CHRISTIANSTED — Virgin Islands Police Department officers hit the water near Green Cay to hone some of their marine tactical abilities. A Joint Marine Training
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SAN JUAN — The Trump administration victimized Puerto Ricans a second time with arbitrary red tape that delayed the disbursement of federal disaster money in
Read moreCoast Guard Investigates Tug Boat And Deck Barge, Vessel Grounding In Culebra
CULEBRA ISLAND — Coast Guard marine and facility inspectors were in Culebra, Puerto Rico on Wednesday conducting a preliminary assessment as part of a marine
Read moreIs A New Relationship Between Britain And Its Caribbean Overseas Territories Needed?
Last month Britain published two significant post-Brexit policy documents setting out its future thinking on foreign policy, defense, security, and development. Both referenced in general
Read moreWe Need A Better Approach To U.K.-Caribbean Relations: OP-ED Column
There is an old saying that you wait ages for a London bus and then two — or even three — come along at once.
Read moreUnequal Treatment With SSI, Medicaid, Comes At A Staggering Cost To USVI
CHRISTIANSTED — A new report, Shadow Citizens: Confronting Federal Discrimination in the U.S. Virgin Islands, from the Disability Rights Center of the Virgin Islands (DRCVI) reveals
Read moreRival Puerto Rico Bills Dim Democratic Hopes Of A 51st State: Bloomberg
SAN JUAN — Two competing bills trying to end Puerto Rico’s status as one of the world’s oldest territories threaten to undermine each other —
Read moreBryan Testifies About ‘Building Back Better’ Before U.S. House Committee
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan testified remotely today before the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources and told federal lawmakers that Virgin Islanders are well-versed in
Read morePuerto Rico To Get $23 Billion In Federal Rescue Aid From Biden Administration
WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico’s economy will receive a jolt from billions of dollars of federal aid this year from the American Rescue Plan as the
Read moreDPNR Commissioner Testifies Before Congress Remotely On Climate Change
WASHINGTON — The House Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Jean-Pierre L. Oriol, commissioner of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources, as part of
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