CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Celebrity Edge will be the first cruise ship to return to St. Thomas since March 2020 when it arrives just before noon today. The U.S. Virgin Islands tourism industry has benefitted…
FREDERIKSTED — Police are looking for two masked men who robbed two tourists at gunpoint and stole their rental car as they were returned to their hotel room on Strand Street early Sunday morning. The…
CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating the cause of death of a man found dead at an apartment in Peter’s Rest on the Fourth of July. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched units to a residence…
FREDERIKSTED –— What started as an online sale ended in an armed robbery Friday, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call of discharging of gunshots in Estate Whim, in the vicinity of…
HAVANA — Tropical Storm Elsa strengthened late on Sunday as its center approached south-central Cuba with the Caribbean island nation’s government issuing hurricane warnings for the provinces of Cienfuegos and Matanzas. The U.S. National Hurricane…
FREDERIKSTED — Caveat emptor, or “let the buyer beware.” is taking on new meaning in St. Croix as at least two online sellers of items have tried to rob the buyers at gunpoint when they…
CRUZ BAY — In many cultures and geographic regions, it’s customary to shoot guns into the air to celebrate the 4th of July or other holidays. The purpose of what is called “celebratory gunfire” is…
KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the 2017 shooting death of 36-year-old Gregory Barnes, court records indicate. Elwood Canton Jr., 66, was initially arrested and charged with second-degree…
FREDERIKSTED — Police say a St. Croix seller lured a buyer to his home under the guise of completing a purchase that began online — only to try to rob him at gunpoint when he…
KINGSTOWN — While Hurricane Elsa is currently battering the Caribbean, UNICEF has prepositioned humanitarian supplies for vulnerable families in all countries likely to be affected. Across the hurricane-hit Caribbean, extreme rainfall and winds are expected…