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VG Bayside Blazers win 9th edition of Battle of the Fittest in St Maarten
PHILIPSBURG, St. Maarten, DWI- Virgin Gorda Bayside Blazers are the champions of the 9th edition of the Battle of the Fittest Basketball Tournament in St Maarten.
'In our corner Lorna' now acting Premier from Dec 2-6, 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A day after returning from an important regional meeting in Aruba of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) where she defended the Territory’s interest on the Mutual Financial Action Report, effective today, December 2, 2023, until Wednesday, December 6, 2023, Deputy Premier Hon Lorna G. Smith OBE (AL) has been appointed to Act in the position of Premier and Minister of Finance.
WINAIR discontinues flights to Aruba/Curacao
SIMPSON BAY, St Maarten – Noting that the effects of COVID-19 continue to cause negative consequences on the regional population, Winward Islands Airways International N.V. (WINAIR) announced today, July 14, 2020, that its services to Curacao and Aruba are discontinued effective today.
UPDATE: BVI Bayside Blazers crush Aruba in opener in St Maarten
PHILIPSBURG, St Maarten, WI- The BVI Bayside Blazers began their title defence at the 6th annual ‘Battle of the Fittest’ Basketball Tournament in Philipsburg, St Maarten in convincing fashion.
VI beat Aruba to finish 7th out of 10th @ CBC U16 C/Ships
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With a final flourish and a resounding sendoff, the Virgin Islands (VI) youngsters placed 7th of 10th in the 2016 edition of the Caribbean Basketball Confederation (CBC) Championship after defeating Aruba 69-57 on Saturday July 9, 2016.
Southwest Airlines Launches New Service to Aruba
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Southwest Airlines has officially launched new service between Houston, Texas and the island of Aruba.
C/bean teams hunt victory in day 2 of CONCACAF U-20 Championship
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica and Aruba search for victory as all three Caribbean teams enter day two of Group A of the CONCACAF Under-20 Football Championship today, Sunday, January 11, 2015 at the National Stadium (The Office) in Kingston, Jamaica.
Aruba Shaken By 4.9M Earthquake
By the Caribbean Journal staff
Aruba was shaken by a light earthquake on Sunday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey.
VI downed by French Guiana
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – As the qualifying rounds for the 2015 Gold Cup got underway on Friday May 30, 2014, Virgin Islands faced French Guiana in Group Two, hosted by Aruba and were downed 6-0.
VI off to Caribbean Cup qualifiers in Aruba
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The National Football Team departed this morning, Tuesday May 27, 2014, for Aruba where it will be competing in Group Two of the 18th edition of the Caribbean Cup and for a chance to reach the CONCACAF Gold Cup.