Weekly News Round-Up

Mega Yacht Allegedly collides with Tanker off the coast of the Bahamas A 160-foot tanker owned by Maritime Management was allegedly struck by superyacht, Utopia IV, on Christmas Eve in 2021 off Providence, Bahamas. Tropic Breeze, the Tanker’s name, was traveling to Great Stirrup Cay when it was allegedly rear-ended by the 207-foot superyacht. According to Maritime Management, the collision was so severe that the Tanker’s stern sank to the ocean floor at an estimated […]

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Sept. 16, 2020: News Round-up From Websites from Around the World

Check out the latest news from around the world. Click on the link to read more. Caribbean News       BVInews.com: Gov’t contemplating whether to pay unemployment benefits beyond three months (Read More…)      St. Thomas Source: VITEMA Keeping an Eye on TS Teddy; No Impact to V.I. Currently Expected (Read More…)    Nation News: Union says LIAT seeking extension of lay-off period in Dominica (Read More…)      The Nassau Guardian: Entrepreneur takes […]

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Sept. 15, 2020: News Round-up From Websites from Around the World

Check out the latest news from around the world. Click on the link to read more. Caribbean News  The Royal Gazette: Soldiers jump into action after Paulette (Read More…)    BVINews.com: Local bars, restaurants suffer 61 to 100% decline since pandemic (Read More…)    The Voice: JetBlue to launch major expansion in the Caribbean (Read More…)   The Trinidad and Tobago Guardian: Tobago fishermen rescue Venezuelans from capsized boat (Read More…)      The Nassau […]

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Sept. 14, 2020: News Round-up From Websites from Around the World

Check out the latest news from around the world. Click on the link to read more. Caribbean News The St. Thomas Source: Territory to Receive More Pandemic Unemployment Relief, Eventually (Read More…)   Dominica News Online: Dominican-born pannist organizes historic virtual steelpan competition (Read More….)     BVI News.com: T ourism is BVI’s ‘bread and butter’, let’s reopen October — Sam Henry (Read More…)    The Points Guy UK: Cayman Islands reopening borders — here’s what […]

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Sept. 12, 2020: News Round-up From Websites from Around the World

Check out the latest news from around the world. Click on the link to read more. Caribbean News Billboard News: Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, Early Ska and Reggae Legend, Dies at 77 (Read More…) The Daily Observer: PM Adamant Antigua and Barbuda will Remain a Sovereign State (Read More…) The Jamaica Observer: Caribbean countries call for fair access to non-market finance (Read More…) Trinidad and Tobago Guardian: Murray–T&T can become sport tourism destination (Read More…)  BVI […]

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Sept. 11, 2020: News Round-up From Websites from Around the World

Check out the latest news from around the world. Click on the link to read more. Caribbean News Reuters: NHC says 40% chance of Cyclone over Northwestern Bahamas (Read More…) Global Voices: Trinidadian writer Ingrid Persaud talks about her new novel, ‘Love After Love’ (Read More…) JDSupra: 20 Tips for U.S. Virgin Islands Employers in 2020: Compensating Hourly Employees for Regular and Overtime Hours (Read More…) Adalolu Agency: COVID-19 cases in Latin America, Caribbean exceed […]

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Sept. 10, 2020: News Round-up From Websites from Around the World

Check out the latest news from around the world. Click on the link to read more. Caribbean News Insurance Insider: CCRIF issues Haiti $7mn payout after storm Laura Jamaica Observer: This Day in History — September 10 The Nassau Guardian: Police officer charged with stabbing two men The International Consortium Investigative Journalist: Anguilla, popular Panama Papers tax haven, slips in transparency ranking, new report says eTurbo News: St. Kitts & Nevis upgraded to ‘No Travel […]

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Sept. 7, 2020: News Round-up From Websites from Around the World

Check out the latest news from around the world. Click on the link to read more. Caribbean News NBC New York: 6-Year-Old Among 5 Shot in Brooklyn During J’Ouvert Celebration: NYPD The Nassau Guardian: Mother of seven dies days after giving birth The Jamaican Observer: BVI hoping for significant decline in COVID-19 cases by October Smart Cities World: Puerto Rico deploys secure IoT network to digitalise critical infrastructure tele Sur HD: Barbados Govt Plans to […]

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