NEW YORK — Hurricane Ernesto was sending powerful swells toward the U.S. East Coast and generating “dangerous” beach conditions today as the storm moved further
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HMS Trent helps BVI recover from Tropical Storm Ernesto
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A Royal Navy Batch 2 River-class OPV arrived in the British Virgin Islands to assist with recovery measures following Tropical Storm
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Landscaping companies turned away from storm debris bin sites on St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority is turning away landscaping companies trying to dump plant debris from Tropical Storm Ernesto at designated
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4 Jamaicans charged with smuggling nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging four Jamaican men with smuggling nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana in Caribbean waters.
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How Russia looked the wrong way as Ukraine invaded
KYIV — In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia’s western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss. At midnight
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Viya gives post Tropical Storm Ernesto update
CHRISTIANSTED — Viya said today that its services are operational in the wake of Tropical Storm Ernesto. Although Viya’s network is operational, some customers may
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Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall on Bermuda as a category 1 storm
HAMILTON (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto made landfall on the tiny British Atlantic territory of Bermuda early Saturday as residents hunkered down. The wide category 1
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Police say 11 inmates killed in shootouts following breakout from prison in central Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Inmates broke out of a prison in the coastal town of Saint-Marc in central Haiti on Friday, police said, as authorities in
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Ernesto becomes a hurricane after brushing past the USVI and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — Tropical Storm Ernesto was poised to become a hurricane shortly after brushing past the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Tuesday as
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PEOPLE ASK: If the storm ‘missed’ us, why did we lose power for 2 days?
USVI largely avoids damaging effects of Tropical Storm Ernesto – but can’t escape “hurricane” of WAPA’s inefficiencies afterwards. CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Some 50 hours after
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