2019 – Page 10 – Virgin Islands Free Press

St. Thomas Man Who Used Assault Rifle To Gain Gold Chain Gets Stiff Sentence

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man accused of being a serial gold chain snatcher ... had the book thrown at him by a federal judge... after he used an…

John McCarthy October 24, 2019

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St. Croix Native Becomes Diageo USVI’s Vice President of Operations

FREDERIKSTED — Cynthia Arnold will lead a 70-person team at Diageo’s Captain Morgan distillery as she becomes the firm’s vice president of operations in the territory. Arnold joined Diageo U.S.…

VI Free Press October 24, 2019

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Puerto Rico Subcontractor Pleads Guilty In $1.2 Million Federal Kickback Case

CHRISTIANSTED — A Puerto Rican subcontractor has signed a plea deal with federal prosecutors that includes a possible three-year prison sentence and a promise to pay $1.2 million in restitution…

John McCarthy October 23, 2019

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AG George Welcomes NAGTRI Faculty Trainers To V.I. For Advocacy Training

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Denise George welcomed representatives from the National Attorneys General Training & Research Institute (NAGTRI) to the territory during opening remarks at the Windward Passage Hotel…

VI Free Press October 23, 2019

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MISSING PERSON: Police Need Your Help To Find Joseph Ryan On St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to find an elderly Montserrat native who has not been heard from in a month. Joseph Michael Ryan, 68, relocated back to St. Croix…

John McCarthy October 22, 2019

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Spirit Airlines Betting On Puerto Rico In Expansion

SAN JUAN — Spirit Airlines has announced that it will expand service to Puerto Rico with two new routes in December. In addition to nonstop flights launched from Baltimore, Philadelphia…

VI Free Press October 21, 2019

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USA Hits Cuba With New Sanctions Over Human Rights, Venezuela

HAVANA — The United States is imposing new sanctions on Cuba over its human rights record and its support for Venezuela’s government, the U.S. Commerce Department said this weekend. In…

VI Free Press October 19, 2019

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New York Times Had To Sue Tregenza Roach To Get Info About Epstein In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The New York Times Company was forced to sue the U.S. Virgin Islands government in order to get needed documents about one of the late Jeffrey Epstein's…

John McCarthy October 19, 2019

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VIPD Needs Your Help To Find Missing Woman On St. Croix (UPDATED!)

CHRISTIANSTED — Police put out a missing person poster on a California woman who was last seen near Estate Coakley Bay on St. Croix. Belinda Pauline Flannery, 50, was last…

John McCarthy October 17, 2019

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Conn. Lawyers Linked To Panama Papers Try To Stop Netflix Movie About The BVI

HARTFORD, Connecticut — Two lawyers linked to the so-called Panama Papers are asking a federal judge to stop Neflix’s upcoming release of “The Laundromat,” which they say defames them as…

VI Free Press October 17, 2019