CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan will hold the second annual Territorial Day of Prayer service for protection against COVID-19 and for the well-being of all Virgin
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Puerto Rico To Open Vaccinations To All Amid COVID-19 Spike
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor announced this week that officials will start vaccinating all those 16 and older beginning Monday, prompting celebrations across the
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MAIN OFFENDER! Limetree Bay Under Fire From Feds Over Pollution Concerns
CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency modifying its 2011 consent decree with HOVENSA, the
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Puerto Rico To Close Schools On Monday To Curb COVID-19 Surge
SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s health secretary announced Thursday that all public and private schools in the U.S. territory would close for two weeks amid
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Pandemic Forces 62-Year-Old Women Into Sex Trade In Mexico … Just To Buy Food
MEXICO CITY — Hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic have forced former sex workers in Mexico back into the trade years after they left, made
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Top Execs Jumping Ship From Troubled Limetree Bay Refinery On St. Croix: Letter
CHRISTIANSTED — The finance chief and two other top executives at Limetree Bay Ventures, operator of a long-stalled local oil refinery, are stepping down, according
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Climate Change Is Devastating Marine Life As The World’s Oceans Warm: Report
BRIDGETOWN — Tropical open-water species — animals that swim freely throughout the ocean — have declined by about half between 1970 and 2010, according to
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Singapore Becomes A Global Cruise Leader, For Now
SINGAPORE — Singapore currently accounts for a third of the world’s cruises its tourism body said today, owing to the roaring success of its “cruises
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Norwegian Cruise Line To Start Caribbean, Greek Isles Trips In July
SANTO DOMINGO — Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd said on Tuesday it would begin sailing outside the United States from the Caribbean and Greek Isles
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Traveler From Florida Given COVID-19 ‘Treatment’ At Landing … He’s Arrested
FREDERIKSTED — There was a time when visitors to the St. Croix airport were greeted with a warm smile, a Cruzan Rum punch and a
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