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Police Commissioner Velinor Answers Tough Questions About Violence In Hospital Ground: PART TWO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police Commissioner Trevor Velinor flew over to St. Thomas with a contingent of Special Operations Bureau Virgin Islands Police Department officers to get a first-hand look at…

John McCarthy April 12, 2020

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Police Commissioner Velinor Takes Questions From Community About Recent Violence In Hospital Ground

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Police Commissioner took to the airwaves Good Friday to give a strong message to the territory about the recent violence in Hospital Ground, St. Thomas: the…

John McCarthy April 11, 2020

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Reggae Artists Unite For COVID-19 Relief In ‘Jamaica, Together We Stand’ Benefit Concert On Easter Sunday

KINGSTOWN — Several top Jamaican singers are throwing their support this Easter Sunday for a COVID-19 virtual telethon for Jamaica. Being presented under the theme: "Jamaica, Together We Stand," named after…

VI Free Press April 10, 2020

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St. Thomas Man Who Shot To Death U.S. Attorney’s Son… Himself Shot To Death In Hospital Ground: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man convicted of the Main Street broad-daylight shooting death of an Assistant U.S. Attorney's son nearly 20 years ago was himself shot dead early…

John McCarthy April 9, 2020

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DHS Announces Additional SNAP Benefits For Recipients Due To COVID-19 Crisis

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) announces that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will issue additional SNAP benefits to current recipients during the months…

VI Free Press April 9, 2020

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Human Services To Resume Head Start Lunches This Week … Stop During Easter

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services said that Head Start "program classrooms" remain closed territory-wide until further notice. Human Services said the distribution of meals to…

VI Free Press April 7, 2020

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AG: People Who Ignore Social Distancing ‘Orders’ Could Face Criminal Charges

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Attorney General Denise George is reminding residents that those who willfully violate emergency executive orders and directives of Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and Health Commissioner…

VI Free Press April 7, 2020

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Senator Blyden ‘Deeply Troubled’ By Governor’s Shut Down Of USVI Beaches

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Marvin Blyden, who called earlier this week for a moratorium on anchoring permits to stem the flow of visiting private boats, sharply disagreed Monday with the Bryan…

VI Free Press April 7, 2020

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Commissioner Velinor Taps Vivianne Newton To Be St. John’s Deputy Police Chief

CRUZ BAY — Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor announced the appointment of Detective Vivianne P. Newton as Deputy Chief of Police for the island of St. John on Wednesday. Deputy…

Bro Bot April 3, 2020

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UVI’s Director Of Center For Student Success Dies Of COVID-19 In Kentucky

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands' director of the Center for Student Success has died of the coronavirus while on the U.S. mainland, according to a message…

Bro Bot April 2, 2020