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NORWEGIAN AQUA™ MAKES WAVES WITH HER ARRIVAL TO MIAMI FOR A SEASON OF CARIBBEAN VOYAGES
Norwegian Cruise Line® (NCL), the innovator in global cruise travel, celebrated the arrival of Norwegian Aqua to her new homeport of Miami, kicking off her winter season of Caribbean cruises with calls to the Company’s quintessential private...
Owner: Graham Edward Cooke
U.S. Virgin Islands Official Teri Helenese Urges Focus on Sustainable Growth Ahead of World Tourism Day
Source: Teri Helenese Teri Helenese U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (September 22, 2025) — Teri Helenese, Director of State-Federal Relations and Washington Representative for the U.S. Virgin Islands, has called for tourism to be recognized as a driver of...
Owner: Joan & Colin Wilson
U.S. Virgin Islands Leaders Eye The Source’s Homeless Accomplishments
Who would have ever expected that an application from The Source to compete in the “King of the Wing” competition on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands this past June, could lead to the possibility of a Dignity Bus being loaded onto a barge and...
Owner: Milton Benjamin
U.S. in 2025: 24% of global GDP, 750 military bases, and leadership in technology and culture sustain its global influence
Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright once said, “We are the indispensable nation,” referring to the USA. The late journalist Carlos Alberto Montaner commissioned me to write a book with this title. His idea was that a book was needed...
Owner: Jim Hoft
Former EPA Region 2 administrator Lisa Garcia considers environmental justice with Trump in power
As a child, Lisa Garcia spent her summers in a South Bronx where playgrounds had more cracked pavement and asphalt than grass. She biked or hung out on stoops with her friends. She considered herself outdoorsy, even if the outdoors looked a little...
Owner: Environmental Health Sciences
How the “One Big Beautiful Bill” will impact the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico’s rum Industry
On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump (R) signed HR 1 into law, referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” First introduced on May 20 by Representative Jodey Arrington (R) of Texas, the bill includes signature policies from President...
Owner: Pasquines Inc.
Mother of missing British woman Sarm Heslop says she'll never give up fighting for answers - as top police chief in the US Virgin Islands urges her ex-boyfriend to speak to detectives
The mother of a woman who vanished without a trace four years ago said that she will 'never give up' fighting for answers - as previously unseen footage of her final moments on land have been released. Former flight attendant Sarm Heslop, 41,...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Antigua and Barbuda Named Leading Meetings & Conference Destination 2025
The World Travel Awards honors excellence across tourism, hospitality and travel sectors, with winners selected by tourism professionals and consumers worldwide. “This win is an honour. It is the result of the hard work that has been done to build...
Owner: Laurel Herman
Powerball ticket valued at $50K sold at Jersey Shore deli
A Powerball ticket worth $50,000 was bought for Saturday’s lottery drawing at a convenience store in Ocean County. The lucky ticket was bought at Robin’s Convenience Store Deli & Grill on Atlantic City Boulevard in Beachwood, lottery officials...
Owner: Newhouse Family
Caribbean tourism shows resilience amid mixed markets
Bridgetown, Barbados: Caribbean tourism recorded 18.5 million arrivals in the first half of 2025, up nearly two per cent on last year and six per cent above pre-pandemic levels, according to new data presented at the CTO’s State of the Tourism...
Owner: RJRGLEANER Communications Group
Refining the Standards for Denying Religious Accommodation After Groff
Following the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Groff v. DeJoy, before denying a religious accommodation under Title VII based on the undue hardship it creates, employers must demonstrate that the burden is “substantial in the overall context...
Owner: Aviva Cuyler
Man-to-man ‘beach talk’ at Hull Bay ends in assault charge
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Hull Bay beach talk between two male individuals ended in one person being charged with assault, authorities said. Va’Shawn Daniel, 26, was arrested and charged with third-degree assault-domestic violence, simple...
Owner: John McCarthy
Epstein sex trafficking survivor speaks out in Long Beach, calling for release of files
LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A survivor of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein spoke out in Long Beach on Monday. She and several others are calling for the full release of the case files tied to his crimes. The push for the Trump...
Owner: The Walt Disney Company
Goodbye Social Security payments if you travel to these countries
Every month, the Social Security Administration (SSA) issues payments to all beneficiaries of its program, which exceeds 74 million people. These range from retired workers to individuals receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social...
Owner: Polanco Family
Humberto, Now a Category Four, to Brush Caribbean Beaches
Though the storm isn’t forecast to strike land, energy from Humberto is expected to create “life-threatening surf and rip current conditions” on beaches in the northern Leeward Islands, the US Virgin Islands, Bermuda and Puerto Rico this weekend...
Owner: Anthony Melchiorre
Hurricane Humberto, now a Category 4, to brush Caribbean beaches
Hurricane Humberto is set to churn up potentially “life-threatening” surf across parts of the Caribbean this weekend after a day of gathering strength.Article content Humberto early Saturday was a Category 4 hurricane on the five-step...
Owner: Anthony Melchiorre
Margaritaville at Sea Names Miami as Homeport for New Flagship Ship “Beachcomber”
In a recent expansion move, Margaritaville at Sea announced that its newest vessel, the Beachcomber, will be home ported out of PortMiami beginning in 2027. This decision marks the cruise line’s first full‑scale deployment from Miami and signals...
Owner: Waylon Krush
First Look: Nikki Beach’s Caribbean Residential Resort
Jamaica is entering a fresh development cycle anchored by two headline projects on the north coast: the billion-dollar Harmony Cove in Trelawny and the US$450 million Pinnacle community on Montego Bay’s Reading Peninsula. Together they signal...
Owner: Alexander Britell
Long Island lunch lady nabs $65K win on food-themed ‘Wheel of Fortune’
A Long Island lunch lady served up a big-money win on “Wheel of Fortune” that left her lapping up some $65,000 in prizes, including a brand new Toyota truck, a week-long tropical vacation and a year’s supply of sweet treats. Single mom Katie...
Owner: Murdoch Family
Margaritaville at Sea’s Beachcomber to homeport at PortMiami from 2027
By Laura Hyde | 23 September 2025 Margaritaville at Sea’s newest flagship vessel Beachcomber will homeport at Florida’s PortMiami from 2027. The 100,000gt ship, which will be the largest in the cruise line’s fleet when it debuts in late 2026, will...
Owner: Ingleton Family