ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Businessman Richard Branson on Wednesday urged Caribbean countries to be more LGBT-friendly as a report said anti-gay laws cost the region’s
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Governor Asks Legislature For 90-Day Extension Of State Of Emergency
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan today sent down proposed legislation to Senate President Donna Frett-Gregory requesting a 90-day extension to the current State of Emergency
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Government Wants People Doing Short-Term Rentals To Pay Hotel Room Tax
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Commissioner Richard Evangelista of the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs said that effective today DLCA is ready to issue a business
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St. Thomas Man Who Tried To Set Himself On Fire, Stole Cell Phone Is Arrested: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested and ordered to undergo a mental health examination after police said he attempted to set himself
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Bill Cosby To Be Freed After Court Overturns His Sex Assault Conviction
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged
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Invest 97L Fixing To Be A Tropical Depression, Hurricane Center Says
MIAMI — Forecasters have projected that a broad area of low pressure in the Atlantic, which is associated with a tropical wave, will become a
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FEMA, Coast Guard Meet With USVI Officials About Emergency Preparedness
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Top territorial and federal officials gathered recently on St. Thomas to see how the federal government could better help the territory in
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Chicago Resident Dies After Possible Drowning At Hawksnest Beach: VIPD
CRUZ BAY — Authorities are investigating the possible drowning of a man Tuesday at Hawksnest Beach in Virgin Islands National Park on St. John. Good
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Early Storm Modeling Shows 2 Waves Passing South of U.S. Virgin Islands
MIAMI —The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two tropical waves in the Atlantic; including one that is better organized as of today and showing improved
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Tarik Babrow Pleads Guilty To Smuggling 14 Pounds Of Marijuana Into St. Croix
CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Thomas man faces five years in prison after pleading guilty in federal court today to smuggling 14 pounds of marijuana into
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