February 2018 – Virgin Islands Free Press

IRS Extends Tax Relief For Residents of Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Into This Year

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a notice extending the relief it provided last year to residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy February 28, 2018

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People on All Three U.S. Virgin Islands Urged To Recycle Plant and Wood Debris Into Mulch

CRUZ BAY – Island Green Living Association, working in concert with the Department of Planning & Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture, oversaw the assignment of hurricane mulch on…

John McCarthy February 28, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Police Peg Ivan James As Prime Suspect In Cockpit Double Murder At Estate Glynn

FREDERIKSTED -- Police have named 34-year-old Ivan James as the primary suspect in the double homicide at the Coliseum Cockpit in Estate Glynn on February 17. The Virgin Islands Police…

John McCarthy February 28, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

POLICE: Five People Shot To Death Outside Bar in Downtown San Juan … Including 17-Year-Old Boy

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Five people have been killed and one injured in a shooting outside a bar in downtown Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican police said…

John McCarthy February 26, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Three Islands in Caribbean Shaken By Quake Measuring 3.9 on Richter Scale Near Martinique Sunday Night

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PORT OF SPAIN — An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.9 rattled three islands in the region on Sunday night, but there were no immediate…

John McCarthy February 26, 2018

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OPINION: We Must Open Up Virgin Islands Market To More Doctors If We Want To Improve Care, Lower Costs

By FREDERICK HANDLEMAN SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS Health Care in the Virgin Islands is on life support and in critical condition. There is an urgent need…

VI Free Press February 25, 2018

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DPNR Announces Dates For Public Hearings On Coastal Zone Management For All Three Islands

CHRISTIANSTED -- Commissioner Dawn L. Henry, Esq. of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) advises the public that the Division of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) will be hosting…

John McCarthy February 24, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News British Virgin Islands News

U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: Minor Earthquake Rattles British Virgin Islands on Friday Morning

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A minor earthquake was recorded about 16 miles southeast of the British Virgin Islands on Friday morning, authorities said. The quake,…

John McCarthy February 24, 2018

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WAPA Explains Why Electricity Went Off On St. Croix Friday Night … And It Happened Again Today

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) says a "tripped (generator) unit" at its Richmond power plant plunged St. Croix customers on…

John McCarthy February 24, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News St. Croix News

WAPA won’t say when power will come back on

CHRISTIANSTED -- No word from the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) what caused a power outage that began about 8:30 p.m. tonight on St. Croix. The extent of…

John McCarthy February 23, 2018