December 2017 – Page 5 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Guaynabo Mayor Hector O’Neill Forced To Resign Over ‘Lewd Acts’ Directed At Female Cop

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN — A judge in Puerto Rico says there’s enough evidence to arrest a well-known former mayor accused of sexually harassing a policewoman. Hector O’Neill faces seven…

John McCarthy December 13, 2017

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UN Development Program Wants To Make Caribbean The World’s First ‘Climate-Smart Zone’

PARIS -- The U.N. Development Program (UNDP) announced its support to Caribbean leaders gathered today during the launch of a new public-private coalition to create the world's first "climate-smart zone" to…

John McCarthy December 13, 2017

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: WAPA Needs 50 Flagmen and You Don’t Need A High School Diploma To Get The Job

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Gov. Kenneth Mapp is in the holiday spirit early. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED - Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced 50 jobs are available for flagmen to assist in managing traffic…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Invites Residents of St. Thomas To Clean-Up Downtown With ‘Rock City Clean Streets’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Department of Planning and Natural Resources Commissioner Dawn Henry invites the residents of the St. Thomas community to volunteer their services for a clean-up drive of downtown…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

5 Names of People Who Died In Plane Crash At Henry Rohlsen Airport On Thursday Released

TRAGIC FLIGHT: Killed five people on St. Croix, including soca singer Kyle "Kylo" Sylvester of the Stylee Band and the pilot David Richardson of St. Thomas. FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Judge Puts Bail At $1 Million For St. Croix Men Accused In Watergut Shanty Murder From June

ARRESTED ON ST. CROIX: Andre Auguste of Frederiksted. Auguste is 27 years old. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Two men have been arrested in the murder of Dean Schneider in the…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Natural Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC) Says There Is Fecal Matter In Puerto Rico’s Drinking Water

SAN JUAN -- At least half the population of Puerto Rico was at potential risk of exposure to bacterial contamination in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to government test…

VI Free Press December 11, 2017

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GOLDEN PARACHUTE: Julio Rhymer Is The New Director of OMB, Nellon Bowry Is Retiring And We Know Who Is The Next Acting WAPA CEO

WRONG AND STRONG: "I know nothing, nothing," Gov. Kenneth Mapp will make the announcements tonight at a press conference. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Julio Rhymer will be named the director…

John McCarthy December 11, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

Reckless St. Croix Motorist Drives Into Utility Pole Near Gallows Bay Early Sunday Morning … No Injuries Reported

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- An errant St. Croix motorist drove into a utility pole early Sunday morning downtown and when it fell it knocked down part of an abandoned building.…

John McCarthy December 10, 2017

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DINGBAT COPS! Police On St. Croix Want You To Capture Two Dangerous Wanted Men Who Police Say They Can’t Find

[ad name="HTML-68"] FREDERIKSTED — The bumbling, stumbling lazy Keystone Kops who make up the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) admit that they can't find two men on this 84-square-mile island.…

John McCarthy December 9, 2017