2025 – Page 216 – Virgin Islands Free Press

US deports immigrants to Venezuela after judge blocked transfer to Guantanamo Bay

HAVANA (AP) — Three immigrants who won a restraining order against the federal government to avoid transfer to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba were deported this week on…

John McCarthy February 20, 2025

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Trump supports Musk’s idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said that he likes the idea of giving some of the savings from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency back to U.S. citizens as a kind of dividend. He…

John McCarthy February 20, 2025

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Cancryn pump station ‘offline, but currently undergoing repair,’ VIWMA says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that the Cancryn pump station "is currently offline but undergoing repair." This situation may lead to sewer system issues.…

John McCarthy February 20, 2025

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Caribbean leader tells EU chief: Apologize and pay reparations for slavery

SAINT GEORGE'S (Reuters) — Former colonial powers must apologize and pay compensation for their historic role in the enslavement of Africans, Grenadian Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell told European Commission President…

John McCarthy February 20, 2025

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Trump administration halts support for representing unaccompanied children in immigration court

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday stopped support for legal representation in immigration court for children who enter the United States alone, a setback for those fighting deportation who can’t…

John McCarthy February 20, 2025

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Breezy, pleasant, sunshine, few clouds

SAN JUAN — Today will be breezy and pleasant with sunshine and a few clouds, AccuWeather says. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, according…

John McCarthy February 20, 2025

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Dominican officials cram thousands of inmates facing no charges into overcrowded prisons

SANTO DOMINGO (AP) — They’re known as “frog men,” inmates who are forced to sleep on prison floors across the Dominican Republic, often next to overflowing toilets or holes in the…

John McCarthy February 19, 2025

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Police investigating gunfire on Midland Road

KINGSHILL — Police are investigating reports of gunfire on Midland Road in Mon Bijou and Calquohoun late Tuesday afternoon. The ShotSpotter detection system notified emergency personnel that 16 rounds were…

John McCarthy February 19, 2025

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2 people dead after midair collision of two small single-engine planes at Arizona airport

TUCSON (NBC) — At least two people have died after two small single-engine planes collided midair at an Arizona airport this morning, officials said. A Lancair 360 MK II and…

John McCarthy February 19, 2025

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Isaac Encarnacion charged with sodomizing ‘child under 13’ in Virginia

KINGSHILL — Isaac Encarnacion, 28, faces charges related to sodomizing a child under age 13 and being a fugitive from justice in Virginia, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea…

John McCarthy February 19, 2025