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Biden Awards $150,000 To USVI For Internet Training Programs

WASHINGTON — The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced that the U.S. Virgin Islands received its first grant for developing digital skills training programs under the Biden-Harris Administration’s…

John McCarthy May 17, 2023

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Military Aims For October To Begin Draining Hawaii Fuel Tanks That Poisoned Water

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. military today proposed an October start date for a plan to drain a World War II-era fuel tank facility that poisoned 6,000 people when it…

John McCarthy May 17, 2023

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Elon Musk Subpoenaed In Jeffrey Epstein Litigation Per USVI’s Case

NEW YORK (Reuters) — The USVI has subpoenaed Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk for documents in its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of helping enable sexual abuses by late sex offender…

John McCarthy May 15, 2023

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Woman Held In Connection With Shooting Deaths of Two NYU Students In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A woman in Puerto Rico has been detained in connection with the shooting deaths of two New York University students who were vacationing on the island. The…

John McCarthy May 15, 2023

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Supreme Court Rules Against Puerto Rican Journalists Seeking Records From Board

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an organization of Puerto Rican journalists in its quest for documents from the financial oversight board created to deal with the island territory’s…

John McCarthy May 12, 2023

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JPMorgan Alleges Former Executive ‘Thwarted’ Efforts To Cut Ties with Epstein

NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase claimed its former executive Jes Staley repeatedly “thwarted” its efforts to cut ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during Staley's tenure at the bank, according…

John McCarthy May 11, 2023

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USVI Girls Under 19 Volleyball Team Struggles Against Stronger USA Team

COLORADO SPRINGS — The U.S. Girls U-19 National Team began pool play with a resounding victory over the USVI 3-0 (25-6, 25-18, 25-12) at the NORCECA Pan American Cup in…

John McCarthy May 10, 2023

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Jury Says Trump Must Pay E. Jean Carroll $5 Million For Sexual Abuse and Defamation

NEW YORK — A federal jury in New York today found former President Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and forcibly touching the writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s,…

John McCarthy May 9, 2023

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Man Accused of Putting Hidden Camera In Public Bathroom On Royal Caribbean Ship

SAN JUAN (CNN) — The FBI’s San Juan Division is working to identify potential victims after a man was charged with video voyeurism and attempted possession of child exploitation material…

John McCarthy May 9, 2023

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Woman Linked To Birthday Shootings of Two NYU Students Held In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The woman suspected of shooting and killing two NYU students in Puerto Rico has been detained. Franco Medina, 29, and 28-year-old Sergio Palomino Ruiz were pursuing MBAs at…

John McCarthy May 9, 2023