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US Virgin Islands team makes improbable run at Nike RBI softball tournament
MLB
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They just met - now they're honeymooning in 'hell' on 'BBC's answer to Love Island'
BBC
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August 31, 2025
Noor NanjiCulture reporter ShareSave Davina McCall hosts new reality dating show Stranded on Honeymoon Island "It was hell." That's how David describes his experience of roughing it on a remote tropical beach. "The mosquitoes were just eating us...
Hurricane Erin regains Cat 4 strength as it pounds Puerto Rico
United Press International (UPI)
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Hurricane Erin is expected to make a turn toward the north and northeast, skirting the Atlantic coast of the United States. Photo courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aug. 17 (UPI) -- Hurricane Erin regained Category 4...
Photos: Heavy rain hits U.S. Virgin Islands as monster Hurricane Erin charges nearby
FOX Weather
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August 16, 2025
Hurricane Erin has strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane late Saturday morning with maximum sustained wind speeds of 165 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – Hurricane Erin is bringing heavy rain to...
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...
Hurricane Erin expected to soak Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico before heading north
New York Daily News
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August 15, 2025
Tropical Storm Erin became the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season as it headed into the northeast Caribbean, where heavy rains were expected to soak the Virgin Islands, southern and eastern Puerto Rico and the twin-island nation...
UPDATE: Beach Towns Warn of Dangers of Rough Surf – County Issues Flooding Advisory – New Info, Document Added
Cape May County Herald - New Jersey
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Police departments in Cape May County shore towns have issued rip-current advisories to the public, warning of dangerous surf conditions in advance of Hurricane Erin. The storm formed into a hurricane on Friday, Aug. 15, and has been intensifying...
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...
Erin Upgraded To A Rare Category 5 Hurricane; Heavy Rain Threat In Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
AOL
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Hurricane Erin is now a rare Category 5 hurricane located north of the Northern Leeward Islands. Erin is expected to bring rain, gusty winds and high surf to the Caribbean this weekend before pivoting northward and passing between Bermuda and the...
Hurricane Erin threatens Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands with flooding
Al Jazeera
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August 15, 2025
Heavy rains are forecast to start with the storm expected to become a major Category 3 storm over the weekend. Hurricane Erin has formed in the Atlantic Ocean as it approaches the northeast Caribbean, as forecasters warn of possible flooding and...
U.S. Virgin Islands Welcomes New Tourism Commissioner
Travel Market Report - New York
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Photo: USVI Dept. of Tourism The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has appointed Jennifer Matarangas-King as its new commissioner. King brings more than 30 years of communications, public affairs, and organizational leadership experience...
Erin becomes first hurricane of Atlantic season, heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
The Gleaner
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August 15, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters, although...
Erin becomes a hurricane, heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
WOWK - West Virginia
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August 15, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters, although...
Hurricane Erin strengthens into a Category 2 storm as it approaches the northeast Caribbean
WUSA 9 - Washington D.C.
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August 16, 2025
Erin is the first hurricane of the 2025 season, and is expected to become a major Category 3 storm over the weekend. SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Erin strengthened into a Category 2 storm on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean,...
Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands as Hurricane Erin nears
Brandon Sun
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August 15, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters, although...
Heavy rains expected in Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands as Hurricane Erin nears
WPRI 12 - Rhode Island
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August 15, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin strengthened into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over open waters, although...
Tracking Erin: Tropical storm nears Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
CP24
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August 15, 2025
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Tropical Storm Erin was expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Friday as it approached the northeast Caribbean, prompting forecasters to warn of possible flooding and landslides. The storm is expected to remain over...
U.S. Virgin Islands Department Of Tourism Welcomes New Leadership As Jennifer Matarangas-King Is Nominated Commissioner
MENAFN
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August 6, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) A native of St. Croix and a respected voice in the Virgin Islands community, Matarangas-King brings more than 30 years of experience in strategic communications, public affairs, and organizational leadership across both the...
Amata-cosponsored TRAVEL Act for Island Veterans’ care advances
Samoa News
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August 22, 2025
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming recent House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC) passage of a bill she cosponsored to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assign physicians of the Department of Veterans...
Hilton Expands Caribbean Footprint, Debuts First U.S. Virgin Islands Hotel with the Opening of Hampton by Hilton St. Thomas
Hospitality Net
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August 14, 2025
Today, 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...