CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three men were arrested for smuggling 90 pounds of cocaine by boat into St. Thomas early Sunday morning, authorities said. On November
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Why Is The Caribbean Letting Others Shape Its Future? OP-ED By David Jessop
A few days ago, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, delivered a speech marking the anniversary of the birth of Simon Bolivar. In
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Dominican Man Who Took 2,500 Pounds Of Cocaine To Puerto Rico Gets 11 Years
CHARLOTTE AMAKIE — A Dominican Republic man who thought he would make $200,000 by taking 2,500 pounds of cocaine from Venezuela to Puerto Rico —
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2nd Victim Of Smith Bay Double Homicide Identified As Venezuela Native: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The second man killed in a double homicide in Smith Bay last month has been identified as a Venezuela native, the Virgin
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United Nations ‘Deeply Saddened’ Over Capsized Boat That Killed 2 Near Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it is “deeply saddened” by the latest loss
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Coast Guard Snatches 3 Smugglers, $5.6 Million In Cocaine Off Of St. Croix
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez transferred custody of three suspected smugglers and $5.6 million in seized cocaine to federal agents at
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Dollar’s Growing Dominance In Venezuela Leaves Locals ‘Short-Changed’
CARACAS — With her arms full of $11.87 worth of bananas, red peppers and onions, an elderly woman at a produce stand in western Caracas
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United States Blacklists 2 Venezuelan Officials Over Former Citgo Executives’ Trial
WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Venezuelan judge and a prosecutor over their roles in the trial of six former
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United Arab Emirates Emerges As Hub For Companies Helping Venezuela Skirt U.S. Oil Sanctions, Report Says
ABU DHABI — In June, the United States imposed sanctions on half a dozen oil tankers managed by established shipping firms. It was a major
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Trinidad To Impose Stiffer Penalties On Trafficking Of Venezuelans
PORT OF SPAIN — Trinidad and Tobago said it would impose stiffer penalties on those trafficking migrants from neighboring Venezuela, days after a Venezuelan boat
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