USVI and BVI residents notice quake Tuesday
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A 4.6 magnitude earthquake was recorded north of the British Virgin Islands yesterday, Centro Meteorológico de Puerto Rico y el Caribe reported. The tumbler shook up…
BVI Boat Captain Who Raced Through USVI With Illegals On Board Gets 8 Months In Prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands boat captain who failed to slow his vessel down in U.S. Virgin Islands territorial waters and then led federal agents on a high…
Minor Earthquake Rattles Virgin Gorda Today
SPANISH TOWN — A minor earthquake registering 5.1 on the Richter Scale occurred about 183 miles east of Virgin Gorda at 5:50 a.m. Atlantic Standard Time today, the National Weather Service…
Brother of Boat Captain Who Brought 1,470 Pounds of Cocaine To St. Croix Gets 6 Years
CHRISTIANSTED — The brother of a British Virgin Islands boat captain who brought 1,470 pounds of cocaine worth $20 million to St. Croix got 5.8 years in prison from a…
Dominican Man Who Smuggled $20 Million Worth of Cocaine To St. Croix Cops Plea
CHRISTIANSTED — A Dominican Republic national has admitted in federal court to his role in smuggling 1,470 pounds of cocaine in a vessel captured near St. Croix earlier this year.…
British Virgin Islands Man Whose Boat Conked Out In St. Croix Admits To Cocaine Conspiracy
CHRISTIANSTED — A 37-year-old native of the British Virgin Islands pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel, according to U.S. Attorney…
2 Hapless BVI Cocaine Runners Whose Boat Conked Out Near St. Croix Admit Guilt
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two of four would-be BVI cocaine smugglers who were undone when their cigarette boat stalled out northeast of St. Croix admitted to their guilt in a federal…
Body of Missing British Virgin Islands Woman Recovered Near Scene of Boating Accident
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — A search of the Caribbean Sea around the British and U.S. Virgin Islands waters ended Tuesday afternoon after the body of a missing woman was recovered…
EXPECT A SCORCHER! NWS Warns of Heat Indices Above 100 Degrees!
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico will close out the month of July with heat indices above 100 degrees in several sectors, the National Weather Service…
Coast Guard Crews Rescue 3 U.S. Mariners From Distressed Sailing Vessel In Atlantic Ocean
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard crews rescued three mariners, U.S. citizens, and completed a three-day tow of the distressed sailing vessel Valour to Puerto Rico Sunday, after the vessel started…