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Haiti native accused of May rape in Contant, VIPD says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Haiti native is facing sexual assault-related charges in connection to an incident that took place on St. Thomas in May, authorities said. Harold Bruney, 45, of…

John McCarthy October 21, 2025

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In escalating spat, Petro says Trump is ‘no king’ as tariff threat looms over Colombia

BOGATA — President Donald Trump says he will impose new tariffs on Colombia and slash all U.S. assistance to the South American nation after dramatically escalating tensions with one of…

John McCarthy October 21, 2025

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Tropical Storm Melissa forms in the Atlantic, unlikely to ‘strongly impact’ USVI, Puerto Rico

KINGSTON — Tropical Storm Melissa has formed in the Caribbean, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said this morning. Melissa, the 13th named storm in the Atlantic this year, is not expected to…

John McCarthy October 21, 2025

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Hot with some sun, breezy in the morning then a brief shower or two, heat warning

KINGSTON — Confidence in the #TropicalStormMelissa forecast remains low beyond Day 3, the National Weather Service said this morning. The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico could get anywhere between…

John McCarthy October 21, 2025

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In Trump’s drug war, prisoners may be too much of a legal headache, experts say

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — When two alleged drug traffickers survived a U.S. military strike last week in the Caribbean, they left the Trump administration with a decision to make: send them back home,…

John McCarthy October 20, 2025

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Invest 98-L moves south of the USVI and Puerto Rico

[OCTOBER 20] A Tropical Wave (Invest 98-L) moves south of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands: -It is likely to become a depression or tropical storm in the next…

John McCarthy October 20, 2025

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US conducts seventh strike on boat allegedly involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean

WASHINGTON (CNN) — War Secretary Pete Hegseth announced today that the US conducted a strike Friday on a boat that American intelligence officials believed was involved in illegal drug trafficking…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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Trump says he’s cutting off all subsidies to Colombia, accuses Prez Gustavo Petro of being ‘illegal drug leader’

President Trump accused Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro of being an “illegal drug leader” and announced that his administration is cutting off all subsidies to the Latin American country. Trump further…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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US returning Caribbean strike survivors to Colombia and Ecuador, Trump says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States is sending the two survivors of a Thursday strike in the Caribbean to their home countries of Colombia and Ecuador to be detained and…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025

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Tropical wave Invest 98-L forecast

[October 19] Tropical Wave Invest 98-L Associated moisture will bring showers and possible thunderstorms , mainly across the U.S. Virgin Islands and east-southeast Puerto Rico tonight and tomorrow. We're monitoring…

John McCarthy October 19, 2025