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Curacao and Sint Maarten to welcome new currency more than a decade after becoming autonomous
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Curacao and Sint Maarten to welcome new currency more than a decade after becoming autonomous

PHILIPSBURG (AP) — A new joint currency will be launched this year for the Dutch Caribbean constituent countries of Curacao and Sint Maarten more than a decade after they became…
Posted by John McCarthy January 29, 2024
Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance To Challenge Extradition From Peru to U.S.
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Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance To Challenge Extradition From Peru to U.S.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — The lawyer for the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on Monday said his client has changed his mind and plans to…
Posted by John McCarthy June 6, 2023
Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance Faces Extradition To U.S. On Fraud Charges
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Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance Faces Extradition To U.S. On Fraud Charges

LIMA (AP) — Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch…
Posted by John McCarthy May 11, 2023
Tropical French Territory Battles Green Monkey Invasion
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Tropical French Territory Battles Green Monkey Invasion

MARIGOT (AFP) – French officials on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin are seeking ways to battle an invasion of green monkeys, blamed for threatening the tropical tourism hotspot's fragile biodiversity,…
Posted by John McCarthy February 6, 2023
Russia-Owned SCF Oil Tankers Headed Through Caribbean To Avoid Being Seized
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Russia-Owned SCF Oil Tankers Headed Through Caribbean To Avoid Being Seized

NASSAU — Two oil tankers owned and managed by Sovcomflot, the Russian maritime and freight shipping company blacklisted by the United States last week, are rerouting from their Canadian destinations,…
Posted by VI Free Press March 7, 2022
18th Century Graveyard Found At Former St. Eustatius Plantation
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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…
Posted by VI Free Press June 1, 2021
Illegals To Be Forcibly Removed From Squalid Homes On The Edge Of A Sint Maarten Garbage Dump
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Illegals To Be Forcibly Removed From Squalid Homes On The Edge Of A Sint Maarten Garbage Dump

PHILIPSBURG — Around the landfill just above Sint Maarten, about two hundred people live in ramshackle shacks and shipping containers.  The Dutch government has made funding available to gentrify the…
Posted by Bro Bot October 11, 2020
Six Breathtaking Reasons Why You Should Visit Sint Maarten, ‘The Happy Island’
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Six Breathtaking Reasons Why You Should Visit Sint Maarten, ‘The Happy Island’

PHILIPSBURG -- Beaches, culture, cuisine, sailing and shopping are just a few reasons vacationers flock to Sint Maarten. Rainforest Adventures’ Rockland Estate Park has added six more exciting experiences to…
Posted by John McCarthy January 29, 2019
British Royal Navy Assists U.S. Coast Guard With Drug Interdiction in Caribbean
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British Royal Navy Assists U.S. Coast Guard With Drug Interdiction in Caribbean

WILLEMSTAD -- The British Royal Navy support ship RFA Mounts Bay has joined forces with specialist U.S. take-down teams from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), in order to combat drug…
Posted by John McCarthy January 22, 2019
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