CHRISTIANSTED — A Venezuelan national today admitted in federal court to smuggling 108 pounds of cocaine into the territory. Johan Garcia Suarez, 33, of Caracas, one of eleven Venezuelan nationals apprehended at sea off of…
WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, a member of the Ways and Means Committee, said $99 million in new funding is available for vital projects in the Virgin Islands through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the…
CHRISTIANSTED — A motorist driving by a Richmond housing project was struck by a stray bullet minutes late Saturday night, authorities said. Personnel from the Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center reported a gunshot…
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface crews rescued a Russian, a Kazakh and four Uzbek men Thursday night from a distressed sailing vessel near Mona Island off Puerto Rico. The six survivors were…
Anguilla To Host New Epicurean Festival Featuring Local And International Chefs THE VALLEY — Anguilla will present a new epicurean festival, Anguilla Culinary Experience (ACE), from Wednesday, May 11 through Sunday, May 15, 2022. As…
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health has confirmed another COVID-19 related death, bringing the territory’s toll to 97. After notifying next of kin, Health announced that the deceased is a 77-year-old man on…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two fugitives from justice were detained at the St. Thomas airport on unrelated matters on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Michael I. Montanez Jr., 24, of Deltona, Florida, was arrested at the Cyril…
KINGSTON — U.S. Army General Laura Richardson, who made history as the first woman to lead United States Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited Jamaica on January 20-22 for three days of high-level meetings focused on the…
CHRISTIANSTED — A member of the Virgin Islands Police Department took some extra time to help a family with a flat tire. Sgt. Kirk Fieulleteau assisted a family who was struggling to change a flat…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Department of Human Services Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez said today that the Head Start Program would return to full in-person classroom instruction on Thursday, January 27, 2022, across the territory. “We…