2021 – Page 100 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Make Sure Your Earning Records Are Correct With Social Security’s Online Portal

Accurate earnings records are vital to the Social Security Administration and to every worker in the United States. If Social Security cannot match the name and Social Security number (SSN)…

Victor Rodriguez April 15, 2021

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Texas Woman Flagged At CEK Airport As ‘Fugitive From Justice’ Over DUI Case

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Texas woman is in official custody after she was flagged at the St. Thomas airport Wednesday as being wanted on an outstanding warrant, authorities said. Breanna…

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U.S. Citizens Can Leave St. Vincent By Cruise Ship On Friday Morning

KINGSTOWN — The U.S. Embassy is coordinating with Royal Caribbean Cruises for a transit opportunity for U.S. citizens who wish to depart St. Vincent on Friday, 16 April to Dutch…

VI Free Press April 14, 2021

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4 Men Nabbed With $1.28 Million After SUV Gets Stuck In Sand At Stumpy Beach

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal agents on routine patrol disrupted a smuggling operation at Stumpy Beach on St. Thomas Wednesday and recovered $1.2 million in cash in duffel bags, authorities said. Four…

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V.I. Energy Office Accepting Applications For Its Real-Time Energy Pilot Program

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Real-Time Energy Monitoring Pilot Program (REM Program) provides residents and small business owners with a home energy monitor. With this program the V.I. Energy Office hopes…

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Trinidadian Convict Who Used Fake ID At St. Thomas Airport Nabbed By Feds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Trinidadian national who had been deported previously was arrested Thursday at King Airport on St. Thomas and charged with trying to illegally re-enter the United States.…

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St. Vincent Seeks Water, Funds As La Soufrière Volcano Keeps Erupting

KINGSTOWN — Leaders of volcano-wracked St. Vincent said Tuesday that water is running short as heavy ash contaminates supplies, and they estimated that the eastern Caribbean island will need hundreds…

VI Free Press April 14, 2021

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New Jersey Man Wanted For Manslaughter Detained By CBP At CEK Airport: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A New Jersey man wanted in his home state for manslaughter was detained by federal authorities at the St. Thomas airport on Monday afternoon. Luis C. Cancio,…

VI Free Press April 13, 2021

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Whim Woman Is 4th Person Arrested For Submitting Fake COVID-19 Test: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A fourth person in the USVI has been charged with uploading a fake COVID-19 test to the territory’s online portal, authorities said. Shania Shervington,, 35, of Estate Whim…

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VIPD Officer Charged For Submitting Fake COVID-19 Test Result To USVI Travel Portal

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Virgin Islands Police Department officer has been charged with submitting a fake COVID-19 test to the territory’s online portal. Annette Foy, 53, was arrested on St.…

VI Free Press April 13, 2021