CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Denise George announced the Department of Justice’s arrest of a man who misrepresented himself as a licensed contractor to perform work repairs to the homes of five St. Thomas families. Henry Peters was arrested on Monday for operating an illegal enterprise in the V.I. and while doing so, defrauded the […]
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World Food Prize Goes To Nutrition Expert In Fish Research From Trinidad
DES MOINES, Iowa — A nutrition expert who pioneered innovative ways of raising fish rich in micronutrients and fatty acids and incorporating them into diets in developing countries was named the recipient of the World Food Prize on Tuesday. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, 71, who grew up in Trinidad & Tobago and later became a citizen […]
Man Who Shot Dog Dead For Interrupting Golf Game, Claims It Was Self-Defense
SAN JUAN — Police in Puerto Rico have arrested a businessman for allegedly shooting a dog who stole his golf ball while he was golfing at a luxury resort. Salil A. Zaveri, 60, is facing animal cruelty and firearm charges in connection with the shooting of the mixed breed stray at the Wyndham Grand Rio […]
Ranger American Supervisor Arrested For Depositing $3,000 In Forged Checks: VIPD
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix security professional was arrested Monday afternoon on a warrant for depositing nearly $3,000 in forged checks into his personal bank account, authorities said. Michael Ford, 35, of Catherine’s Rest, was arrested at 2:37 p.m. Monday and charged with obtaining money by false pretense, passing forged bills or notes, and grand […]
KANGAROO DANGER-ROUX! Shoppers Warned To Read Label When Buying Oxtail
FREDERIKSTED — When buying oxtail in supermarkets on the U.S. mainland and locally be sure you are not getting kangaroo tail masquerading as beef, one concerned reader said today. “Don’t let me stop you from eating kangaroos tails,” Artie Cuban warned on Facebook. “You been eating it for years and gulp it up in your […]
VING, Fire Service HAZMAT Unit Conduct Air Quality Monitoring Inside Limetree Bay
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands National Guard’s Civil Support Team (CST), in conjunction with the Virgin Island Fire Department’s HAZMAT unit, took its air quality monitoring and testing inside the Limetree Bay refinery Sunday after finding elevated levels of sulfur dioxide near the refinery on Saturday. The team spent more than four and a half […]
Once And Future St. Croix Police Officer Goes Out On Patrol In Christiansted Town
CHRISTIANSTED — For one “junior” police cadet on St. Croix, it was the dream of a lifetime fulfilled. To finally go out on patrol on the Christiansted Boardwalk as part of a Virgin Islands Police Department special forces tactical unit. Only for this new “officer” — he’s not in the St. Croix Police Academy — […]
Limetree Bay Refinery Agrees To Resume Air Monitoring After EPA Violation Sticks
CHRISTIANSTED — The owners of the troubled Limetree Bay refinery have agreed to resume sulfur dioxide monitoring, days after the EPA notified the company that it was in violation of the Clean Air Act. Reuters News Service reported exclusively that the sulfur dioxide monitors near the refinery were not operating in March. Recent incidents at […]
VING Civil Support Team Finds Elevated Levels of Sulfur Dioxide in Atmosphere
KINGSHILL — Preliminary air quality testing conducted by the Virgin Islands National Guard Civil Support Team today found elevated levels of sulfur dioxide in the air near the Limetree Bay Refinery, Government House said. Today’s findings were the result of new monitoring instrumentation in place and the mobilization of VING’s Civil Support Team, according to […]
‘Gassy’ Refinery Cuts Classes At St. Croix Schools; Bryan Activates National Guard
CHRISTIANSTED — The Limetree Bay refinery is releasing “light hydrocarbon odors” due to maintenance being conducted on its coker unit, prompting nearby schools to dismiss students two days this week. Three St. Croix schools in Frederiksted closed campuses on Thursday and Friday due to a noxious odor affecting air quality on campus, the Department of […]