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2 Private Islands Owned By Jeffrey Epstein Hit Market For $125 Million: Wall Street Journal

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two private islands in the U.S. Virgin Islands owned by late financier Jeffrey Epstein are hitting the market for $125 million. The news was reported on Tuesday by The…

VI Free Press March 23, 2022

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British Royal Couple Starts Caribbean Tour Dogged By Protest In Belize

BELIZE CITY (Reuters) — Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Belize on Saturday for a weeklong Caribbean tour that was marred by a local protest before it…

VI Free Press March 20, 2022

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Start of British Royals’ Caribbean Tour Marred by Belize Protest

BELIZE CITY (Reuters) — Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate will not visit a cacao farm in an indigenous region of Belize as planned on their Caribbean tour, the…

VI Free Press March 19, 2022

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CONSUMER CORNERED: $84.13 For Smoked Salmon! USVI Is King Of High Supermarket Costs

CHRISTIANSTED — Nobody has to tell anyone living in the U.S. Virgin Islands that you pay high prices at the supermarket here. But $84.13 for less than five pounds of…

John McCarthy February 5, 2022

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Curacao’s U.S. Military Corps Builds Strong Relationships During COVID-19 Lockdown

WILLEMSTAD — Taking advantage of the reprieve from COVID-19 restrictions, the 429th Expeditionary Operations Squadron at Forward Operating Location Curacao reinvigorated their community outreach efforts and key leader engagements. In…

John McCarthy January 13, 2022

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U.S. Virgin Islands Had The Second-Worst Economy In USA From 2009-2019: Report

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has the second-worst economy in the United States — with only Hawaii worse — over the 10-year period before COVID-19, Bond Buyer reports…

John McCarthy January 8, 2022

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Barbados Plans January 19 Snap Election After Becoming Republic

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley this week called a snap general election for January 19, just weeks after the Caribbean country became a republic and said goodbye to…

Bro Bot January 2, 2022

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Can The Caribbean and Latin America Really Trust China As A Business Partner?

On December 7, a few days after the third China-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Forum, the Chinese Foreign Ministry released the China-CELAC Joint Action Plan for 2022-2024. It…

VI Free Press December 29, 2021

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Santa Left Omicron Under The Christmas Tree In The U.S. Virgin Islands This Holiday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As of Christmas Day, there were 544 active cases of COVID-19 in the territory, the Virgin Islands Department of Health said. It is the highest number of…

John McCarthy December 27, 2021

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Missing Toddler With Her Father In Chicago For Christmas, Police Say

KINGSHILL — A toddler reported missing on St. Croix is with her father in Illinois and not believed to be in danger, and Police Commissioner Ray Martinez said that investigators…

John McCarthy December 25, 2021