July 2018 – Virgin Islands Free Press

UVI Plays Vital Role in Virgin Islands Ocean Glider Pilot Project

The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is releasing data-collecting drones into the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The University of the Virgin…

John McCarthy July 31, 2018

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CRY FOUL! ‘Emergency Home Repairs V.I. Broke Into My Home And Stole My Jewelry’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- A St. Croix woman is crying foul today after a crew from Emergency Home Repairs V.I. allegedly broke into her home rather than…

John McCarthy July 31, 2018

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Woman Seeing Stars After Being Stabbed In Face By Two Other Women At Rose’s Dream Cuisine

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- A St. Croix woman says that she is now seeing stars after being stabbed in the face at Rose's Dream Cuisine on King…

John McCarthy July 31, 2018

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Missing St. Croix Man Found Safe On St. John And Being Treated In A Hospital on St. Thomas

CRUZ BAY — A man who went missing from St. Croix on Tuesday morning has been found safe and sound on the island of St. John. Police said 57-year-old Timothy…

John McCarthy July 29, 2018

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VIPD: St. Croix’s Manuel ‘Matatan’ Davis Charged With Watergut Killing From March

CHRISTIANSTED -- A St. Croix man was arrested for a murder that took place near the Ruby M. Rouss Apartments in March. Manuel V. "Matatan" Davis, 21, was arrested Friday…

John McCarthy July 28, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

REPEAT OFFENDER: St. Croix’s Dequan J.J. Forde Arrested For Gunpoint Robbery in May

MID-ISLAND -- A St. Croix man who allegedly robbed another man at gunpoint as he walked along Northside Road in Estate Glynn in May has been arrested. Dequan J.J. Forde,…

John McCarthy July 28, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

FAKE BOMB FIASCO: ‘Pipe Bomb’ Was A Prop For A Christian Summer Camp War Game

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- A bomb scare on St. Croix near the Sunny Isle Shopping Center Annex turned out to be a false alarm after police linked…

John McCarthy July 28, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Customs and Border Protection Gives Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport An Upgrade

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently installed a new Federal Inspection Station at Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marin International Airport. The…

John McCarthy July 27, 2018

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VIPD Gives Physical Description of Three Cane Bay Home Invaders Posing As Utility Workers

CANE BAY -- The Virgin Islands Police Department is warning residents to check the identification of utility employees after a brazen armed home invasion on St. Croix. Three gunmen gained…

John McCarthy July 27, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

St. Croix’s Peter Stanton Gets Territory’s First Medal At Central American and Caribbean Games

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] BARRANQUILLA -- St. Croix sailor Peter Stanton finished with a bronze in the sunfish division to claim the territory’s first medal in the 23rd Central…

John McCarthy July 26, 2018