CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is pleased to announce that it has received a $30,000 gift from Thriving Charities Advocates
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MSC Cruises cancels repositioning voyage in 2025
MIAMI — MSC Cruises is canceling a repositioning voyage that was scheduled to take place onboard the MSC Euribia on April 5, 2025. Completing a
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Haitian gangs escalate violence and expand attacks outside the capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Gangs in Haiti have escalated their violence and expanded operations outside the capital, even attacking small boats and kidnapping personnel from cargo shipping companies,
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TRICARE authorizes temporary prescription refill waivers for Puerto Rico due to Invest 94L
FALLS CHURCH, Virginia — The Defense Health Agency announced that TRICARE beneficiaries in Puerto Rico were able to receive emergency prescription refills through October 27,
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Cuba grid collapses again raising doubts about a quick fix
HAVANA – Cuba’s electrical grid collapsed again on Sunday, the fourth such failure in 48 hours, raising fresh doubts about a quick fix on an
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Arnold Palmer’s daughter reacts to Donald Trump’s references to her father
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — One of the late golf legend Arnold Palmer’s daughters calls Donald Trump’s references to her father’s genitalia “a poor choice of approaches” to honoring his memory,
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Peru’s ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal
LIMA (AP) — Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo on Monday was sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant
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Police in Haiti battle a gang coalition trying to seize control of the entire capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Police on Monday clashed with gunmen trying to take over one of the few communities in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, that is not
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Uber Soca cruise to mix revelers and residents in Frederiksted town
CHRISTIANSTED — The VITEMA director, St. Croix traffic commander and Government House spokesman were all featured in the weekly press briefing in St. Croix on
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Cubans struggle with an extended power outage and a new tropical storm
HAVANA (AP) — Many Cubans waited in anguish and some took to the streets in protest as widespread blackouts stretched into their third day. Their
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