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WANTED! Wayne Burke On St. Croix For Trying To Rob KFC At Gunpoint: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — The VIPD is asking for the community’s help to find 18-year-old Wayne Burke on St. Croix. Burke is wanted for first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment,…

VI Free Press February 19, 2020

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St. Croix’s Tim Duncan Endorses Mike Bloomberg For President in 2020

SAN ANTONIO — St. Croix legend Tim Duncan has endorsed Democratic candidate Mike Bloomberg for president. In a 30-second video that debuted today, Duncan said he is supporting Bloomberg in…

VI Free Press February 19, 2020

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DLCA Closes Sub Base Office Today Due To Lack Of Water

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) is notifying the public that the DLCA office located at Property & Procurement Building, 8201 Sub Base, Suite 1…

VI Free Press February 19, 2020

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Burning Candles During Blackout At Haiti Orphanage Kills 15 Children In Fire

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Fifteen children died in a fire that swept overnight through an orphanage in Haiti run by a U.S. religious group, authorities said on Friday, triggering renewed controversy over…

VI Free Press February 18, 2020

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Epstein’s Estate Blames U.S. Virgin Islands AG For Lack of Payouts To Sex Abuse Victims

NEW YORK — A lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein’s estate on Tuesday blamed the attorney general of the U.S. Virgin Islands for its inability to begin payouts to victims of the…

VI Free Press February 18, 2020

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Former Obama U.S. Attorney General To Deliver UVI’s Keynote Address … But Won’t Talk To The Press!

FREDERIKSTED — Members of the media are invited to cover and photograph the University of the Virgin Islands student convocation featuring the former United States Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch…

VI Free Press February 18, 2020

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Bethlehem Village Teenager Arrested For Having Sex With 14-Year-Old Girl: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested and charged after police said he had sex with a 14-year-old girl, authorities said. Ralph Brewster, 19, of Bethlehem Village was arrested…

VI Free Press February 18, 2020

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VIPD Investigating Double Murder Near Oswald Harris Court On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating the double murder of two men fatally shot in their own vehicle outside a St. Thomas downtown east housing project late Sunday night, authorities…

VI Free Press February 18, 2020

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4 Buildings Soiled With Motor Oil By Vandal In Frederiksted Town: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — The 911 Emergency Call Center received reports over the weekend of vandalism at three offices in downtown Frederiksted. When police investigated, they discovered that four buildings had been…

VI Free Press February 18, 2020

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Human Services Chief Speaks About Youth Poverty At Federal Reserve Bank

NEW YORK — Department of Human Services Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez participated in an event and panel discussion hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Thursday titled: Youth Poverty…

VI Free Press February 16, 2020