2024 – Page 27 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Man claims $8,669.48 insurance payout on car he didn’t own, but crashed

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man allegedly forged ownership documents on a vehicle he crashed in order to steal the owner's insurance claim money after the accident, authorities said. Kadeem…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024

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More than 100 suspected gang members have been killed as vigilantism grows in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE — At least 108 suspected gang members have been killed in Haiti over three days, a Port-au-Prince human rights group has reported. The National Human Rights Defense Network’s findings…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024

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Health Department conducts 2024 Youth Risk Behavior Survey

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health in partnership with the Northeast & Caribbean Mental Health Technology Transfer Center and the University of the Virgin Islands’ Caribbean Exploratory Research Center…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024

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USVI examines hindrances to pedestrian safety

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD)/Office of Highway Safety (VIOHS) joined forces with its federal partner, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), to conduct a Walking…

John McCarthy November 23, 2024

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Cops arrest man with backpack at Tutu basketball court

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department has arrested a man for a variety drug offenses after a backpack with several ounces of marijuana was found near where he…

John McCarthy November 22, 2024

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MLB scraps plans to play in Puerto Rico and Mexico City next season

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball scrapped plans to play regular-season games next year in Mexico City and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The season opens on March 18 and…

John McCarthy November 22, 2024

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The Bahamas will refinance part of its debt to protect its famous turquoise waters

NASSAU (AP) — The Bahamas announced today that it will refinance $300 million of its external debt to free up more than $120 million for marine conservation projects and climate change mitigation.…

John McCarthy November 22, 2024

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St. John’s Susannaberg Transfer Station closed due to WAPA power outages

CRUZ BAY — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said Thursday that the St. John Susannaberg Transfer Station was temporarily closed due to WAPA power outages. The Transfer Station…

John McCarthy November 22, 2024

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US towns plunge into debates about fluoride in water

NEW YORK (AP) — For about 50 years, adding cavity-preventing fluoride to drinking water was a popular public health measure in Yorktown, a leafy town north of New York City.…

John McCarthy November 22, 2024

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Dominican Republic says colonel and officers stole police weapons and ammunition to sell to Haitians

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling…

John McCarthy November 22, 2024