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Yesterday | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Gwinnett cops capture Virgin Islands fugitive

A fugitive homicide suspect from the U.S. Virgin Islands was behind bars in the Gwinnett County Detention Center, awaiting extradition Friday.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Gwinnett County, GA, Sugar Hill, GA

Friday | The Miami Herald

US Virgin Islands police slaying case solved

Miami police have arrested a man accused of shooting and killing an Allapattah convenience store patron during a robbery attempt.

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Friday | USGS M5+ Earthquakes

M 4.4, Virgin Islands region

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Thu Feb 09, 2012

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Here comes Captain Morgan

Thomas 77% humidity. 30.01 Barometric Pressure - rising. East North East Wind at 9 MPH.A A NoA rain in the last 24 hours.

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

Virgin Islands Daily News

CASA: Fewer pennies falling from Heaven this year

The annual Pennies from Heaven fundraiser for the Court-Appointed Special Advocates of the Virgin Islands is running behind when compared with last year's total at the same time, said CASA executive director Gail Shearer.

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Virgin Islands Daily News

3 nominees for CZM panel advance in Senate

The Senate Rules and Judiciary Committee approved three nominees for the V.I. Coastal Zone Management Commission on Tuesday.

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Tue Feb 07, 2012

Virgin Islands Daily News

- You said it! -

If the government of the V.I. were to consolidate its services, it would save millions of dollars a year.

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WSTA

Tourism reaches out to Danes

Thomas 76% humidity. 30.03 Barometric Pressure - rising. East Wind at 15 MPH.A A Point 13 inches of rain in the last 24 hours.

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Mon Feb 06, 2012

American Library Association

Preserving Black Academic Library History

A Mother Tree placed outside the Atlanta University Center Woodruff Library pays tribute to the African heritage of many Woodruff users and the historical record preserved in the library collection.

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The Daily Caller

Virgin Islands governor faces recall after TheDC's report on bribery allegations

United States Virgin Islands Gov. John de Jongh, a Democrat, could soon face a recall initiative brought by the U.S. territory's legislature later this week.

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Sun Feb 05, 2012

International Business Times

NYC + Caribbean in One Trip?

For travellers wanting to combine the very best of city life with the ultimate exotic beach holiday, combined flight and cruise deals to New York and the Caribbean might be just the ticket.

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Sat Feb 04, 2012

Patch.com

Sustainable Braintree Elects Officers, Preps for Green Gala

The below is from Cheryl A. Edgar, president of Sustainable Braintree: On Jan. 22, Sustainable Braintree's steering committee elected the officers for 2012.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

Virgin Islands Daily News

Elections Board meeting ends without protesters speaking

About a dozen citizens at the St. Croix Board of Elections meeting Wednesday left angry and feeling justified in the six petitions filed to recall all but one member of the district board.

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Reuters

U.S. gasoline heads for "epic summer"-Citi's Kleinman

Refinery outages in the U.S. and Europe and lower U.S. crude prices will support U.S. gasoline refining margins and enable traders to profit from rising U.S. gasoline futures, said Seth Kleinman, global head of energy strategy at Citi.

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WSTA

Here comes Carnival 2012.

Thomas under Mostly Clear Skies 77% humidity. 30.03A Barometric Pressure - rising.

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Surfing News and Contests, Surf Repor...

Company capitalizes on market potential of flip flops

Surfersvillage Global Surf News , 1 February, 2012 : - - With more than 50 shops currently operating throughout the United States, Canada, Guam and the Caribbean, Flip Flop Shops announces it will expand its footprint to 90-plus shops by the end of 2012, with an additional 40-plus already in the pipeline for 2013 openings.

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Related Topix: World News, Central America, Los Angeles, CA, San Luis Obispo, CA

Wed Feb 01, 2012

Free Republic

Bribery, compromised officials leave indicted financial-crime suspects free from prosecution

A U.S. Justice Department source has told The Daily Caller that at least two DOJ prosecutors accepted cash bribes from allegedly corrupt finance executives who were indicted under court seal within the past 13 months, but never arrested or prosecuted.

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Virgin Islands Daily News

Let not the perfect become the enemy of the good

Bob Schieffer, host of CBS television's Face the Nation, closed the program last Sunday with a quote from Kevin White, the mayor of Boston from 1968 to 1984 who died last Friday at the age of 82.

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The Toronto Star

Valentine's Day Travel: Your perfect Caribbean getaways

If hanging out in the hot tub at Jade Mountain in St. Lucia doesn't impress your date, you've got problems.

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Ghanamma.com

Paradise in the Virgin Islands

The British and U.S. Virgin Islands offer crystal blue waters and beautifully serene escapes.

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