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NEWS ABOUT: Virgin Islands

Virgin Islands stories: 8 news summaries

Island Rum
Fight Fattens Rangel's Coffers

Campaign cash pours in from Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Oct 6, 09 1:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Rangel’s campaign coffers are bulging with campaign cash from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, but he insists that’s in no way influencing his decision on the competing rum tax bills each territory is pushing. “Besides Puerto Rico, you are the only one who has asked... More »

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taxes • Charles Rangel • Puerto Rico • rum • Virgin Islands • subsidies

Madoff Investor Slapped With 1st Suit to Recover Gains

Trustee plans lawsuits all over the world

Apr 10, 09 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The first of what may be many lawsuits aimed at clawing back money from investors who gained from the Bernie Madoff ponzi scheme has been filed, the Wall Street Journal reports. The trustee for defrauded investors, Irving Picard, yesterday filed suit against a Virgin Islands-based investor, Vizcaya Partners, which withdrew... More »

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Gibraltar • Virgin Islands • Bermuda • Bernard Madoff • Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities • Irving Picard • Peter Madoff

Stanford Spent Millions to Lobby Congress

$8B scammer's island junkets helped push anti-tax agenda

Feb 18, 09 10:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Billionaire R. Allen Stanford has spent millions of dollars in attempting to enlist high-powered Washington officials in his anti-tax efforts, reports the Wall Street Journal. Stanford’s investment companies spent over $5 million on lobbying, $2 million on campaign contributions, and thousands more on flying members of Congress to the... More »

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fraud • SEC • Charles Rangel • Antigua • Ponzi scheme • Virgin Islands • Gregory Meeks • securities fraud • defrauding investors • Stanford Financial Group • Robert Allen Stanford

 Refineries Shut as Omar 
 Nears Virgin Islands 

Hurricane could threaten Puerto Rico as Category 2

Oct 15, 08 3:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Caribbean oil refineries are under threat from Hurricane Omar, whose 85-mph winds roared through St. Croix today, Bloomberg reports. It could hit the Virgin Islands, home to one of the hemisphere's largest refineries, as a Category 2 storm tomorrow. Puerto Rico may be in line for 20 inches of rain... More »

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Caribbean • hurricane • Puerto Rico • oil refineries • Virgin Islands • Hurricane Omar

Obama Takes
a Break in the Virgin Islands

Family fun in the sun
at St. Thomas
beach resort

Mar 25, 08 4:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is taking a breather from the grueling campaign trail in the US Virgin Islands, AP reports. The candidate and his family flew Sunday to St. Thomas, where tourists spotted them at a beach resort. Obama has been spending his downtime golfing rather than politicking, although he was greeted... More »

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Barack Obama • Caribbean • campaign trail • Virgin Islands

Barack Battle
Strategy Snares
Delegate Bonus

Strategy to capitalize on mid-sized states likely to pay off come March

Feb 10, 08 5:35 AM CST
(Newser) - With three monster victories yesterday, Barack Obama could be poised to extend his pledged, "locked-in" delegate lead over Hillary Clinton before March 4 brings contests in Ohio and Texas. The gain is a feather in the cap of the Illinois senator's strategists, who had been doubted for aiming so... More »

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Barack Obama • Louisiana • Nebraska • Washington • Democratic presidential primaries • delegates • superdelegates • Virgin Islands

UPDATED

Obama Dominates All 4 Races

Dem hopeful tops Clinton in Wash., Nebraska, Louisiana, Virgin Islands

Feb 9, 08 10:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama swept all four primaries and caucuses tonight and nabbed the winner's share of the 161 Democratic delegates up for grabs, the New York Times reports. He won roughly two-thirds of Washington and Nebraska votes to Hillary Clinton's one-third, and snagged racially divided Louisiana by more than 10 points,... More »

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Barack Obama • Louisiana • Nebraska • Washington state • Clinton 2008 • Obama 2008 • Democratic presidential candidates • Democratic presidential primaries • Virgin Islands • Election 2008

Dems Look for an Edge
in 3 State Votes Today

Clinton, Obama compete in Washington, Louisiana, Nebraska

Feb 9, 08 11:30 AM CST
(Newser) - It's not quite Super Tuesday, but Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be competing for votes in three states today. More than 150 delegates are at stake in Louisiana's primary and in caucuses in Washington state, Nebraska, and the Virgin Islands. Both candidates are also campaigning aggressively in Maine, which... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Louisiana • Nebraska • Washington state • Virgin Islands

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