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Jamaica Hard Fast on Reparations
St. Croix Times Staff Kingston, Jamaica - “Jamaica will not waiver in its pursuit of reparations for slavery,” Minister of Culture,...


5 Carib Nations Offer Citizenship for Investment
A.J. Pike The Blue Waters of the Caribbean - Five Eastern Caribbean nations: Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and...


Puerto Rico and Spain: Back to the Future?
John F. McKeon (Photo:Flag of Spanish Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico is a “country” within a country, with its own traditions, culture and...


The Great PR-STX Manhole Connection
John F. McKeon To an observant historian the most commonplace objects can be the key to an intriguing history. One such object is a forged iron manhole cover I came across on Company Street in downtown Christiansted. I spied this prominent hunk of iron slab laid flat near the gutter on a ramble in Christiansted that took me along East Street and down Company Street. While pausing at the corner for a passing car, I spotted this unusual piece of history that had survived


Dominica’s Minister Skerrit Visits USVI’s Future Female Leaders
St. Croix Times Staff Governor Albert Bryan Jr. welcomed the Honorable Melissa Poponne-Skerrit, Minister of Housing, Land & Urban Development and First Lady of the Commonwealth of Dominica, wife of Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit, to the U.S. Virgin Islands as a distinguished guest of the Department of Tourism’s (DOT) Future Female Leaders Luncheon: Shaping the Future for Young Women in Our Virgin Islands Communities. Minister Skerrit is a dynamic leader and d


Sugar Pathways Examines STX-PR Ties
In her brilliant documentary, Sugar Pathways, award-winning filmmaker, Johanna Bermudez-Ruiz, has turned her camera’s focus on the migration


TIM REID LAUNCHES LGCY TV
Television Icon and Filmmaker, Tim Reid, has announced the launch of LGCY TV Network in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Initially, the network will begin streaming 3 hours of programming per week on Viya’s TV2 on Channel 4. This significant development follows nearly a year of discussions between Tim and the UVI Research and Technology Park (RTPark) through its inaugural Entrepreneur-in-Residence program, which played a significant role in facilitating the launch of the LGCY T


GUYANA BATTLES BLACKOUTS
Amidst the persistent challenges of power shortages, Guyana is witnessing a glimmer of hope in its battle against frequent blackouts. ...


DR Bans Plantains to Haiti
The government of the Dominican Republic is facing increasing pressure to remove a ban that restricts exports of plantains to Haiti....


Challenges & Opportunities
Challenges: According to ClearCaribbean.org , the Caribbean is considered to be one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to the...


Gov. Bryan on Caribbean Trade Mission
USVI Governor Albert Bryan Jr. recently completed a successful trade mission to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, stopping in Barbados...


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