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Rum doings: Virgin Islands. (investigations into political scandals)
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April 8, 1989
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Virgin Islands Rum doings
THERE are people on St John, the sleepiest and most beautiful of America's Virgin Islands, who think that Charlotte Amalie, the colony's capital on next-door St Thomas, is too noisy and rushed. To everybody else it is a mildly bustling West Indian tourist haven where, between rum drinks, the biggest excitement is the arrival of another cruise ship.
Normally, that is. These days Charlotte Amalie is getting more excitement than it is used to, or wants. Mainland newspaper reporters have been scouring the island. The Department of the ...
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No links to Virgin Islands. 2 businessmen say.(List Overview)
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business
; ...longer have links to the tax haven U.S. Virgin Islands. And any concerns that underperforming...publicly-traded HCB, said his listing as a Virgin Islands resident in a federal lawsuit was due...Quinn said he filed last year for Virgin Islands residency because he was looking for...
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Explore the Virgin Islands.(Brief article)(Book review)
Newspaper article from: Small Press Bookwatch
; Explore the Virgin Islands Harry S. Pariser Manatee Press PO Box 225001, San...exploreavirgin.com Virgin implies serene, unspoiled, and the Virgin Islands are just that. Explore the Virgin Islands is in its seventh edition, and offers a complete...
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Revenuers probing Virgin Islands residencies.
Magazine article from: Arkansas Business
; ...John and become a resident of the U.S. Virgin Islands. He's one of an unknown number of affluent...two former Arkansans who have claimed Virgin Islands residency on tax returns. More USVI...individuals that may be improperly claiming Virgin Islands residency in order to enjoy ...
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'Fish magnets' attract species to Virgin Islands: controversial devices can aid harvesters.(National)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: National Fisherman
; ...recreational fishermen in the U.S. Virgin Islands can again take advantage of fish aggregating...central and western Pacific waters. The Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural...Ruth Gomez was quoted as saying in a Virgin Islands Daily News story. The devices will...
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USA: VIRGIN ISLANDS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION.(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database
; According to the DoD., Virgin Islands Paving Inc., Kingshill, Virgin Islands, was awarded on July 8, 2004, a $4,100,000 increment...Bijou. Work will be performed in St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and is expected to be completed by Oct. 8...
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MEDICAL SCHOOLS HERE?(plans in works for medical schools on United States Virgin Islands)
Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update
; ...counsel to the governor, reports The Virgin Islands Daily News (July 2, 2003). This was...The other group calls itself the U.S. Virgin Islands College of Medicine. It is associated...first-class medical institution in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and we've been working on the project...
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Saving the spirit trees: by cataloging the Virgin Islands' "remarkable" trees, a university professor hopes to save its wealth of stories about ancestral shrines and jumbie trees--and create a link between environmentalism and the islands' cultural history.("Remarkable Big Trees or Cultural Interest in the U.S Virgin Islands")
Magazine article from: American Forests
; ...tree. Many older residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands know this to be true. Look at its trunk...Trees or Cultural Interest in the U.S. Virgin Islands, now underway on the West Indies islands...to the efforts of University of the Virgin Islands professor Robert W. Nicholls and the...
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The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, in the Virgin Islands (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Magazine article from: Florida Entomologist
; ...West Indies, including St. Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) and Guana Island, British Virgin Islands (BVI). In the present study, we report...records of S. invicta from 3 other of the Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, USVI (7 sites), St. John...
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BVI-USVI TENSIONS OVER BOAT SEIZURE.(British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: Caribbean Update
; British Virgin Islands authorities have charged a St...fine of US$500,000, reports the Virgin Islands Daily News (July 9, 2003). The...officials with the St. Thomas-based Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club acknowledge they...
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Explore the Virgin Islands.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Bookwatch
; Explore The Virgin Islands Harry S. Pariser Manatee Press...its sixth edition, Explore The Virgin Islands is a travel guide for tourists...sailing, and much more Explore The Virgin Islands is an indispensible resource for...
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