NATTY DREAD: Malachi Wattley [ad name=”HTML-68″] TOLEDO — An Ohio parochial school’s prohibition against dreadlocks has a a former St. Thomas resident’s hair standing on
Read morePuerto Rico Considers Closing Mayaguez Zoo After Puma Dies, Mulls Transferring Remaining Animals Because of Financial Crisis
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor said this week that he is evaluating whether to close the island’s only zoo as he announced
Read moreNational Hurricane Center Says That Tropical Storm Irma Strengthened Rapidly Into A Cat 3 Hurricane Poised To Strike St. Croix
IRMA IRKING: Category 3 Hurricane Irma began its westward track across the Atlantic Wednesday, becoming the ninth named storm of an increasingly busy hurricane season. Early
Read moreNOAA Issues Spaghetti Models Of Where Invest 93L Might Strike As Tropical Storm Irma Later In The Week
MIAMI — NOAA’s National Hurricane Center issued a Tropical Weather Outlook at 2 a.m. today due to an area of low pressure that could become a
Read moreNearly Two Epic Upsets In A Row For The Virgin Islands Men’s Basketball Team In Loss To Venezuela 86-84
[ad name=”HTML-68″] BUENOS AIRES — The Virgin Islands Men’s basketball team was going for two upset wins in a row. The hometown team defeated 24th-ranked
Read moreNational Hurricane Center Is Watching Invest 93L For Possible Impact In The Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico Next Week
[ad name=”HTML-68″] MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said this morning that it is watching a new area of low pressure near the African
Read moreVirgin Islands Ballers Show Canada How The Game Is Played at the AmeriCup Championships In Buenos Aires
STAR POWER: Walter Hodge (6) of the Virgin Islands drives the ball to the hoop during the 2017 AmeriCup Championships in Bahia Blanca, Argentina on
Read moreSex Tourism Capital of the Caribbean, The Dominican Republic, Also Leads The Region In The Number of Child Brides
PAID TO PLAY: Local girls enjoy a youth group meeting about sexual reproductive health in their community, Batey Yaco, on the outskirts of Santo Domingo,
Read moreVIPD Detains North Carolina Man Wayne Williams On Charges That He Grabbed An Underage Girl’s Butt In Front Of Her Parents
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A cruise ship passenger from North Carolina was taken into police custody when the Carnival Magic docked in St. Thomas
Read moreSTUDY: Humans Are Primarily Responsible For The Extinction of Mammal Species In The Caribbean
MONK SEAL: An extinct Caribbean mammal species. [ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — A Johns Hopkins paleontologist and her collaborative team of scientists report they have
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