February 2022 – Page 9 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Floods and Torrential Rains Close Schools In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Dozens of schools in Puerto Rico closed on Monday following torrential rains that caused widespread flooding and several landslides across the territory over the weekend. The severe…

Bro Bot February 8, 2022

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Puerto Rico To Increase Teachers’ Salaries By $1,000 A Month

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor announced Monday that all public school teachers will receive a temporary $1,000 monthly salary increase starting in July as he promised to make it…

Danica Coto February 8, 2022

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St. Croix Native Appointed To NOAA Leadership Team In Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced key members of the agency’s leadership who will work to tackle climate change, promote equity throughout the agency, build up…

John McCarthy February 8, 2022

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Guadeloupe Vaccine Hesitancy Directly Linked To Banana Crop Pesticide Poisonings, Scholar Says

BASSE-TERRE — Since July 2021, various trade union organizations have been calling for the cancellation of the vaccination obligation and the reinstatement of suspended non-vaccinated employees. The movement hardened on November…

Michelle EJ Martineau February 7, 2022

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Cuba Marks Six Decades Under United States Sanctions

HAVANA — Cuba today marks 60 years under a U.S. economic blockade that has deeply affected the communist nation's fortunes and shows no signs of being lifted. Decreed by U.S.…

Bro Bot February 7, 2022

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Police Investigating Romantic Link Between St. Croix Murder Victims Killed Just 8 Days Apart

CHRISTIANSTED — Two people killed just eight days apart on St. Croix were romantically linked, the Virgin Islands Free Press has learned. Arnold Jarvis, 52, was killed after being shot…

John McCarthy February 7, 2022

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10 Cuban Migrants Rescued From Sinking Vessel Off Florida

MIAMI — Ten Cuban migrants in a sinking vessel were rescued off the Florida coast, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. A Coast Guard boat spotted the vessel Thursday about…

Bro Bot February 6, 2022

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Dominican Drug Lord ‘Papin’ Extradited From Sint Maarten To Face Charges In Puerto Rico

PHILIPSBURG — Dominican drug lord Justo Germán “Papín” Rosario was extradited from Sint Maarten to the United States to face drug trafficking charges filed in Puerto Rico. “This extradition is…

John McCarthy February 6, 2022

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Dominican Who Kept Venezuelan Women As Sex Slaves In St. Thomas ‘Dungeon’ Gets 6.5 Years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal judge ordered a Dominican woman to sit in prison for six and 1/2 years and pay nearly $1 million in restitution for her role in…

John McCarthy February 5, 2022

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2 Men Arrested For Plotting To Move 190 Pounds of Cocaine Through St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal criminal charges have been filed against two men for conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, following the seizure of 86 kilograms of cocaine…

John McCarthy February 5, 2022