FREDERIKSTED — Local poison control experts today warned Virgin Islanders not to take dog de-worming pills as a cure for COVID-19. National health officials on Monday warned against using a drug called ivermectin for unapproved use as…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is confirming that COVID-19 has claimed the lives of four more Virgin Islanders, bringing the territory’s death toll to 49. The deceased are a 51-year-old woman,…
CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating a Sunday night shooting in Watergut in which “a male victim” was shot numerous times — but survived. Officers were dispatched to Watergut – in the vicinity of the shanty…
TEAGUE BAY — A tenant who heard a noise in the main house above him went to investigate only to be corralled by three masked men and robbed in broad daylight Sunday afternoon, authorities said.…
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested after police said he beat and raped his “partner,” authorities said. Rhasanie Hendrickson, 20, of Mount Pleasant West, was arrested at 10:07 p.m. Sunday and charged with…
States are permitted to provide Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) to individuals who are self-employed, seeking part-time employment, or who otherwise would not qualify for regular unemployment compensation. While UI and PUA both offer financial assistance…
MIAMI — Forecasters are monitoring a disturbance today that could see some development later in the week as it moves across the Atlantic. They also expect another disturbance to form over the western Caribbean Sea…
CASTRIES — St. Lucia’s new prime minister, Philip Pierre, has urged the United States and other rich nations to ramp up climate finance and disburse funds more quickly to vulnerable Caribbean nation states, as “fast…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman who allegedly assaulted her husband with a knife was arrested early this morning, authorities said. Marina Leatham, 61, of Smith Bay, was arrested at 7:08 a.m. today and…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who pointed a gun at a woman and threatened her was arrested by police on Friday night, authorities said. Clement Connor, 43, of Altona, was arrested at 7:22…