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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016
86th year, No. 23811 (he Virgin Islands
DAILY © NEWS
A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Newspaper ST. CROIX ST. JOHN ST. THOMAS CELEBRATING THE PEOPLE, CULTURES AND HISTORY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SINCE 1930
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Sin taxes on alcohol, tobacco and soda
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Boat parade spreads Christmas cheer
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Digging up V.I's past
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