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Fossil Rodent Teeth Add North American Twist To Caribbean Mammals’ Origin Story

SAN JUAN — Two fossil teeth from a distant relative of North American gophers have scientists rethinking how some mammals reached the Caribbean Islands. The teeth, excavated in northwest Puerto…

Bro Bot July 17, 2021

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18th Century Graveyard Found At Former St. Eustatius Plantation

ORANJESTAD — An 18th century burial ground has been discovered at a former sugar plantation on the Dutch Caribbean island of St. Eustatius, officials said Monday, and archaeologists said it…

VI Free Press June 1, 2021

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Is Every Religion Treated The Same In The Dominican Republic? U.S. Embassy Reports

SANTO DOMINGO — The constitution provides for freedom of religion and belief. A concordat with the Holy See designates Roman Catholicism as the official state religion and extends to the…

VI Free Press May 14, 2021

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Ancient Yemeni Coins May Solve Mystery of Murderous 1600s Pirate

WARWICK, Rhode Island — A handful of coins unearthed from a pick-your-own-fruit orchard in rural Rhode Island and other random corners of New England may help solve one of the…

Bro Bot April 1, 2021

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Caribbean Mammal Extinction Studies Help Biologists Care For Living Animals Today

LONDON — A new study by a team of international scientists jointly led by Stony Brook University Professor Liliana M. Dávalos and Professor Samuel Turvey of the Zoological Society of London reveals…

VI Free Press March 11, 2021

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Who Were The First People To Call The Caribbean Home?

NASSAU — Locals in the Bahamas will tell you the best time for beachcombing is after a big storm. There’s a rumor, unconfirmed, that on one such beach trip, people…

VI Free Press February 21, 2021