April 2018 – Page 10 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Puerto Rico Justice Department Sues Purdue Over Opioid Crisis … Why Hasn’t Virgin Islands?

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Purdue Pharma accusing the drugmaker of causing an opioid crisis in the U.S. commonwealth. Officials said Wednesday that…

John McCarthy April 5, 2018

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EPA To End Roadside Pickup of Household Hazardous Waste in Puerto Rico By April 13

SAN JUAN -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it would suspend curbside collection of household hazardous waste (HHW) in Puerto Rico by April 13. EPA said it had…

John McCarthy April 5, 2018

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Customs Says It Needs Pilot and Marine Interdiction Agents in Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the agency responsible for securing U.S. borders, is now accepting applications to fill positions for Air and Marine…

John McCarthy April 5, 2018

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POLITICS GONE WILD! Barbados Prostitutes Have Their Own Political Party … Two in Fact

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] BRIDGETOWN -- Barbados is in a state of chaos with Prime Minister Freundel Stuart refusing to set a date for the upcoming election. Now a…

John McCarthy April 5, 2018

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Climate Change Sourced As Reason For Devastating Hurricanes in Caribbean at CGI Meet

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- A cross-section of 350 representatives from government, private sector, nonprofit, and civil organizations gathered at the University of Miami to explore…

John McCarthy April 5, 2018

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AccuWeather Says It Expects ‘Above-Normal’ 2018 Hurricane Season With Five Major Storms

MIAMI -- A major forecasting agency is predicting another active Atlantic hurricane season in 2018. AccuWeather.com forecasters expect a “near normal to slightly above-normal” season with between 12 to 15 tropical…

John McCarthy April 4, 2018

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Puerto Rican Teachers Union Files Lawsuit Against Education Department To Stop Charter Schools

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — A Puerto Rico teachers union filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the island’s education department seeking to stop the U.S. territory from creating…

John McCarthy April 4, 2018

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LOW HANGING FRUITS: Rather Than Prosecute Five Year Old Cases, AG Wants Sex Offender Compliance

SECRET OPERATION DINGLEBERRY: Headed up by Attorney General Claude Walker personally. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A team of special agents with the Department of Justice’s Bureau…

John McCarthy April 4, 2018

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GUILTY PLEA: Dominican Man Admits He Filed $47,000 Worth of False Mail Insurance Forms

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic native admitted in federal court that he filed fraudulent mail loss claims with the post office totaling nearly…

John McCarthy April 3, 2018

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Three UVI Students Compete for Miss Ambassadorial Title on St. Croix

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The University of the Virgin Islands’ Student Government Association (SGA) Queens Committee invites the public to its annual Miss University of the Virgin…

John McCarthy April 3, 2018