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Most of The Animals In Puerto Rico’s Zoo Were Seized From Drug Traffickers … But Many Are Dying Or Neglected Due To San Juan’s Economic Crunch
A monkey stares out from its enclosure at the Dr. Juan A. Rivero Zoo in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Danica Coto/AP SAN JUAN — The economic crisis afflicting Puerto Rico for the last decade has also taken a toll on the island’s only zoo, with critics saying it is sorely understaffed and struggling
Calvin Callwood’s Divorce Case Appeal In Florida Breaks Down In Court Over Issue Of What St. Thomas Property Is Worth
TOLEATHA CALLWOOD (PHOTO COURTESY: Mugshots.com) WEST PALM BEACH — A Florida appeals court has remanded a Virgin Islands divorce case involving the value of a property in St. Thomas. Calvin Callwood filed an appeal in the 4th District Court of Appeal in a case involving Toleatha Callwood, 43, after a
BREAKING NEWS: Serial Citizen Abuser VIPD Officer Charles Nibbs Accused Of Telling Autistic Man He Should ‘Wear A Sign’ Identifying Himself As Handicapped
SMILE FOR THE CAMERA: Veteran Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) officer Charles Nibbs poses for the mother of a special needs child in the parking lot of a Frederiksted supermarket after he allegedly verbally abused her son at his work site. (PHOTO COURTESY: Liz Richards) FREDERIKSTED — A parent of
Kansas City Family of Four Moves To St. Croix on the Latest Episode of ‘Caribbean Life’ On HGTV This Sunday
BUCK ISLAND VIEW: Greg and Ashley Bouzianis realize their American dream to move to the tropical paradise of St. Croix on the latest episode of “Caribbean Life” set to air this Sunday at 9 p.m. local time on HGTV. CHRISTIANSTED — A Kansas City couple with two young sons makes
CONSUMER PROTECTION: Crystal Chandeliers Sold By Home Depot Being Recalled Due To Defective Light Bulbs That Pose A Fire Hazard
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — For the second time in a six days, dangerous lighting fixtures sold exclusively at Home Depot have been recalled, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned. Panama-based Lumicentro Internacional recalled about 10,500 Hampton Bay 3-Light and Home Decorators Collection 4-Light Crystal Chandeliers because the 50-watt halogen lights
St. Croix’s Linval Joseph Promotes Fishing In Minnesota With Gov. Mark Dayton on Saturday
TOP DOGS: St. Croix native Linval Joseph (left) poses with Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton as part of a tourism promotional event for the 10,000 lakes state in the midwest United States. MINNEAPOLIS — Like most Minnesotans, Linval Joseph spent his Saturday morning fishing one of that state’s 10,000 lakes. But unlike
USDOJ: St. Thomas’ Selmo Watts Gets Eight Months In Prison For Stealing Eight Packages From The Post Office In Frenchtown
SELMO WATTS: Gets eight months in prison for stealing eight packages from the post office in Frenchtown — he got one month in prison for each package he stole. CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man who tried to pick up his mail before it arrived at the Post Office
Jewelry Store Robbers Who Stayed In A Hotel Room Prior To Heist Get Seven And Nine Years In Prison Respectively
THE DIE HAS BEEN CAST: RAHEEM “CAESAR” MILLER GETS NEARLY 10 YEARS IN PRISON CHARLOTTE AMALIE – U.S. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez on Wednesday sentenced two men for their roles in the robbery of two St. Thomas jewelry stores that involved the use of guns, the U.S. Department of
Gov. Mapp Declares Freedom Week In The Virgin Islands To Celebrate Emancipation Day and The 4th of July
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gov. Kenneth Mapp has proclaimed this Freedom Week in the U.S. Virgin Islands in accordance with Act. No. 8002. Freedom Week encompasses two significant dates in the Territory’s history – July 2, 1848 when a call went out to enslaved Africans to come to Fort Frederik in the town of
St. Croix’s Tim Duncan Confronts In Federal Court The Man Who Allegedly Stole $13.5 Million From Him
STERN LOOK: In pleading guilty, Charles Banks IV, 49, of Atlanta, admitted to a judge that he bamboozled Tim Duncan into guaranteeing a $6 million loan used as part of an investment in a sports-merchandise company, Gameday Entertainment LLC that Banks was chairman of. In total Banks allegedly stole $13.5 million from the
