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POLICE COMMISSIONER: Increased VIPD Patrols In Hospital Ground After Recent Fatal Shootings

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After experiencing three homicides in as many days in the Hospital Ground area, Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor walked the neighborhood, meeting with residents there this weekend. The…

Bro Bot April 12, 2020

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Police Commissioner Velinor Answers Tough Questions About Violence In Hospital Ground: PART TWO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor flew over to St. Thomas with a contingent of Special Operations Bureau Virgin Islands Police Department officers to get a first-hand look at…

John McCarthy April 12, 2020

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Police Commissioner Velinor Takes Questions From Community About Recent Violence In Hospital Ground

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Police Commissioner took to the airwaves Good Friday to give a strong message to the territory about the recent violence in Hospital Ground, St. Thomas: the…

John McCarthy April 11, 2020

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COVID-19 Threatening Global Peace and Security, UN Chief Warns

NEW YORK — UN Chief António Guterres said heightened solidarity is needed if the world is to defeat the crisis, which he called the "gravest test since the founding of this…

VI Free Press April 10, 2020

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Reggae Artists Unite For COVID-19 Relief In ‘Jamaica, Together We Stand’ Benefit Concert On Easter Sunday

KINGSTOWN — Several top Jamaican singers are throwing their support this Easter Sunday for a COVID-19 virtual telethon for Jamaica. Being presented under the theme: "Jamaica, Together We Stand," named after…

VI Free Press April 10, 2020

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Man with 2 assault rifles, 2 machine pistols arrested In Hospital Ground

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police doing a routine inspection in Hospital Ground found a St. Thomas man with two high-powered rifles and two machine pistols and arrested him on illegal gun…

Bro Bot April 9, 2020

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Dominican Republic Has 2,111 Cases Of COVID-19 and 108 Deaths So Far

SANTO DOMINGO —The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, passed 2,000 in one island alone Wednesday. An analysis of the latest reported number of cases by News…

Bro Bot April 9, 2020

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Convicted Felon Who Drove With Machine Gun In His Car On St. Croix … Shot Dead In St. Thomas Wednesday: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A convicted felon who drove a vehicle on St. Croix with a machine gun and two handguns in it 25 years ago — was shot to death…

John McCarthy April 9, 2020

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St. Thomas Man Who Shot To Death U.S. Attorney’s Son… Himself Shot To Death In Hospital Ground: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man convicted of the Main Street broad-daylight shooting death of an Assistant U.S. Attorney's son nearly 20 years ago was himself shot dead early…

John McCarthy April 9, 2020

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DHS Announces Additional SNAP Benefits For Recipients Due To COVID-19 Crisis

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) announces that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will issue additional SNAP benefits to current recipients during the months…

VI Free Press April 9, 2020