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  • Spared Irma’s Worst, Puerto Ricans Sail to Virgin Islanders’ Aid

    09/11/2017 7:52:17 AM PDT · by cll · 9 replies
    The New York Times ^ | 9/10/2017 | LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ
    FAJARDO, P.R. — Puerto Rico, dealt only a glancing blow by Hurricane Irma, has become an impromptu emergency hub for its Caribbean neighbors that were left devastated by the storm’s wrath. Puerto Ricans relieved at being spared the worst destruction donated water, clothing, first aid and other supplies, and dozens of recreational boaters sailed to nearby islands to deliver the assistance and evacuate now-homeless islanders on the return trip. A 54-foot dive boat named the Tobias cast off on Sunday morning from the marina here, the largest in the Caribbean, and made its way eastward under a searing sun to...
  • Rum war between territories ferments on Hill

    11/18/2009 12:12:16 PM PST · by Ebenezer · 19 replies · 556+ views
    CaribbeanBusinessPR.com ^ | November 18, 2009 | CB Online Staff
    The bad blood continues to ferment between Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands over rum taxes, as the two territories vie for perks to lure the lucrative industry. In the latest round, the U.S. Virgin Islands is accusing Puerto Rico and its backers of spreading “misinformation” related to a recent move by liquor company Diageo to open a rum plant in the Virgin Islands. Diageo, which owns Captain Morgan, is ending a long-standing relationship with Puerto Rico’s Destilería Serrallés. In a Nov. 13 letter to House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), Gov. John deJongh of the Virgin...