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The Puerto Rico Trench & the Virgin Islands Trough - What Lurks Beneath?

Jamie Leonard Off the Coast of St. Croix - The Puerto Rico Trench is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean and one of the most geologically complex regions on the planet. It stretches nearly 800 miles - roughly the distance from Boston to Chicago - running east-west across the northern edge of the Caribbean. This vast undersea gorge passes north of Puerto Rico, continuing past the U.S. Virgin Islands, and arcs out into the open Atlantic. At its deepest known point, called t

Pentagon Invokes No Flight Zone off Puerto Rico

M.A. Dworkin Puerto Rico - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), acting under the direction of the Department of War (DoD), has issued a new Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) establishing temporary flight restrictions over an area off the southeast coast of Ceiba, Puerto Rico. The order, identified as FDC 5/9106, takes effect on November 1, 2025, and will remain active through March 31, 2026. According to the FAA, the restrictions are for “Special Security Reaso

Jamaica Moves into Recovery Mode: “We will get through this by working Together”

M.A. Dworkin Jamaica - Hurricane Melissa, the strongest recorded storm to ever hit Jamaica, with winds exceeding 185 mph, has left a trail of death and destruction in its single night of rampage. Hardest hit was the western region of the island where Melissa made landfall as a Cat 5 storm and ripped a path of horror through everything that stood in its way, leaving in its wake hundreds of destroyed structures, completely demolished neighborhoods, catastrophic flash flooding,

JetBlue Designs Aircraft in Honor of Puerto Rico

M.A. Dworkin San Juan, Puerto Rico - JetBlue recently unveiled Isla del Bluencanto, a Boricua - inspired Painted Aircraft. JetBlue’s vibrant new aircraft livery, designed by Puerto Rican artist Juan Gutierrez Roira (aka The Stencil Network), is a magnificently colorful design, which was chosen by the public, painted on an Airbus A320. The boldly painted aircraft celebrates Puerto Rico’s creativity and cultural pride, featuring unique icons and elements of Isla del Encanto,

4 Carib Nations to Let Citizens Work Freely Across Borders. Why Not USVI?

M.A. Dworkin The Caribbean - Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines, have launched a EU-style free movement...

24 Puerto Rico Hospitals on Verge of Filing for BK

M.A. Dworkin San Juan - Multiple hospitals in Puerto Rico are financially distressed and at risk of closure due to a systematic healthcare crisis. This crisis is driven by several long-standing issues, including chronic underfunding, the emigration of medical professionals, and the aftermath of natural disasters, namely the recent Hurricane Maria. The COVID-19 pandemic further accelerated financial collapse causing hospital occupancy to plummet, leading to an estimated $1.1 b