NEW YORK — Leaders from the Caribbean, in pre-recorded addresses to the UN General Assembly, stressed that their small economies are largely dependent on one
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Cal Guard’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Joins With Puerto Rico-Based Unit
FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. — The 1st Battalion, 65th Infantry Regiment, also known as the Borinqueneers, is a Puerto Rico-based unit that, as of 2018,
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China’s $490 Million ‘Investment’ In Barbados Behind Snap Decision To Remove The Queen
BRIDGETOWN — China is behind Barbados’ snap decision to remove the British Queen as its head of state. That’s the shocking claim of a conservative
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American Samoan Compared To ‘Dred Scott,’ A ‘Citizen of Nowhere,’ In Landmark Court Case In Colorado
DENVER — The United States asked the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday to examine American Samoa’s political relationship with the United States and overturn
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Fire Services Gets $237K Grant Award From Interior To Buy QRV Fire Trucks
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Fire Service said that it has been awarded $237,796 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s
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President Trump Sends Nearly $13 Billion In Aid To Puerto Rico Three Years After Hurricane Maria
SAN JUAN — FEMA is sending almost $13 billion to Puerto Rico, directed at the territory’s energy and education systems, to help it recover from
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GOD SAVE THE QUEEN! Barbados Says It Will Remove Queen As Head of State
BRIDGETOWN — Barbados wants to remove Britain’s Queen Elizabeth as its head of state and become a republic, the government has said, reviving a plan
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BVI DON’T PLAY! New Jersey Fisherman Won’t Go To Trial Until October, Government Now Says
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — The trial of American longline fisherman Michael Foy, imprisoned since June in the British Virgin Islands, has been delayed nearly
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PATRIOT DAY: Governor Bryan Orders All Flags Flown At Half-Staff To Honor The Dead From 9/11 Attacks
CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. has ordered that all U.S. flags fly at half-staff in accordance with the joint resolution approved by the
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EXCLUSIVE! John Canegata Out As Chairman of the Virgin Islands Republican Party
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It’s official: John Canegata is no longer chairman of the Republican Party in the Virgin Islands. That was the decision today after
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