January 2019 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Former Prison Guard Gets Six Months Home Confinement For Selling Drugs At Golden Grove

CHRISTIANSTED – A former Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility guard got a half year of home confinement for dealing drugs in prison. Yasmeen Massicott, 40, of St. Croix was sentenced…

John McCarthy January 31, 2019

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FEMA Gives $29 Million in Additional Federal Grants to Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $28.8 million in additional funds to Puerto Rico to cover costs related to Hurricane María. These awards bring the…

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WAPA Says It Will Cut Power To 417 Customers In Anna’s Retreat At 10 a.m. Tomorrow

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Some 417 Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) customers in St. Thomas will be forced to go without electricity tomorrow. The customers who will lose power…

John McCarthy January 31, 2019

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Rubber And Wood In Chicken Nuggets: Why 120,000 Pounds Were Recalled

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas -- Tyson Foods is recalling more than 36,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets after consumers reported finding soft, blue pieces of rubber inside the popular food. The recall comes in conjunction with…

John McCarthy January 31, 2019

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A 4.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits About 31 Miles From Capital of Trinidad Today

PORT OF SPAIN -- A "light magnitude" earthquake struck about 31 miles off the northwest coast of Trinidad just after midnight today. The quake registered 4.4 on the Richter Scale…

John McCarthy January 31, 2019

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‘Light Magnitude’ Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO -- A "light magnitude" earthquake struck about 40 miles off the northeastern coast of the Dominican Republic just after noon on Wednesday. The quake registered 4.3 on the…

John McCarthy January 31, 2019

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‘Drug Kingpin’ Robert Klyvert Pleads Guilty In Federal Crack Cocaine Case On St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED – A man once called the "kingpin" of drugs in the U.S. Virgin Islands has admitted to his role in a federal crack cocaine case. Robert Klyvert, 47, pleaded…

John McCarthy January 30, 2019

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Attorneys Stall For Time In Fighting Court Request To Dismiss $6 Billion In Debt

SAN JUAN -- Attorneys representing bondholders hit by a recent request to dismiss more than $6 billion of Puerto Rico's debt demanded more time to fight the proposal during a…

John McCarthy January 30, 2019

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ICE: Five-Day Sweep of New York Yields 118 Illegal Caribbean Migrants

NEW YORK -- The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has detained a number of Caribbean nationals among 118 immigrants during a five-day exercise in several areas…

John McCarthy January 30, 2019

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IDB Study: Caribbean and Latin America Will Need 23 Million Health and Education Specialists By 2040

NASSAU – A new study released yesterday by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), revealed that the Caribbean and Latin America will need 23 million health and education professionals by 2040.…

John McCarthy January 30, 2019