2022 – Page 76 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Russians Have $3 Billion In Assets In Bahamas, Central Bank Says

NASSAU (Reuters) — Financial institutions in the Bahamas have around $3 billion in assets whose owners are linked to Russia, the Caribbean nation's central bank said late on Friday. The…

VI Free Press March 21, 2022

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Jeffrey Epstein Estate Close To Settlement With Territorial Government

KINGSHILL — Attorneys for the estate of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein told a Superior Court judge this week that they are "extraordinarily close" to resolving a civil case filed by the…

VI Free Press March 20, 2022

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British Royal Couple Starts Caribbean Tour Dogged By Protest In Belize

BELIZE CITY (Reuters) — Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate arrived in Belize on Saturday for a weeklong Caribbean tour that was marred by a local protest before it…

VI Free Press March 20, 2022

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Haitian National Gone Since Monday On St. Thomas Still Missing On Her Birthday Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police issued a missing poster for a Haitian national who has been missing for five days on St. Thomas. Mikerlange Damier, 36, of Port-au-Prince, was last seen…

John McCarthy March 19, 2022

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Start of British Royals’ Caribbean Tour Marred by Belize Protest

BELIZE CITY (Reuters) — Britain's Prince William and his wife Kate will not visit a cacao farm in an indigenous region of Belize as planned on their Caribbean tour, the…

VI Free Press March 19, 2022

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VIPA Firefighters Give Rare Water Salute To Retiring American Airlines Pilot

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Port Authority's firefighters at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport performed a water salute early this morning. The VIPA ceremony was to bid farewell to American…

John McCarthy March 19, 2022

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Security Camera Surveillance Footage Assists Economic Crime Unit In Making Arrest

KINGSHILL — Detectives from the Economic Crimes Unit initiated a grand larceny investigation on February 1. The investigation revealed that Joseph Daniel Henschel entered a parked vehicle located in a…

John McCarthy March 18, 2022

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Service Members Receive Care Packages For COVID-19 Support

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Members of the Virgin Islands National Guard serving on COVID-19 orders were among the 50 States and territories to receive Operation Gratitude care packages as part of…

John McCarthy March 18, 2022

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Police Need Your Help To Identify Body of ‘Speedy’ Found July 29, 2021: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — Police need your help today to identify the man whose dead body was found in St. Croix last summer. "The man in the attached photo was found dead…

John McCarthy March 17, 2022

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Taxpayer Warns That Bethlehem ‘Sinkhole’ Threatens To Swallow Motorists Whole

KINGSHILL — A concerned St. Croix citizen is calling on the chief executive and a member of the Senate to look at a giant pothole in Estate Bethlehem that has…

John McCarthy March 16, 2022