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TRASH TALK: South Carolina Garbage Bin Travels All The Way To Ireland

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Instead of a message in a bottle, it was the decals on a barnacle-covered trash barrel that shows just how far it traveled, from the southeastern…

Bro Bot November 8, 2021

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Queen Conch Season Re-Opened In The Territory On Monday: DPNR

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces to the public that the annual queen conch season began on Monday for the…

John McCarthy November 4, 2021

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Tropical Storm Wanda Forms In The North-Central Atlantic

MIAMI — Tropical Storm Wanda formed over the Atlantic Ocean today — and while it isn't expected to make landfall, it's still making history. For only the third time ever,…

John McCarthy November 1, 2021

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U.N. Deep-Sea Mining Rules Unlikely To Be Completed By 2023 Deadline, Latin American Countries Say

BOGATA — Regulations governing deep-sea mining will take longer to finalize due to the global pandemic, a group of Latin American countries said, creating uncertainty for companies looking to mine…

Bro Bot October 28, 2021

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Fishermen: Our Livelihood Unsustainable Without Sound Fisheries Management

This is an open letter to the community. Dear Editor: The St. Thomas Fisherman’s Association (or STFA) is not averse to the lifting of the commercial fisher license moratorium. However,…

Ruth Gomez October 27, 2021

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SHAKE AND BAKE: 4.9 Magnitude Quake Strikes Off Of Antigua And Barbuda

ST. JOHN'S — A strong earthquake rocked the Caribbean a short time ago; fortunately, the earthquake wasn’t large enough to generate a tsunami and there is no tsunami threat at…

Bro Bot October 24, 2021

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DPNR Asks For Awareness During Bat Appreciation Month Of October

CHRISTIANSTED — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources invites the public to join in spreading awareness of local bats in the Virgin Islands during…

John McCarthy October 18, 2021

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Turks and Caicos On The Lookout For Low Pressure System in the Caribbean

MIAMI — There’s a low pressure system located northeast of the Turks and Caicos, but tropical development is unlikely due to the presence of storm-shredding wind shear, the National Hurricane…

John McCarthy October 14, 2021

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USVI Hoping For ‘Moisture Surge’ From Invest 93L Expected To Reach Here Soon

MIAMI — We still have two X’s on the board, but we don't expect either of them to amount to much of anything. Disturbance #1 is passing over the mountains…

John McCarthy October 12, 2021

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NWS Now Monitoring 2 Strong Tropical Waves In The Atlantic

MIAMI — Activity in the Caribbean is on the rise again, with forecasters monitoring two areas for potential development as a third peters out. A tropical wave located east-southeast of…

John McCarthy October 11, 2021