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Oasis of the Seas calls on St. Thomas
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... Bay for crowds of people. ST. THOMAS - Practice makes perfect, and the extensive preparations taken by the Virgin Islands government paid off Tuesday as the inaugural port call of the Oasis of the Seas went off without a hitch. Royal Caribbean's ... Comment?
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Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands officials confer over controversial federal rum bill
Rum wrangle Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands officials confer over controversial federal rum bill By JOY BLACKBURN Wednesday, December 9th 2009 As the so-called "Rum Wars" between Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands continue to heat up in Washington, officials from both governments met quietly in Puerto Rico on Sunday. Comment?
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Blockbuster to be St. Thomas' 4th video store to shut down
... go away," said Susana Santa Maria, who recently purchased the 25-store Blockbuster chain in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands. "It's a big place for a lot of people on the island, but we can't continue to operate a store that loses money. That doesn't ... Comment?
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ICC's new ownership plan gets federal OK
The Federal Communications Commission has approved the plan to have the National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corporation take over control of the Virgin Islands' only telephone and cable utility. Comment?
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Wedding: Clifford - " Edward
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... Christopher Michael Edwards of Westport on Aug. 5, 2009. The couple was married on St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The wedding ceremony was held at Frederick Lutheran Church followed by a reception at the Silk Cotton Villa in St. Thomas, U.S. ... Comment?
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Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Rumble Over Rum
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Updated at 12:22 p.m. on Dec. 9. It's hard to imagine the Virgin Islands -- of aquamarine waters and calypso drums -- at war, but the U.S. territory has been locked in a rum-fueled brouhaha with neighboring Puerto Rico for months. 1 comment
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Peace Support Mission in Kosovo Continues
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... are keeping the peace on base here too. Soldiers of the 661st Military Police Co. hail from the U.S. Virgin Islands, collectively St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas and Water Island. Their mission here ranges from maintaining law and order to providing ... Comment?
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... were people who didna TMt want this sale to occur. Atlantic Tele-networks, the other phone company in the Virgin Islands. They say the lender did a poor job of overseeing Prosser when he ran the phone company why would they suddenly be competent to ... Comment?
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Oasis of the Seas docks in St. Thomas
Maarten today~ ST. THOMAS--Oasis of the Seas, the world's largest cruise ship, sailed into Crown Bay, St. Comment?
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EPA Releases Most Up-to-Date Information Ever About Chemicals in U.S. Virgin Island Communities
... recent information available about the amount of toxic chemicals released into the environment of the U.S. Virgin Islands. Since 1988, TRI data has been released to the public annually to help people learn more about the chemicals present in their ... Comment?
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Gun Control Act comes under fire
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... ( read more ) Unincorporated organized territories: Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands Unincorporated unorganized territories: American Samoa Midway Islands Wake Island Although uninhabited, these islands are ... Comment?
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... the first woman to represent an offshore territory and the first woman delegate from the United States Virgin Islands. She serves as an assistant Majority Whip and is the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucusa TM Health Brain Trust. She ... Comment?
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Kathleen Wells, J.D.: Congressional Delegate Donna Christensen and the House Health Care Bill
... the first woman to represent an offshore Territory, and the first woman Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands. She serves as an assistant Majority Whip and is the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus' Health Brain Trust. We talked ... Comment?
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Measure seeks 'heritage' designation for St. Croix
... of local support for the designation, she said. Organizations testifying for the bill included the Society of Virgin Islands Historians, SUCCEED, the St. Croix Landmarks Society, the Per Ankh Institute and the St. Croix Environmental Association. ... Comment?
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Senators hear testimony on cultural curriculum, use of test results, paramedic training
... policies, sponsored by committee chairman Wayne James,A contains provisions that would: -A Require a Virgin Islands cultural curriculum to be taught in all grades in the public school system.A - Require proficiency examinations in the fourth, sixth, ... Comment?
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Coming In 2010: Coed Naked Kite Boarding With Richard Branson
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Come 2010, not only will you be able to stay at Virgin Group head honcho Richard Branson 's private Swiss ski lodge , but you'll also be able to go kite surfing alongside his silver foxness at the British Virgin Islands KiteJam . Comment?
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Letter: World's largest ship anchors in St Thomas USVI on Tuesday
Dear Sir: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 8, is a historical date in St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, when the Oasis of The Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world is scheduled to make her maiden voyage to the Caribbean with her first stop in the US Virgin Islands Incidentally it is the anniversary of the conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ ... Comment?
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Explorer: Caribbean Resort Option: A Tent on St. John
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... indigenous style; nothing on St. John , the smallest and least developed of the three main United States Virgin Islands, happens in a hurry. It took almost half an hour to stalk the 10-foot span of the roof. Elsewhere in the Caribbean, one could ... Comment?
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For 8th straight season, no price hike for Pirates
... (2-0) GAME NOTES: The 10th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers will open up play in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands this evening, as they take on the East Carolina Pirates in opening round action in St. Thomas. Bruce Pearl recorded his 100th ... Comment?
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Publisher, columnist and co-founder of Independent Citizens Movement
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... 200 mourners gathered inside All Saints Cathedral on Saturday to celebrate the life of a premier voice of the Virgin Islands. Family and friends of Ariel Melchior Jr., known as Junie to most, gave tribute to the man who blazed his own path at The ... Comment?
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