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Hilton debuts first Hampton by Hilton hotel in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Travel Daily News
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August 18, 2025
Hilton debuts Hampton by Hilton brand in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the opening of Hampton by Hilton St. Thomas, enhancing Caribbean presence. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS and MIAMI, FL – Hilton announces the Hampton by Hilton brand debut in the U.S....
US Virgin Islands team makes improbable run at Nike RBI softball tournament
MLB
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Hurricane Erin Weakens to Category 3 but Brings Heavy Rain to Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
Times Now
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August 17, 2025
Tropical Storm Erin, forming in the Atlantic, may become a major hurricane while Puerto Rico faces heavy rain. (Image: AP) Photo : AP Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 storm Sunday as forecasters issued a tropical storm warning for the Turks...
Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)
Just Security
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August 18, 2025
The Timeline below examines decades-long failures by federal law enforcement and oversight agencies—including the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the Department of the Treasury—in the handling of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes: child sexual abuse...
US faces threat from Hurricane Erin? Flooding, landslides expected in Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
The Economic Times
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August 17, 2025
Hurricane Erin was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane early Sunday, but still remains a formidable major hurricane. A tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands and winds and heavy rains lashed the Virgin Islands and...
Hurricane Erin 2025 tracker, weather updates by National Hurricane Center: Heavy rains in Caribbean islands, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, tropical storm warning issued
The Economic Times
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August 17, 2025
Hurricane Erin's effect has started to seen as rain lashed Caribbean islands and weather officials warned of possible flash floods and landslides. Tropical storm warning was issued for the Turks and Caicos Islands and winds and heavy rains whipped...
'You failed that test' as Leader of the Opposition 'spectacularly'- Hon Walwyn told
Virgin Islands News Online
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ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The eyes of Leader of the Opposition Hon Myron V. Walwyn (R6) appeared to nearly pop out of their sockets when he was told at an Opposition Press Conference on August 14, 2025, that the recent failed Motion of No Confidence...
Virgin Islander Jamal Jones dies in fatal Missouri crash
Virgin Islands News Online
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Virgin Islander Jamal Jones of Tortola died on August 15, 2025, in a crash between a pedestrian and a tractor-trailer on I-44 in Missouri, USA. Photo: Internet Source LAWRENCE COUNTY, Missouri, USA- A crash between a pedestrian and a...
From Capital Streets to City Shelters: Who’s in Charge?
City Journal
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August 18, 2025
Charles Fain Lehman, Ilya Shapiro, Carolyn Gorman, and John Ketcham discuss the federalization of the D.C. police under the Trump administration and what it signals for local governance in the nation’s capital. They explore New York City’s...
Alan Motta arrested for failing to register as a sex offender
Virgin Islands Free Press
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August 19, 2025
KINGSHILL –Alan Motta, 43, was arrested on Friday, August 15, 2025, for failing to comply with mandatory registration requirements for sex offenders in the territory, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon Rhea said. Motta, a Tier 3 registered...
VI firms feel pinch as Trump tariffs bite
The BVI Beacon
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August 19, 2025
The global tariff trade war unleashed by United States President Donald Trump has significantly impacted nearly a fifth of Virgin Islands companies that responded to a recent survey conducted by the Chamber of Commerce. Of the 11 survey...
Special envoy calls for climate justice
The BVI Beacon
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August 19, 2025
The upcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference in Brazil must deliver a just outcome for small island states in the Caribbean and further abroad, Virgin Islands Special Envoy Benito Wheatley said during a regional meeting held last week in...
Qubetics (TICS) Has Been Officially Listed on LBank Exchange
The Kingston Whig-Standard
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August 19, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Road Town, British Virgin Islands–(Newsfile Corp. – August 19, 2025) – LBank Exchange, a globally leading digital asset trading platform, has officially listed Qubetics ($TICS) at 11:00 on June 30,...
Virgin Islands man sentenced to decade in federal prison after 2022 gun threat at Rockford restaurant
WREX - Illinois
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ROCKFORD (WREX) — A man from the Virgin Islands has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison on charges of illegally having guns and flashing a gun in a Rockford restaurant. Steven Baxter, a 40-year-old from St. Thomas, Virgin...
Trump, Pirro want to charge 14-year-olds as adults
KNSS - Kentucky
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August 19, 2025
As part of his efforts related to crime in Washington D.C., President Donald Trump recently said that he believes criminals as young as 14 should be prosecuted as adults, and U.S. Attorney for the district, Jeanine Pirro, agrees that juvenile...
Hurricane Erin strengthens to category 1 as it nears Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
WCTI - North Carolina
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Hurricane Erin has formed in the Atlantic. This marks our first Hurricane of the 2025 season, and on track to become our first Major Hurricane of the year. Wind speeds are already exceeding 75 mph and growing as Category 1 Hurricane Erin barrels...
FO° Exclusive: Trump’s Epstein Files Fiasco Worsens as Democrats Take Aim at the President
Fair Observer
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August 17, 2025
Fair Observer Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief Atul Singh and retired CIA Officer Glenn Carle discuss the political fallout surrounding the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and the scandal’s implications for US President Donald Trump. The scandal...
Hilton opens first U.S. Virgin Islands hotel in St. Thomas
Breaking Travel News
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August 15, 2025
Hilton announces its debut in the U.S. Virgin Islands with the opening of Hampton by Hilton St. Thomas, a 126-room hotel located directly across from Havensight Mall and overlooking Long Bay. This milestone marks a strategic addition to Hilton’s...
‘Proper engineering’ needed for Fort Hill Road- Hon Kye M. Rymer
Virgin Islands News Online
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BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- The beginning phases to address the Fort Hill Road are currently underway, Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said. Hon Rymer was responding to a question from Talking Points co-host Mr Elvin...
RVIPF launches community policing training
BVI News
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August 19, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on August 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM / The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has launched a three-week community policing training programme to strengthen trust between officers and residents. The training, which began...