July 2023 – Page 14 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Sean “Diddy” Combs’ dispute with Diageo deepens as court unseals business details

NEW YORK — Rapper, producer and entrepreneur Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking the New York Supreme Court to enforce a 2021 agreement that requires spirits seller Diageo to treat his…

John McCarthy July 6, 2023

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Castro To Meet Caribbean Leaders During Congressional Tour of Trinidad and Tobago

PORT OF SPAIN — Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX) is accompanying Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and other top-ranking members of Congress…

John McCarthy July 5, 2023

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Heavily Armed Man Out On Bail For February Murder Shoots Police Detective Dead

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man released on bail for a February murder is accused of killing a police officer in Hospital Ground St. Thomas this morning. Richardson Dangleben Jr, 50,…

John McCarthy July 4, 2023

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Governor Expresses Condolences on Killing of Police Officer In Line of Duty

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan issued the following statement today mourning the loss of Virgin Islands Police Detective Delberth "Buju" Phipps Jr., who was killed in the line of duty this…

John McCarthy July 4, 2023

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NWS Forecasts ‘Squally Weather’ With Passing of Tropical Wave

SAN JUAN — A tropical wave moved westward towards the region on Monday night and could cause squally weather this morning, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters expect the strongest…

John McCarthy July 4, 2023

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Riots erupt in French Caribbean territories in reaction to unrest in France over teen’s death

CAYENNE (AP) — Riots have erupted in French Caribbean territories to protest the police shooting death of a teenager in a Paris suburb, with at least one person killed as…

John McCarthy July 3, 2023

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Hundreds in Puerto Rico Protest Proposed Increase in Electricity Bills

SAN JUAN (AP) — Hundreds of people including religious leaders, economists, teachers and retirees this week protested a proposed increase to already high electric bills that a growing number of…

John McCarthy July 2, 2023

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US top diplomat Blinken to discuss Haiti crises with country’s premier

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss political, security and humanitarian crises in Haiti with Prime Minister Ariel Henry tbis week, a State Department official said. Blinken…

John McCarthy July 2, 2023

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‘Watermelon snow’ piques curiosities in Utah after abnormally wet winter

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — High up in the mountains, amid pinyon pine and quaking aspen trees, the remaining remnants of the winter’s snow is dotted with hues of pinks, purples…

John McCarthy July 2, 2023

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Police investigating fatal motorcycle crash in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a fatal motorcycle crash in St. Thomas on Friday night. The crash occurred on Veterans Drive just east of the Boy Scout building minutes…

John McCarthy July 1, 2023