February 2024 – Page 4 – Virgin Islands Free Press

A widow and 2 powerful officials indicted: Takeaways from the probe into Haiti president’s slaying

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — A judge who investigated the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has indicted some 50 suspects in the case, including the slain president’s widow, the former prime minister and…

John McCarthy February 24, 2024

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Police arrest suspect in killing of nursing student at University of Georgia

ATHENS (AP) — Police arrested a suspect today in the killing of a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, and said there’s…

John McCarthy February 23, 2024

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Suspect in string of robberies found to be sitting in prison already

CHRISTIANSTED — Surveillance video helped police track down a man wanted for a string of robberies — and when officers went to track him down — they found that he…

John McCarthy February 23, 2024

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St. Thomas man shot dead in Bovoni

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a St. Thomas man was shot dead in a housing project on St. Thomas late Thursday night. Omar K. Fontaine, 20, was positively…

John McCarthy February 23, 2024

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Barbudans launch new environmental legal fight in Caribbean against wealthy developers

ST. JOHN'S (AP) — Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the latest environmental legal fight between angry residents and wealthy foreigners seeking to…

John McCarthy February 23, 2024

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Royal Caribbean boosts annual profit forecast on strong cruise demand

MIAMI (Reuters) — Royal Caribbean Group raised its annual profit forecast as the company benefits from strong cruise demand during the key 'wave season' and robust on-board spending. The company's…

John McCarthy February 23, 2024

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Former Haitian police chief accused in 2021 presidential slaying resigns as OAS representative

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Léon Charles, the former chief of Haiti’s National Police who was recently accused in the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, said Thursday that he was stepping down as permanent…

John McCarthy February 23, 2024

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Texas judge upholds school’s suspension of black student over dreadlocks

HOUSTON (BBC) — A Texas judge has ruled that a school district did not discriminate against a black high school student when it punished him over his dreadlocks. Barbers Hill…

John McCarthy February 22, 2024

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Judge Engoron’s Ruling Is a Detailed Road Map to Trump’s Thievery

The news about the eye-popping $355 million judgment against Donald Trump Friday minimized or even missed the real story in the judge’s richly detailed ruling. In justifying his findings of fact, New…

John McCarthy February 22, 2024

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Suspect arrested for drive-by shooting near fire station

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who is a suspect in a drive-by shooting that occurred in Richmond last year has been charged. Malyki Lockhart, 19, was arrested today and…

John McCarthy February 22, 2024