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Puerto Rico’s Governor Vázquez Faces Formal Corruption Probe, Impeachment

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor and other top officials on Monday became the official targets of an in-depth government investigation into recent corruption allegations. The U.S. commonwealth’s Special Independent…

VI Free Press July 21, 2020

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Helicopter Crash Claims Life Of 2 Dutch Soldiers Off The Coast Of Aruba On Sunday

ORANJESTAD — Two Dutch soldiers died when a Netherlands military defense NH90 helicopter crashed near Aruba on Sunday. Two Dutch soldiers survived the crash. Pilot Christine Martens, 34, and Tactical…

VI Free Press July 20, 2020

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Canegata Gets Re-Elected With 100% Of The Vote, But RNC Will Have The Final Say

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Republican National Committee will determine if John Canegata won, as he claims, re-election to a fourth term as the Virgin Islands Republican chairman during a caucus…

VI Free Press July 20, 2020

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Ohio Man Who Plied 16-Year-Old With Drinks, Then Raped Her Close To Christmas, Arrested in Puerto Rico

ARECIBO — An Ohio man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico Thursday afternoon. Juan David Perez, 45, had been wanted by the Mahoning…

VI Free Press July 19, 2020

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Kmart Pharmacy Partners With ScriptDrop to Bring Home Rx Delivery To USVI

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Illinois — Kmart will offer home deliveries of needed medical prescriptions via ScriptDrop. The pharmacy service comes amid significant recent developments at the intersection of retail and health care, a…

VI Free Press July 18, 2020

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COVID-19: Puerto Rico Welcomes Tourists As Virus Surge Sows Lockdown Fears

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico officially reopened for tourists Wednesday, even as the U.S. commonwealth sees a surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations that threatens to undermine its early gains…

VI Free Press July 16, 2020

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Annas Retreat Community Garden Hopes To Sprout Many Such Gardens Across The Territory

Guess who came to the Garden to be? None other than Shelly Jacobs of ABC Landscaping! Police Captain Sandra Colbourne and Sgt. Milton Petersen and myself had an outdoor meeting…

VI Free Press July 15, 2020

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John Canegata Faces Hearing Before Republican National Committee Over Legitimacy Of His USVI Chairmanship

CHARLOTTE — John Canegata faces the equivalent of a trial before the Republican National Committee in the lead-up to the party’s convention re-nominating President Donald Trump. The hearing will be…

VI Free Press July 14, 2020

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Ninja Shooter Pegs 16-Year-Old In The Leg As He Was Sitting On Stump At Harbor View; 15-Year-Old Shot Also

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating two separate shooting incidents that left two minors injured, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of a gunshot victim at the…

VI Free Press July 13, 2020

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Jeffrey Epstein’s Former Lover Under Investigation By The VIDOJ, Bloomberg Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Ghislaine Maxwell is under investigation in the territory — where her ex-lover pedophile Jeffrey Epstein allegedly sexually abused young women, according to a New York-based report. The Virgin Islands…

VI Free Press July 13, 2020