November 2021 – Page 3 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Venezuelan, Dominicano and Puerto Rican Arrested With 90 Pounds Of Cocaine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three men were arrested for smuggling 90 pounds of cocaine by boat into St. Thomas early Sunday morning, authorities said. On November 22, 2021 Erickson Bolivar, a…

John McCarthy November 25, 2021

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Hospital Ground Man Caught On Video Stuffing AK-47 In Bag Gets 2.5 Years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One of four St. Thomas men caught on surveillance video stuffing a bag with guns in Hospital Ground last year has been given two and a half…

John McCarthy November 25, 2021

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4 Men In U.S. Customs Custody After Disabled Fishing Vessel Takes On Water

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface units ended the search for an overdue 20-foot blue and white boat Monday afternoon, after the vessel was found ashore near Punta…

John McCarthy November 24, 2021

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U.S. Department of Education Approves $138M Rescue Plan For K-12 USVI Schools

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the approval of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education’s (VIDE) American Rescue Plan Outlying Areas State Educational Agency (ARP-OA SEA)…

John McCarthy November 24, 2021

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A New Republic Is Born: Barbados Celebrates Ditching Britain’s Queen

BRIDGETOWN — Barbados, a former British colony, will next week ditch Queen Elizabeth as head of state, breaking its last remaining imperial bonds with Britain nearly 400 years since the…

Bro Bot November 24, 2021

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Gunshots Fired At Police In France’s Martinique, Guadeloupe Still Tense

FORT-DE-FRANCE — Gunshots were fired overnight at police in Martinique for the second night running, French media reported today, in a sign that unrest triggered by COVID-19 restrictions that has…

Bro Bot November 24, 2021

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90 People Arrested In Guadeloupe Over Clashes With Police Over COVID Rules

BASSE-TERRE — Protesters in French overseas territories in the Caribbean opposing measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 clashed again with security forces on Tuesday as the Paris government vowed…

Bro Bot November 24, 2021

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Second UVI Student Participates in HBCU White House Press Briefing

WASHINGTON — For the second time this semester, a University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) communication student enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to participate in a White House press briefing. Nadege Barber, sophomore, communication minor and president of the student group UVI Association of Black…

John McCarthy November 23, 2021

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Puerto Rican Man With $3.75 Million On Boat For St. Thomas Gets 3 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican man who smuggled $3.75 million worth of cash aboard a boat at night into St. Thomas was given 3.33 years in prison by a…

John McCarthy November 23, 2021

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St. Thomas Man Who Hid 9 Pounds Of Cocaine In Airport Bathroom Gets 3 Years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas contractor who stuffed nearly nine pounds of cocaine in an airport bathroom wall was given more than three years in prison by a federal…

John McCarthy November 23, 2021