May 2023 – Page 4 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Biden Awards $150,000 To USVI For Internet Training Programs

WASHINGTON — The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that the U.S. Virgin Islands received its first grant for developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s…

John McCarthy May 17, 2023

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Police Try To Identify Body Washed Up Near St. Thomas Marine Terminal Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are trying to identify a man whose body was washed up near the St. Thomas marine terminal early today. Virgin Islands Police said the body was…

John McCarthy May 17, 2023

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UN Chief in Jamaica Urges International Response to Haiti’s Spiraling Crisis

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — U.N. Secretary General António Guterres warned Monday that Haiti’s “tragic situation” is threatening the security of the Caribbean region and beyond as he pressed the international community…

John McCarthy May 17, 2023

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Military Aims For October To Begin Draining Hawaii Fuel Tanks That Poisoned Water

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military today proposed an October start date for a plan to drain a World War II-era fuel tank facility that poisoned 6,000 people when it…

John McCarthy May 17, 2023

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Elon Musk Subpoenaed In Jeffrey Epstein Litigation Per USVI’s Case

NEW YORK (Reuters) — The USVI has subpoenaed Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk for documents in its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of helping enable sexual abuses by late sex offender…

John McCarthy May 15, 2023

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Denmark’s Mystery Tremors Caused by Acoustic Waves From Unknown Source

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A series of minor tremors recorded on the Danish Baltic island of Bornholm Saturday has puzzled scientists, who now say they were caused by ”acoustic pressure…

John McCarthy May 15, 2023

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Woman Held In Connection With Shooting Deaths of Two NYU Students In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A woman in Puerto Rico has been detained in connection with the shooting deaths of two New York University students who were vacationing on the island. The…

John McCarthy May 15, 2023

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U.S. Must Stem ‘Iron River’ of Guns Flowing To The Caribbean and Latin America, Activists Say

BOGATA (Reuters) — U.S. guns, many of them exported legally, are flowing into the Caribbean and Latin America in an "iron river" ending in the hands of drug cartels and…

John McCarthy May 14, 2023

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Caribbean Health Officials Monitor 46 Chikungunya Cases In Belize, PAHO Says

BRIDGETOWN —The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says chikungunya has been identified in nearly 115 countries, with seasonal or sporadic outbreaks in the Americas, including the Caribbean. Chikungunya is a…

John McCarthy May 14, 2023

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Homeless Man Finds iPhone, ID, Wallet, Cash, Credit Cards, Keys … Brings Them All To Cops

SAN JUAN — A homeless person found cash, keys, wallet, ID and a cell phone on a public road and decided to visit the local police station and turn the…

John McCarthy May 13, 2023