CAP-HAITIEN — A gasoline tanker overturned and exploded in northern Haiti, unleashing a fireball that swept through homes and businesses on its way to killing
Read moreFEMA Gives $12M To Raze And Rebuild Patrick Sweeney Police Headquarters
FREDERIKSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program has approved a $12 million grant award to the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD)
Read moreNational Geographic Shows Caribbean People The Larger World Around Them
CASTRIES — As the Fond Gens Libre community in Soufriere, Saint Lucia works to develop an exemplary community-based sustainable tourism product — grass roots education
Read moreDPNR BEACH ADVISORY: 3 Beaches In Territory Fail Water Quality Testing
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — DPNR testing revealed that three beaches in the territory failed to meet established standards for water quality and should be avoided this
Read moreTrinidad To Offer Onshore, Shallow-water Blocks In 2022 auction
PORT OF SPAIN — Trinidad and Tobago next year plans to launch bidding rounds for onshore and shallow-water areas on top of last week’s launch
Read more‘People In Need’ In Carib/LatAm Jumped From 9.6M In 2018 To 26.4M In 2021
TEGUCIGALPA — Per the Global Humanitarian Overview 2022, Latin America and the Caribbean has experienced a significant increase in the number of people in need
Read moreProposed Payday Loan Owners Plan To Scuttle Refinery Or Flip It For A Profit
CHRISTIANSTED — A bidder in the Limetree Bay refinery auction has asked a Texas bankruptcy court judge to delay tomorrow’s scheduled sale hearing, but a
Read moreFailed Limetree Bay Refinery Bidder Calls Winning Bid ‘Disguised Liquidation’
CHRISTIANSTED — One of the bidders for the bankrupt Limetree Bay refinery objected to the winning bid in court this week, arguing the new company,
Read moreUVI Now Offers ‘Marine Debris Curriculum’ For Educators Across The Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), in partnership with local educators, said it now offers a “USVI Marine Debris Curriculum.” The curriculum
Read moreCoast Guard Warns About Rip Currents In USVI and Puerto Rico Over Thanksgiving
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard warns mariners, tourists and beachgoers of hazardous weather and sea states that will generate dangerous breaking waves and rip currents around
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