May 2018 – Page 2 – Virgin Islands Free Press

DPNR Water Expert Explains Why St. Croix’s Beaches Haven’t Been Sampled in Eight Weeks

QUALITY UNKNOWN: An area of beachfront St. Croix that used to be sampled, Princess Condo Row in Golden Rock. (PHOTO COURTESY: DPNR) [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The…

John McCarthy May 28, 2018

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St. Croix’s Johnny Silverio De La Cruz Shot Dead At F’sted Vegetable Market on Sunday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was shot multiple times in downtown Frederiksted and died on Sunday night, authorities said. Police received reports of shots…

John McCarthy May 28, 2018

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Farmer of Year Honored at 47th Annual Agriculture and Food Fair … It Runs To Monday

FREDERIKSTED — The theme “V.I. Agriculture Strong: Rebound, Rebuild, Regrow” resonated throughout the fairground of the Rudolph E. Schulterbrandt Agricultural Complex in Estate Lower Love on St. Croix during the 47th Annual Agriculture…

John McCarthy May 27, 2018

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St. Croix Man Refused Beer On Flight … So He Screamed, Fought and Spit Blood, FBI Says

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- A St. Croix man on an American Airlines flight to Miami was arrested after he allegedly launched into a midair, profanity-laced tirade and traded punches…

VI Free Press May 26, 2018

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VIWMA Advises Motoring Public To Avoid Catherine’s Rest Road Beginning Monday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises the community of the beginning of a week-long manhole rehabilitation project scheduled…

John McCarthy May 26, 2018

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FEMA: Dry Run With Alberto This Weekend Good Time To Put Your House In Order

CHRISTIANSTED -- Memorial Day weekend is a busy one at most home improvement stores as people have an extra day to work on home maintenance and improvement projects. The Virgin…

VI Free Press May 25, 2018

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IT’S OFFICIAL! Subtropical Alberto Is First Named Storm of 2018 … Ahead of Season

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- The first storm of the 2018 Hurricane season has officially formed in the Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center made the announcement at 9…

John McCarthy May 25, 2018

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NHC Monitoring Invest 90L To See If It Becomes Season’s First Named Storm … In May!

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- The disturbance in the northwest Caribbean- called Invest 90L - is becoming better organized, and the models are now indicating that there is a good…

John McCarthy May 25, 2018

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Governor Expresses Condolences To People of Anguilla Over Emile Gumbs’ Death

LADY JOSEPHINE GUMBS AND SIR EMILE GUMBS [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he expresses his sincere condolences to the people of Anguilla,…

John McCarthy May 25, 2018

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Today Is May 25 National Missing Children’s Day After First Being Declared in 1983

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – In 1983, President Ronald Regan proclaimed May 25th National Missing Children’s Day. The day was observed after a string of child abductions…

John McCarthy May 25, 2018