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St. Thomas Drug Dealer Gunned Down At Smith Bay ‘Honeymoon’ Hotel: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who was arrested in Florida five years ago for drug dealing was shot multiple times at a Smith Bay honeymoon hotel late Wednesday…

VI Free Press July 23, 2020

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VITEMA Encourages Residents To Be Ready As 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Nears its Peak

CHRISTIANSTED — Daryl Jaschen, Director of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), is encouraging the public to take time now to make sure they are ready for the…

VI Free Press July 23, 2020

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U.S. Fisherman Languishes In ‘Medieval’ Jail Cell In The British Virgin Islands, 3 U.S. Leaders Are Monitoring

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — Two United States senators and a congressman wrote last month to a British Virgin Islands deputy governor asking him to release a New Jersey-based fisherman…

Bro Bot July 23, 2020

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Fabien Cousteau Is Raising $135 Million To Build International Deep Sea Space Station In Curacao

WILLEMSTAD — Renowned aquanaut, Ocean explorer and environmentalist Fabien Cousteau--grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau--announces today his vision for PROTEUS™, the world's most advanced underwater scientific research station and habitat to address humanity's…

VI Free Press July 22, 2020

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EIGHT YEARS! USVI Public Schools Won’t Be Fully Repaired From 2017’s Hurricane Maria Until 2025

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. recently announced the completion of the education facilities master plan for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. “Today is a good day as…

VI Free Press July 22, 2020

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Second St. Croix Man Accused In Shooting 3 People At Castle Coakley Arrested

FREDERIKSTED — A second St. Croix man accused in the non-fatal shooting of three people in Castle Coakley in January was arrested by police on Tuesday night, authorities said. David…

John McCarthy July 22, 2020

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V.I. GUINEA PIGS! Territory Will Be The First In The World To ‘Try’ Finnish Liquid Gas-Oil Hybrid Plant

CHRISTIANSTED — A Helsinki, Finland technology group has been awarded a contract to deliver a yet unproven power plant and energy storage system to the Virgin Islands Water and Power…

Bro Bot July 21, 2020

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St. Croix Man Caught Drunk Driving Also Had Cocaine And Marijuana In Car: VIPD

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man caught drunk driving in the Impaired Driving Crackdown initiative late Sunday night also had enough cocaine and marijuana on him to be considered a…

John McCarthy July 21, 2020

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7th Territorial COVID-19 Victim Dies At SRMC Hospital On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health received information from the Schneider Regional Medical Center of a death that occurred earlier today. The death could be associated…

Bro Bot July 21, 2020

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VIDA Given $715K To Fix Ancillary Facilities For Animal Slaughterhouse

FREDERIKSTED — The Office of Disaster Recovery announces that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has obligated $715,091 in funding to the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA). These funds…

VI Free Press July 21, 2020