KINGSTOWN — St. Vincent and the Grenadines will not be able to manage the growing impact of climate change without the assistance of multilateral lenders, the prime minister said in an interview. Unusually heavy rains…
SANTO DOMINGO A private jet crashed minutes after taking off outside Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, killing all nine people on board, including Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie, according to…
SANTO DOMINGO — The Dominican Republic has identified its first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, the health ministry of the Caribbean country said on Saturday. In a statement on Twitter, the ministry said…
KINGSHILL — A toddler reported missing on St. Croix is with her father in Illinois and not believed to be in danger, and Police Commissioner Ray Martinez said that investigators will continue working with mainland…
MIAMI — A COVID-19 outbreak took place on a South Florida-based cruise ship for the third time this week, as the number of coronavirus cases in Florida hit its highest level since the start of…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Schneider Hospital has changed its visitation guidelines due to a “rapid increase” in COVID-19 cases, the St. Thomas-based hospital said this afternoon. “Based on the rapid increase in COVID 19 cases…
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez’s crew repatriated 58 Dominicans to the Dominican Republic Thursday, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages northwest of Aguadilla. The Puerto Rico interdictions are the result…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — If the Celebrity Equinox had its druthers, it would prefer to visit St. Thomas instead of St. Croix tomorrow. And with the full weight and power of the Royal Caribbean Group —…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who smuggled 14 pounds of marijuana into St. Croix was given just over a half year in prison, authorities said. Jahvar Looby, 31, of Hospital Ground, appeared before…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Lynell Hughes, 35, St. Croix, and Nicolette Alexander, 30, of St. Thomas, were sentenced recently in federal court by U.S. District Court Judge…