMI -- Cruise lines have never had a cleanliness problem this big. In 2017, cruise lines failed their sanitation inspections at the highest rate ever since the Centers for Disease Control and…

John McCarthy March 6, 2018

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Jewelry Heist Getaway Driver Devon Davis Faces 20 Years In Prison After Guilty Plea In Federal Court

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Croix native admitted in federal court today that he was the getaway driver for a jewelry store robbery that occurred on Main Street St. Thomas…

John McCarthy March 5, 2018

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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Marriott Frenchman’s Cove Opens Ahead of Schedule on St. Thomas

[CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A large section of an iconic St. Thomas hotel re-opened this week after a long closure triggered by devastating damage the property suffered during Hurricane Irma in September…

John McCarthy March 4, 2018

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British Concrete Company and Environmental Group Team Up To Save Rhinoceros Iguana

SANTO DOMINGO — OK, we gotta admit it – it’s not really a rhinoceros. But the fascinating Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta isn’t so-called for nothing. The horn on its head really does…

John McCarthy March 3, 2018

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Puerto Rico’s Main Power Plants Shut Down … San Juan Without Electricity Is Not A New Thing To Residents

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — A blackout hit Puerto Rico's capital and surrounding areas today after two of the U.S. commonwealth's main power plants shut down as…

John McCarthy March 1, 2018

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IRS Extends Tax Relief For Residents of Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Into This Year

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a notice extending the relief it provided last year to residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy February 28, 2018

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OPINION: We Must Open Up Virgin Islands Market To More Doctors If We Want To Improve Care, Lower Costs

By FREDERICK HANDLEMAN SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS Health Care in the Virgin Islands is on life support and in critical condition. There is an urgent need…

VI Free Press February 25, 2018

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Hurricane Maria Won’t Kill Arecibo’s Observatory, Now That University of Central Florida Is Managing It

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Arecibo Observatory, which is the second-largest radio telescope in the world, is under new management. A group led by the University of Central…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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Federal Reserve President Says Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Must Take ‘Painful Actions’ To Restore Their Economies After Hurricanes

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] NEW YORK — The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will need to take painful actions to restore their economies amid the hurricane devastation, New York…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018

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FCC Chief Ajit Pai To Do Follow-Up Visit To Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Six Months After Storms

WASHINGTON—About six months after Hurricane Maria made landfall and nearly four months after an initial trip to the islands, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced a follow-up trip to the…

John McCarthy February 22, 2018