Community Affairs – Page 107 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Puerto Ricans Were Forced To Change Their Hairstyles After Hurricane Maria Passed

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Not long after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, unleashing floodwaters, flattening homes, and knocking out the power supply, Consuelo Quezada noticed another,…

John McCarthy January 24, 2018

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Police Say They Are Investigating Who Slashed Pit Bull With Machete In Estate Strawberry

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Police want to know who hacked a pit bull with a machete so severely that it sent the dog to a veterinarian, badly…

John McCarthy January 22, 2018

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TRUE COLORS: Palm Beach Jet Set Goes All Out For Virgin Islands Fundraiser … It’s For The British and They Get $40K

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WELLINGTON -- A fundraiser last week in Florida brought in some big money for hurricane relief in the British Virgin Islands. The Thursday event was co-hosted…

John McCarthy January 16, 2018

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Banco Popular To Re-Open St. Thomas Branch On Tuesday That Closed Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- After suffering major damage following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the Banco Popular Fort Mylner branch underwent repairs and renovations and will re-open its…

John McCarthy January 13, 2018

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Puerto Rican Man Gets Seven Years, Dominican Gets Four Years Under Plea Agreements For McDonald’s Shotgun Robbery on St. Thomas

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Helwood Urbina Paris, 20, of Puerto Rico, and Hanselo Recio, 18, of the Dominican Republic, were sentenced Thursday for their roles in…

John McCarthy January 12, 2018

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VIPD Employee Arrested and Charged With Domestic Violence In Same Sex Bottle Assault Case

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman arrested in connection with a domestic violence assault works for Virgin Islands Police Department, the Virgin Islands Free Press has confirmed. At about…

Bro Bot January 2, 2018

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Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission To Hold Special Meeting in St. Croix on Friday

CHRISTIANSTED – The Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission announces that it will hold a Special Commission Meeting on Friday December 29, 2017 beginning at 11:00 a.m. The Commission will consider…

VI Free Press December 27, 2017

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Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Invites Residents of St. Thomas To Clean-Up Downtown With ‘Rock City Clean Streets’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Department of Planning and Natural Resources Commissioner Dawn Henry invites the residents of the St. Thomas community to volunteer their services for a clean-up drive of downtown…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

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5 Names of People Who Died In Plane Crash At Henry Rohlsen Airport On Thursday Released

TRAGIC FLIGHT: Killed five people on St. Croix, including soca singer Kyle "Kylo" Sylvester of the Stylee Band and the pilot David Richardson of St. Thomas. FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

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Reckless St. Croix Motorist Drives Into Utility Pole Near Gallows Bay Early Sunday Morning … No Injuries Reported

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- An errant St. Croix motorist drove into a utility pole early Sunday morning downtown and when it fell it knocked down part of an abandoned building.…

John McCarthy December 10, 2017