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Nigerian chef breaks world record for cooking the largest jollof rice dish
September 17, 2025
Man jailed in Cuba for taking video of long consumer lines
September 17, 2025
Law-abiding dog wouldn’t let officer save him from house fire without leash
September 17, 2025
Nurse gets prison after husband caught her having sex with teen stepson: ‘Incestuous pedophile’
September 17, 2025
U.S. targets China’s grip on global ports, including Jamaica’s Kingston terminal
September 17, 2025
Many ask where the hurricanes are this season as the Atlantic remains quiet
September 17, 2025
120 land and environmental defenders killed or disappeared in Latin America last year, report finds
September 17, 2025
Cloudy with a morning thunderstorm and showers in the afternoon, high 88
September 17, 2025
Dad taunted dehydrated son with water before the boy died
September 16, 2025
Trump says US struck another alleged Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three
September 16, 2025
Man convicted for attempting to give classified information on US Air Force systems to Russia
September 16, 2025
Couldn’t make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He’s livestreaming his last concert
September 16, 2025
Will you get a Social Security cost-of-living increase? See what’s expected
September 16, 2025
30-year-old dad who ‘loved his kids very much’ dies in fall on Alaska island
September 16, 2025
Trump reveals US sank third Venezuelan drug-running boat
September 16, 2025
Haitians yearn for home as gangs welcome them and police warn it’s too dangerous
September 16, 2025
Former students abused by longtime California high school teacher awarded more than $13 million
September 16, 2025
Federal lawsuit says ‘false’ land claim blocked St. John solar project
September 16, 2025
Help cops find Dominican man wanted for mayhem on St. Croix
September 16, 2025
Mostly cloudy, breezy with occasional rain, high 93
September 16, 2025
CIB investigates shooting on Veteran’s Drive that left motorist injured
September 15, 2025
Bryan sees self-funded health insurance in government employees’ future
September 15, 2025
70-year-old elementary school teacher accused of sexually assaulting students
September 15, 2025
Searchers discover shipwreck of schooner that sank in Lake Michigan almost 140 years ago
September 15, 2025
Angler tries to save drowning companion after both fall off boat
September 15, 2025
Man drowns swimming after drifting boat on day out with family
September 15, 2025
Traffic stop on Weymouth Rhymer Highway yields gun, ammunition
September 15, 2025
Powerball player just misses $55 million jackpot, but still wins big in NC
September 15, 2025
Trump blames Biden in Nicaraguan worker’s beheading of boss
September 15, 2025
‘I’m furious, and I’m ashamed:’ UN humanitarian chief on crisis in Haiti
September 15, 2025
Caracas threatens Guyana and Trinidad amid growing tensions with U.S.
September 15, 2025
Invest 92-L forms in the central Atlantic
September 15, 2025
Venezuela says US navy raided a tuna boat in the Caribbean as tensions rise
September 14, 2025
Equatorial Guinea enforces yearlong internet outage for island that protested construction company
September 14, 2025
A strange gas-pumping defect is making $100,000 Corvettes go up in flames
September 14, 2025
U.S. added 911,000 fewer jobs in the year ended in March
September 14, 2025
The latest on an Atlantic disturbance expected to become a tropical depression
September 14, 2025
Street homelessness is up in Miami, despite state’s public sleeping ban
September 14, 2025
US F-35s seen landing in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions
September 14, 2025
Trailer drops for Sydney Sweeney’s fighter biopic ‘Christy’
September 14, 2025
Scary tornado spotted in Utah
September 14, 2025
Mostly cloudy, breezy with a couple of showers this morning, high 91
September 14, 2025
17-year-old from Plantation dies in diving incident in Florida Keys
September 13, 2025
Ghana’s fantasy coffins are a colorful celebration of life and legacy
September 13, 2025
Man takes East End property, swindles 2 women out of $7,450, gets probation
September 13, 2025
Tropical wave arrives tomorrow; cloudy, rainy, high 92 today
September 13, 2025
Officer hacked 5,000 college email accounts, shared nude photos
September 12, 2025
She showed up with boyfriend. So other man pulled out a knife, Florida police say
September 12, 2025
Official says gangs killed dozens in small fishing village in Haiti’s latest massacre
September 12, 2025
Charlie Kirk killing: Suspect Tyler Robinson in custody
September 12, 2025
Hand soap recall expands to sanitizer, deodorant and more over sepsis concerns
September 12, 2025
Vessel struck by US military off Venezuela was heading back to shore, AP sources say
September 12, 2025
Partly sunny with a passing shower or two, high 92
September 12, 2025
How to use 8 arms? Octopuses tend to explore with their front limbs
September 11, 2025
Graphic video of Charlie Kirk’s death spreads fast, showing traditional media’s fading grip
September 11, 2025
Dominican activists decry extrajudicial killings after police fatally shoot 5 suspects
September 11, 2025
People killed in US boat strike were not Tren de Aragua, Venezuela minister says
September 11, 2025
JetBlue is adding flights at Fort Lauderdale airport. See destinations
September 11, 2025
Former piano teacher charged with more child sex crimes
September 11, 2025
Man recently freed from prison holds 2 women captive and rapes them
September 11, 2025
Badly decomposed body found in home for sale during walkthrough
September 11, 2025
Venezuela activates 284 ‘battle fronts’ amid rising tensions with Washington
September 11, 2025
Man last seen leaving hotel is found dead in river, Pennsylvania police say
September 11, 2025
Popular musician dies after being taken off life-support following crash
September 11, 2025
Her age — and maybe her name — are mysteries, but this girl could be North Korea’s next leader
September 11, 2025
Variable clouds with a stray shower, high 92
September 11, 2025
Kertis Tonge Jr. convicted of murder
September 10, 2025
Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk shot dead at Utah event
September 10, 2025
Home Depot employee accused of stealing $2,321.15 from the store
September 10, 2025
Love triangle ends with man shooting romantic rival over 12 times
September 10, 2025
77-year-old found in home full of feces dies, Utah officials say. Daughter charged
September 10, 2025
Poland downs drones in its airspace, becoming first NATO member to fire during Ukraine war
September 10, 2025
UN directs $9 million in emergency funds to Haiti amid worsening humanitarian crisis
September 10, 2025
Cuba hit by another total blackout as energy crisis worsens
September 10, 2025
Eight days later, questions linger about Venezuela boat strike
September 10, 2025
The adventures of Emil the moose keep a corner of Austria on its toes
September 10, 2025
Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco has been detained and admitted into a clinic for mental health issues
September 10, 2025
Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show
September 10, 2025
Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials
September 10, 2025
Partly sunny, breezy with widely separated thunderstorms, high 92
September 10, 2025
Poland on high alert after Ukraine says Russian drones entered its airspace
September 9, 2025
Dying octopus tends to thousands of eggs that will never hatch at California aquarium
September 9, 2025
Man found dead in submerged car at boat ramp after hit-and-run
September 9, 2025
Lottery player almost throws away big winning ticket. ‘Did I just freaking win?’
September 9, 2025
FirstBank finances $13 million eco-luxury resort to boost tourism in the USVI
September 9, 2025
Miami Herald, New York Times seek to unseal records on Jeffrey Epstein’s estate
September 9, 2025
Miami pays tribute to Catholic shrine revered by Cuban exile community 
September 9, 2025
Divers find extraordinary Roman artifact from First Punic War off Italian coast
September 9, 2025
Scientists tap ‘secret’ fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world
September 9, 2025
Police say they rescued Caribbean Airlines pilot kidnapped in Trinidad and Tobago
September 9, 2025
Hegseth and Caine visit Puerto Rico as US steps up military operations in the Caribbean
September 9, 2025
Times of sun and clouds with a passing morning shower or two, high 90
September 9, 2025
Family brawl ends in mother’s arrest for allegedly assaulting minor daughter
September 8, 2025
St. Croix man charged after firefighter ‘assaulted’ while battling blaze
September 8, 2025
Teacher indicted for sexual assault acts against 12-year-old female student
September 8, 2025
New Jersey teacher, 37, pleads guilty to sexually assaulting 2 students
September 8, 2025
Venezuela to boost troops to tackle drug trafficking as US strengthens military in Caribbean
September 8, 2025
‘No life left.’ Haitians find no home to return to as ‘Barbecue’ calls for peace
September 8, 2025
Chance sighting during tiger survey leads to first-of-their-kind photos in India
September 8, 2025
Electrical pole fire closes 2 St. Thomas elementary schools
September 8, 2025
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Nigerian chef breaks world record for cooking the largest jollof rice dish

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A Nigerian chef has broken the world record for cooking the largest ever pot of jollof rice. Guinness World Records confirmed the achievement on Monday for the largest jollof rice…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 17, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Crime News

Man jailed in Cuba for taking video of long consumer lines

SANTIAGO DE CUBA — A man was sent to prison for trying to take a video of a long line to buy gas bottles, another 15 people were tried Tuesday…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 17, 2025
Posted inBreaking News National News Police News

Law-abiding dog wouldn’t let officer save him from house fire without leash

AURORA — A courageous pup in Illinois is going viral on social media thanks to his quick thinking … which may have at first confused the officers attempting to save…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 17, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Crime News National News

Nurse gets prison after husband caught her having sex with teen stepson: ‘Incestuous pedophile’

OCALA — A Florida nurse whose husband walked in on her having sex with his 15-year-old son has been sentenced to two years in prison — with the boy’s mom angrily calling the…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 17, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Business News Caribbean News

U.S. targets China’s grip on global ports, including Jamaica’s Kingston terminal

KINGSTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is on a mission to weaken China's global network of ports and bring more strategic terminals under Western control, according to three…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 17, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Environmental News

Many ask where the hurricanes are this season as the Atlantic remains quiet

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Not a single named storm has formed in the Atlantic Ocean in nearly three weeks, even though it’s the peak of hurricane season. “Where…
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Posted by John McCarthy September 17, 2025
American Medical Association Agrees With Mapp: ‘Adequately Fund Medicaid’ Programs In The Territories So Hospitals Can Support Themselves
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American Medical Association Agrees With Mapp: ‘Adequately Fund Medicaid’ Programs In The Territories So Hospitals Can Support Themselves

[ad name="HTML-68"] HONOLULU -- It has been nearly two months since Hurricanes Irma and Maria, but the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico continue to struggle to recover. At the 2017…
Posted by John McCarthy November 16, 2017
OPINION BY TIM DUNCAN: To My Friends, Family and All U.S. Virgin Islanders: ‘I’m Not Giving Up On You’
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OPINION BY TIM DUNCAN: To My Friends, Family and All U.S. Virgin Islanders: ‘I’m Not Giving Up On You’

  [ad name="HTML-68"] By TIM DUNCAN Special to the V.I. Free Press The three islands that make up the U.S. Virgin Islands — St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2017
POOR JUDGMENT: Mapp Joins Hands With Puerto Rico As PREPA’s Whitefish Energy Scandal Threatens To Take Down The Virgin Islands Funding As Well
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POOR JUDGMENT: Mapp Joins Hands With Puerto Rico As PREPA’s Whitefish Energy Scandal Threatens To Take Down The Virgin Islands Funding As Well

BIG MISTAKE: Gov. Kenneth Mapp did not distance himself, or the territory, from the PREPA Whitefish Scandal that has inflamed the U.S. Congress. Here Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Gov.…
Posted by John McCarthy November 15, 2017
STOLEN THUNDER! Puerto Rico’s Governor Asks For Its Billions Ahead of Sleepy Mapp … Who Headed For The Bar At His Five-Star Hotel As Soon As He Got To D.C.
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STOLEN THUNDER! Puerto Rico’s Governor Asks For Its Billions Ahead of Sleepy Mapp … Who Headed For The Bar At His Five-Star Hotel As Soon As He Got To D.C.

[ad name="HTML-68"] WASHINGTON — Puerto Rico’s governor got the jump on the territory on Monday when asked the federal government for $94.4 billion ahead of the Virgin Islands. Gov. Ricardo Rossello…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2017
CATHOLIC DIOCESES: Some Virgin Islanders Suffering From PTSD … Puerto Rico Still In A ‘State of Emergency’
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CATHOLIC DIOCESES: Some Virgin Islanders Suffering From PTSD … Puerto Rico Still In A ‘State of Emergency’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The people of Puerto Rico are still in “a state of emergency” nearly two months after Hurricane Maria, while some residents of the Virgin Islands are showing signs…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2017
Evangelist Pat Robertson Finds A Rainbow In Solar Powered Appliances For The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Still Coping With No Electricity
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Evangelist Pat Robertson Finds A Rainbow In Solar Powered Appliances For The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Still Coping With No Electricity

[ad name="HTML-68"] VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.  -- A charity founded by Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson is teaming up with the Clinton Foundation and others to bring solar power to the storm-ravaged American…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2017
V.I. GOP TO CONGRESS: Don’t Write A Blank Check To Gov. ‘Sticky Fingers’ Mapp and The Virgin Islands Government
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V.I. GOP TO CONGRESS: Don’t Write A Blank Check To Gov. ‘Sticky Fingers’ Mapp and The Virgin Islands Government

[ad name="HTML-68"] WASHINGTON — Republican leaders from the U.S. territory of the Virgin Islands are in the nation’s capital this week telling the White House and Congress not to write…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2017
Now That The Roads Are Clear … Three-Star Army General Calling It Quits In Puerto Rico
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Now That The Roads Are Clear … Three-Star Army General Calling It Quits In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN -- The three-star general is leaving Puerto Rico, ending his mission of providing relief from the devastation of Hurricane Maria. Troops are being pulled out, too, along with…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2017
Adopt-A-Family, Formed On TV Show, Now Sending Thousands of Aid Packages To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
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Adopt-A-Family, Formed On TV Show, Now Sending Thousands of Aid Packages To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] NEW YORK -- Two strangers who met on social media joined forces to create a program that is now sending thousands of packages of much-needed supplies to hurricane…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2017
REPORT: Whitefish Energy Billed Puerto Rico $319 Her Hour Per Linemen — Then Paid Them $63 Per Hour
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REPORT: Whitefish Energy Billed Puerto Rico $319 Her Hour Per Linemen — Then Paid Them $63 Per Hour

SMELL TEST: Experts in the field said Whitefish significantly over-inflated its fees, almost 17 times the average salary of Puerto Rico-based linemen. [ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN -- The Montana energy…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2017

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