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Mapp Greenlights VIGL For Lucrative Horse Racing Concession In The Territory
THE FIX IS IN FOR VIGL: Gov. Kenneth Mapp FREDERIKSTED — Horse racing has a storied history in the territory, but has fallen on hard times there as in other parts of the world. However, a new deal between the private company VIGL and the local government was announced recently,

China Says It Will Fund $5.5 Billion Oil Refinery Project In Curacao
WILLEMSTAD — Commodity trader Guangdong Zhenrong Energy Co. Ltd is in talks to secure funding for a $5.5 billion plan to upgrade an oil refinery and build a natural gas terminal in Curacao, giving China a foothold in a strategic oil hub in the region, the Virgin Islands Free Press

Ponce Father Kills His Three Children in Puerto Rico … Then Hangs Himself
SAN JUAN — Three young children were killed and their father was found hanged in an apparent murder-suicide in southern Puerto Rico, police said Wednesday. Officers found the bodies of two girls and a boy inside a home in the coastal city of Ponce after receiving a call about a

Mapp Calls ‘Puppet’ Legislature Into Special Session To Rubber Stamp Government Funding Bill
CHRISTIANSTED — Gov. Kenneth Mapp said that he has called the Legislature into a Special Session to take place Thursday at 2 p.m. Mapp said the Special Session is needed is needed so that the government can continue to fund its bi-weekly payroll, pay vendors and pay income tax refunds.

EGG ON THEIR FACES! Two St. Croix Men Arrested For Throwing Eggs At Halloween Merry-Makers
ARRESTED: Luis Carrion FREDERIKSTED — Two spoil sports on St. Croix were arrested by police for allegedly pelting Halloween goers with raw eggs. On Monday, about 7:57 p.m. 19-year-old Luis Carrion and 22-year-old Leroy Simon were placed under arrest for Assault in the third degree, the

2 St. Croix Men Arrested And Re-Arrested For Brutal Murder Of Church Deacon
CHARGED: Avondale George Jr. re-arrested FREDERIKSTED — Three St. Croix men were arrested Monday on charges ranging from murder to robbery and assault, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD). On Monday, 18-year-old Avondale George, Jr and 18-year-old Enock Justin Cole were rearrested as adults on a bench warrant

VIPD: Man Robbed Of His Money At Gunpoint In Christiansted Town
The boardwalk in Christiansted town. CHRISTIANSTED — On Saturday October 29, 2016 at approximately 8:24 p.m. officers from the Marshall Command Unit in Christiansted, were dispatched to a robbery in downtown Christiansted. Upon arrival officers made contact with the victim who stated that he was walking on Strand Street in

WHAT A STIFF! Deadbeat Customer Eats Lavishly Then Sticks Restaurant With The Tab
DEADBEAT CUSTOMER: “Mr. Lockett” EXCLUSIVE TO THE V.I. FREE PRESS CHRISTIANSTED — A Gallows Bay business owner is praising the police response to a man who ate luxuriously at his restaurant and then promptly announced that he didn’t have any money to pay the bill. The restaurant owner said he

Congresswoman Plaskett Stumps For Hillary Clinton For President In North Carolina
STUMPING FOR CLINTON: V.I. Delegate Stacey Plaskett CHRISTIANSTED – Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett joined First Lady Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton at a major campaign rally for the Clinton/Kaine Campaign in North Carolina on Thursday. Plaskett who, endorsed Clinton as the Democratic presidential nominee in April, joined First Lady Michelle Obama and several other member of Congress

VIPD Waited Two Full Days Before Arresting Fellow Former Officer On Domestic Violence
ARRESTED: Rogue former cop Tracy Richardson CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) waited two full days after a St. Thomas former fellow officer on St. Thomas allegedly punched his wife in the face — before finally arresting him when he was accused of committing more acts of