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May 21, 2012 (Road Town, British Virgin Islands ) – Ever since Wonder Woman became the first big female super hero in 1942, super heroines from Batwoman to the Fantastic Four's Invisible Girl have been a force to be reckoned with.  This ...

Mary Henderson from Dalkeith, Midlothian, was shocked to discover a scorpion in her bedroom a month after she and her family returned from a break in the British Virgin Islands.

We noted a couple weeks back that Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick was headed out to Iowa to address a Democratic Party dinner, which inevitably raises the question of whether he's interested in national office. Today, the Globe's Glen Johnson has Patrick tamping down such talk: His friendship with President Obama has sparked talk of a Cabinet appointment or a Supreme Court nomination should ...

The New York Times accused Apple of evading billions of dollars in taxes by setting up subsidiary companies in tax-free or low-tax states and co…

The NY Times is reporting that by routing huge amounts of income through low-tax places like Nevada, Ireland, Luxembourg, and the British Virgin Islands, Apple probably avoided paying $2.4 billion dollars in U.S. taxes last year alone. That's billion, with a B. More »

An anonymous reader writes "An article at the NY Times explains the how the most profitable tech company in the world becomes even more profitable by finding ways to avoid or minimize taxes. Quoting: 'Apple's headquarters are in Cupertino, Calif. By putting an office in Reno, just 200 miles away, to collect and invest the company's profits, Apple sidesteps state income taxes on some of those ga...

Jackpot! Moniker sells Jackpot.com for a big payout. A British Virgin Islands company has purchased the domain name Jackpot.com for $500,000. The sale was brokered by Moniker. The domain name has been listed in multiple Moniker live auctions, but the sale occurred after the most recent live auction at DOMAINfest. The updated whois record for [...]

The SEC froze the assets of six Chinese citizens and one British Virgin Islands entity charged with insider trading in shares of China pork processor Zhongpin.

POLICE in the US Virgin Islands say they have caught a woman driving with her newborn baby zipped up in her handbag.

Via The Associated Press, news that two men on a cruise from Palm Springs through the Virgin Islands were arrested Wednesday in Dominica, where sex between two men—"buggery"— is a crime. According to their lawyer, the couple was enjoying the cruise, had downed a few cocktails, and were swept up by the beautiful scenery... so [...]

CRAIG BROWN: Sir Mick Jagger's Chelsea property is, we learn, registered through a company in the British Virgin Islands. But this will come as no surprise to keen students of his songs...

Report exposes how four of five biggest health companies that lobbied in favour of health bill can keep taxes to a minimumLeading private health firms hoping to benefit from the government's controversial NHS reforms have set up corporate structures that allow the avoidance of tax on millions of pounds' worth of profit, it can be revealed.An investigation into the accounts of five of the bigges...

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) -- The Republican Party chairman in the U.S. Virgin Islands says Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney has won the territory's GOP caucus....

Senate to weigh amendment that lets insurers, employers opt out of parts of health law on moral, religious groundsBirth Control Bill Question TripsUp RomneyObama 'Bundler' Works on Virgin Islands Tax Perks

Researchers have recently discovered four new chameleon species, which rank among the world's tiniest reptiles. Adults of the smallest species are just over an inch from snout to tail.

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The shutdown of US Virgin Islands-based refinery Hovensa will begin immediately and be completed by mid-February, a corporate communications official from JV partner Hess (NYSE: AHC) told BNamericas. ...

The U.S. Virgin Islands are a great place to visit, but you wouldn't want to pay energy bills there.

Many destinations would play down the fact that they cannot easily be reached by air. But the British Virgin Islands make a virtue of their remoteness - as Richard Pendlebury discovers.

THE UKRAINIAN courts have granted a $45.2 million (€34.6 million) judgment to an obscure British Virgin Islands company that threatens to frustrate Irish Bank Resolution Corporation efforts to secure a shopping mall in Kiev that has a rent roll of approximately $10 million per annum.

A professional photographer puts Microsoft to the test on a Caribbean getaway. He has a hard time staying focused

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — A 75-year-old woman in the U.S. Virgin Islands who has been accused of being a getaway driver for the theft of scrap metal is in trouble again. Police said Thursday that Rosalie Dennis violated a court order by having contact with 21-year-old Kareem Martin. Both were charged with burglary in August for allegedly trying to steal aluminum windows in St. Cro...

The singer, who's from the British Virgin Islands, breaks down after speaking in a Caribbean accent