National News – Page 163 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Law Enforcement Officials Honored In National Virtual Awards Ceremony Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal, state, local and territorial law enforcement and prosecutors were honored in a virtual Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) ceremony this morning. The awards ceremony…

John McCarthy December 8, 2021

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Puerto Rico On The Road To Becoming A Film Production Mecca

SAN JUAN — Leveraging tax incentives and the lure of its tropical and historical locales, Puerto Rico has served as a shooting location for installments of heavyweight Hollywood franchises Pirates…

VI Free Press December 8, 2021

At VIFreep Breaking News Caribbean News

Puerto Rico Mayor Pleads Guilty To Taking Bribes For Millions In Municipal Contracts

SAN JUAN — A mayor pleaded guilty yesterday to engaging in a bribery scheme in which he received cash payments in exchange for awarding Puerto Rico municipal contracts to an…

John McCarthy December 3, 2021

At VIFreep Business News National News

Social Security Benefits To Increase In 2022

About 23,000 people of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds in U.S. Virgin Islands (and 850,000 in Puerto Rico) qualify for a 5.9 percent increase in their Social Security benefits in…

Victor Rodriguez December 1, 2021

At VIFreep Breaking News Education News

U.S. Department of Education Approves $138M Rescue Plan For K-12 USVI Schools

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the approval of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education’s (VIDE) American Rescue Plan Outlying Areas State Educational Agency (ARP-OA SEA)…

John McCarthy November 24, 2021

At VIFreep Breaking News Education News

Second UVI Student Participates in HBCU White House Press Briefing

WASHINGTON — For the second time this semester, a University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) communication student enjoyed the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to participate in a White House press briefing. Nadege Barber, sophomore, communication minor and president of the student group UVI Association of Black…

John McCarthy November 23, 2021

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Las Vegas Straw Purchaser Of Guns Gets Nearly 2 Years For Handoff To St. Thomian

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Nevada man who straw purchased guns — including a machine gun and a Glock — was given nearly two years in prison by a federal judge…

John McCarthy November 22, 2021

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Feds Explore Rock City To Hotlanta Connection After Opioid Death Here

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Federal prosecutors have charged a man with conspiracy to possess and sell a dangerous opioid following an investigation into a woman’s possible overdose death on St. Thomas,…

John McCarthy November 19, 2021

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

Social Security Can Help You Start Or Return To Work

If you rely on Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and want to start or return to work, we can help. Ticket to Work (Ticket) is a program that supports…

Victor Rodriguez November 18, 2021

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Crucian Security Guard Arrested On Fugitive Child Abuse Charges At Hotel

CHRISTIANSTED — V.I. Attorney General Denise N. George announced that Adan Garza Jr. of St. Croix was arrested this evening at the King Christian Hotel by Special Agents of the…

John McCarthy November 12, 2021