I came to the Caribbean one year after Hurricanes David and Frederick rushed through the Virgin Islands. My sister lived on St. Thomas at the time and gave me the impression, combined they amounted to about a bottle and a half of rum. In de islan’ dem, time and rum sometime come into conflict. Islanders are likely to measure the length and ferocity …
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