ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A “strong” magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred about 33 miles northwest of Anegada Island in the British Virgin Islands at 8:23 a.m.
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Senators rubber stamp bill to float WAPA in emergency session
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The territory’s leaders have slapped more cash bandages on the gaping wound that is the V.I. Water and Power Authority’s finances, and
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Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — As the sun sets, a burly man bellows into a megaphone while a curious crowd gathers around him. Next to him is
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Residents begin going through the rubble after tornadoes hammer parts of Nebraska and Iowa
OMAHA (AP) — Residents began sifting through the rubble Saturday after a tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, demolishing homes and businesses as it moved
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Education officials clarify scope of work following FEMA’s $385M commitment
CHRISTIANSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced a nearly $385 million commitment to replace four U.S. Virgin Islands elementary schools and repair a lunch
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Everything is not fine in the Virgin Islands
Dear Editor: Elected officials have a duty to be cognizant and sensitive to the views and realities confronting the electorate. I trust that public officials
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PUNCH DRUNK! Former cop Walton Jack tries to punch out VIPD boss at Taste of St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED — A former Virgin Islands Police lieutenant who resigned after a drunken driving arrest in 2023, was arrested again Friday after trying to punch
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New leaders take on Haiti’s chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — It has been only a day since the transitional presidential council was installed in Haiti, and the list of demands on the Caribbean
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Boisterous gym coach who raped 20 children while using a video device gets 35 years
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A boisterous high school gym instructor who sexually assaulted at least 20 children in his charge and videotaped them in the process
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‘The movement will persist’: Advocates stress Weinstein reversal doesn’t derail #MeToo reckoning
NEW YORK (AP) — #MeToo founder Tarana Burke has heard it before. Every time there’s a legal setback, the movement is declared dead in the
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