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CHTA Delighted To Welcome 48 Hotels In The U.s. Virgin Islands As Members
Virgin Islands This Week
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July 30, 2025
Milestone highlights the growing value of CHTA membership across the region The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA), the Caribbean’s leading voice representing the interests of national hotel and tourism associations for more than 60...
Southwest Airlines Is Launching Two New Daily Nonstop Routes to the US Virgin Islands
Caribbean Journal
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July 30, 2025
It just got even easier to get to the U.S. Virgin Islands. Southwest Airlines has officially confirmed the launch of new daily nonstop flights to St Thomas from two major U.S. gateways: Orlando (MCO) and Baltimore/Washington (BWI). The new service...
Pennsylvania AG among coalition urging Congress to pass cannabis banking bill
Financial Regulation News - Washington D.C.
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July 29, 2025
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is among a coalition of 32 attorneys general that are urging Congress to pass the SAFER Banking Act of 2025. © Shutterstock In a letter to congressional leaders, Sunday and the coalition say the passage of...
Was disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein a spy? There's nothing about that in the Epstein files, sources say.
Business Insider
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When the FBI raided Jeffrey Epstein's homes in Manhattan and the US Virgin Islands, they seized more than 70 computers, iPads, and hard drives. They took boxes of shredded paper and financial documents. In a cabinet underneath a bookshelf in...
Since No One Else Seems to Care, Let’s Remember Epstein’s Survivors
Paste
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For the last month, the Trump administration’s epic mishandling of the disturbing, decades-long public inquiry for the truth behind Jeffrey Epstein’s infamous client list and his pedophilic criminal enterprise has roiled MAGA. In February,...
Why the Almanac of American Politics remains an essential read amid today’s fractured political climate
Poynter
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July 30, 2025
On Sept. 2, a rarity will arrive in bookstores: a volume that manages to bridge the divides of today’s highly polarized politics. That book is the Almanac of American Politics. An updated version of the Almanac has been published every two years...
OSH Law Primer, Part XVI: OSHA-Approved State Plans
National Law Review
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July 30, 2025
Quick Hits OSHA-approved state plans have their own workplace safety and health regulations, which must be at least as effective as the corresponding federal OSHA regulations. Within the list of state plan programs, California, Oregon, and...
Ocean Point Terminals Contributes $140K to UVI Process Technology Program to Bolster Local Workforce Development
The Virgin Island Consortium
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Ocean Point Terminals has reaffirmed its long-standing support for workforce development in the U.S. Virgin Islands with a $140,000 contribution to the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Process Technology Program. The funding, presented...
Southwest Airlines launches ticket sales for flights with assigned seating in major policy U-turn
The Independent
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July 30, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
States Pass Privacy Laws Safeguarding Brain Data Collected
Government Technology
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July 30, 2025
More states are passing laws to protect information generated by a person’s brain and nervous system as technology improves the ability to unlock the sensitive details of a person’s health, mental states, emotions, and cognitive functioning....
Epstein's island, explained: Trump said he 'never had the privilege.'
USA Today
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Former President Donald Trump denied visiting Jeffrey Epstein's private island, claiming he declined an invitation. Epstein's island, located in the U.S. Virgin Islands, was allegedly the site of a criminal enterprise involving sex trafficking of...
Junior Sailing Program in St. Thomas Graduates 22 Sailors
Cruising World
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July 30, 2025
Sophia LaPlace (left) sailing with Randy LaPlace. STSC/C The next generation of sailors in the US Virgin Islands took a confident step forward last week as 22 public-school students graduated from the 4th annual Junior Sailing Summer Program at...
US military provides free veterinary care in the US Virgin Islands
Pasquines
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July 21, 2025
More than 1,100 no-cost veterinary services were delivered to residents on St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, as part of a two-week mission by the United States Department of Defense’s Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) Program. According to the final...
Southwest to add BWI-Marshall route to tropical island
WBAL TV - Maryland
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July 30, 2025
Baltimore travelers can keep their sunblock and swim trunks at the ready this winter as Southwest Airlines Co. adds another tropical island to its network.Southwest will begin direct service early next year to St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands...
Southwest introduces BWI-Virgin Islands route
The Daily Record - Maryland
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July 29, 2025
Southwest Airlines has announced plans to begin a new route from BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport to St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, according to a statement the company released Tuesday. The service is slated to launch Feb. 7, 2026, according to...
Southwest adds BWI Marshall nonstops to St. Thomas
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 30, 2025
Southwest Airlines is adding nonstop flights from BWI Marshall Airport to St. Thomas starting Feb. 7. Southwest Airlines is adding nonstop flights from BWI Marshall Airport to St. Thomas starting Feb. 7. It will be only the second nonstop service...
Trump's shocking reply on why he snapped ties with Jeffrey Epstein: 'Taking people that work for me is bad'
The Economic Times
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July 30, 2025
US President Donald Trump offered a clearest explanation on why he severed ties with the late Jeffrey Epstein, disgraced financer and a notorious sex offender. Trump had to answer a question on Jeffrey Epstein in Scotland as he was asked to...
Attorney General Sunday joins bipartisan coalition supporting federal cannabis banking reform
WGAL 8 - Pennsylvania
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July 26, 2025
Attorney General Sunday joins bipartisan coalition supporting federal cannabis banking reform Congress to pass SAFER Banking Act to improve public safety Updated: 8:07 AM EDT Jul 26, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ Attorney General Dave Sunday joined a...
U.S. Virgin Islands Tourism Sees Record Growth in Airlift and Cruise Arrivals
FTN News
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July 10, 2025
U.S. Virgin Islands tourism experiences record growth in airlift and cruise arrivals, with the territory reporting strong gains across air travel, cruise passenger numbers, accommodations, cultural events, and marketing partnerships. The halfway...
Bipartisan Coalition Of 32 Attorneys General Pushes Congress To Urgently Pass Marijuana Banking Bill
Marijuana Moment
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July 25, 2025
A bipartisan coalition of 32 state and territory attorneys general from across the U.S. are calling on Congress to pass a marijuana banking bill to free up financial services access for licensed cannabis businesses. In a letter sent to House and...