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Biden declares emergency over lead in water in St. Croix
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News National News

Biden declares emergency over lead in water in St. Croix

President Joe Biden declared an emergency over lead-in-water contamination in the U.S. Virgin Islands earlier this week after tests on St. Croix revealed levels more than 100 times the limits…
Posted by John McCarthy November 23, 2023
No Tsunami Threat Despite 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Near Anegada
Posted inAt VIFreep Breaking News British Virgin Islands News

No Tsunami Threat Despite 5.2 Magnitude Earthquake Near Anegada

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — There is no tsunami threat for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico despite a 5.2 magnitude earthquake near the British Virgin Islands just hours ago.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 20, 2023
Coast Guard monitors oil spill clean-up efforts for WAPA’s tank 11 discharge @Lindbergh Bay 
Posted inBreaking News Environmental News Military News

Coast Guard monitors oil spill clean-up efforts for WAPA’s tank 11 discharge @Lindbergh Bay 

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Coast Guard personnel overseeing clean-up efforts for the tank 11 discharge at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) Randolph Harley Power Plant in St. Thomas…
Posted by John McCarthy November 20, 2023
Torrential rain causes deadly flash flooding in the Dominican Republic
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Torrential rain causes deadly flash flooding in the Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO — Heavy rains from a tropical system turned deadly in the Dominican Republic over the weekend when urban flooding caused a highway wall to collapse.  A potential tropical cyclone brought robust moisture…
Posted by John McCarthy November 19, 2023
Sources: NCAA’s evidence vs. Michigan included booster involvement in scouting scheme, attempted destruction of evidence
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Sources: NCAA’s evidence vs. Michigan included booster involvement in scouting scheme, attempted destruction of evidence

ANN ARBOR — The NCAA presented the University of Michigan with new evidence this week, including that a Michigan booster may have at least partially funded Connor Stalions’ advanced scouting…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2023
DPNR cherishes $2.1 million America the Beautiful Challenge Grant
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DPNR cherishes $2.1 million America the Beautiful Challenge Grant

CHRISTIANSTED — DPNR got a $2.1 million America the Beautiful Challenge 2023 grant, DPNR Commissioner Jean-Pierre Oriol said today. The funding is to create St. Croix’s first conservation corridor which will…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2023
Showers forecast along with hazardous marine conditions
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Showers forecast along with hazardous marine conditions

SAN JUAN — In the morning residents can expect stable weather conditions with a few showers. Then by the afternoon into the night hours, a more variable weather pattern is…
Posted by John McCarthy November 17, 2023
Endangered sperm whales are now free to poop in protected area off Dominica
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Endangered sperm whales are now free to poop in protected area off Dominica

ROSEAU (AP) — The tiny Caribbean island of Dominica is creating the world's first marine protected area for one of earth's largest animals: the endangered sperm whale. Nearly 300 square…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2023
5.0 magnitude quake strikes Dominican Republic near border with Haiti
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5.0 magnitude quake strikes Dominican Republic near border with Haiti

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — A 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck the northwest Dominican Republic on Friday near the border with Haiti. The tremor occurred at a depth of 12 miles (19…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2023
Two residents of Barbuda fight the government, seeking to protect land
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Two residents of Barbuda fight the government, seeking to protect land

ST. JOHN'S (AP) — When Hurricane Irma slammed into the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda as a Category 5 storm in 2017, the government temporarily evacuated the entire population of…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2023

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