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UVI’s Caribbean Writer Accepting Submissions For Volume 35

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Caribbean Writer (TCW) announces a call for submissions for Volume 35 under the 2020 theme: Diasporic Rhythms: Interrogating the Past, Imagining a Future.” Submissions that explore…

VI Free Press January 26, 2020

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Experienced American Sailor Run Over By Powerboat While Snorkeling Off Guana Island In The BVI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Two American tourists were seriously injured while snorkeling in the British Virgin Islands after a marine accident on Friday, authorities said. One man was killed. John…

John McCarthy January 6, 2020

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Popular Bank Opens Virgin Gorda Branch Office In The British Virgin Islands Today

SPANISH TOWN — Popular Bank announced that the Virgin Gorda Branch at Yacht Harbor opened today in the British Virgin Islands. Following an opening ceremony and press conference, the branch…

VI Free Press November 6, 2019

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4.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off British Virgin Islands On Friday Morning

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A 4.1 magnitude earthquake hit about 42 miles northeast of Anegada in the British Virgin Islands on Friday morning. The earthquake, detected about 10:22 a.m. Friday, did not…

VI Free Press August 10, 2019

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A Guide To Boxers Who Have Represented The Virgin Islands At The Olympics

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands' best athletes are working hard to make it to next year's Olympics in Japan. One man who stands a good chance to qualify is…

VI Free Press August 5, 2019

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Four Caribbean Men Picked Up By Dutch Coast Guard With 992 Pounds of Cocaine

PHILIPSBURG — Four men have been arrested in Sint Maarten by the Netherlands Coastguard in a drug bust netting 992 pounds of cocaine, authorities said. The men from the British…

John McCarthy July 15, 2019

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USAO: Four People Indicted On ‘Bulk Cash Smuggling’ Charges … Two Still On Lam

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal Grand Jury returned an indictment against four people on money laundering related charges including one man from Florida and one man from the British Virgin Islands,…

John McCarthy June 14, 2019

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BVI’s Ashan Westcott Admits To Being Illegal Alien With A Gun In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of the British Virgin Islands admitted in federal court to being an illegal alien with a gun in St. Thomas. Ashan Randolph Westcott, 28, of…

John McCarthy June 12, 2019

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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Scrapped On Christiansted Boardwalk This Morning

CHRISTIANSTED — If you didn't glance at the Bohemian Rhapsody 440 Lagoon catamaran the last time you walked on the boardwalk — you might have missed your chance. That's because…

John McCarthy April 3, 2019

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A Brief History of The Loredon L. Boynes Sr. Dock In Cruz Bay, St. John: VIPA

CRUZ BAY — The Loredon L. Boynes Sr. Dock is located at the heart of Love City and is the primary ferry dock on St. John. Since the island has…

VI Free Press April 2, 2019