If you saw my post yesterday about the blue and white porcelain shards found near Gallows Bay, you saw a piece of 200-year-old history. On St. Croix, we have a specific name for these treasures:…
By JOHN McCARTHY for the VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS FREDERIKSTED — A piece of Virgin Islands history has been snatched from the heart of the “Freedom City,” and authorities are only now sounding the alarm.…
By JOHN McCARTHY/ SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS KINGSHILL — The air in Room CR-216 of the Superior Court felt thick today, a mixture of bureaucratic monotony and the high-stakes tension that only…
FREDERIKSTED — A quiet morning at the Superior Court of the Virgin Islands – St. Croix district saw only one defendant on the criminal calendar today. Kent Navarro Fernand appeared before the Honorable Judge Venetia…
Did you know that the “wing-shaped” pod recently featured in our community feed is a West African powerhouse? Source: Identified by Facebook reader Boriquah Afrikanah.
By V.I. Free Press Staff We’ve all seen them: tires so smooth they reflect the Caribbean sun. While squeezing every last mile out of your rubber is a local tradition, the physics of a St.…
ST. THOMAS — A high-speed pursuit through the streets of Charlotte Amalie ended in the arrest of a 30-year-old man Thursday morning after he nearly collided with a police vehicle during a robbery investigation. Members…
KINGSHILL — A 21-year-old St. Croix man was sentenced to three decades behind bars today for what prosecutors described as the “calculated and cold-hearted” execution of a defenseless local veteran. Ryan Branch received a 30-year…
Status: Wanted by the V.I. Department of Justice Special Investigations Division (SID). Charge: Failure to Comply with Conditions of Pretrial Release. Description: A 39-year-old Black male, 5’11”, 145 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes.…
FREDERIKSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) released its weekly beach advisory today, revealing a data gap for St. Croix residents looking to hit the water. According to the report for the…
Letter to the Editor: “The Also-Ran and the Lightning Strike“ To the Editor: I am an old man living in a beautiful cage. If you saw me today, you’d think I was Benjamin Franklin’s ghost…