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AG Denise George Wants A Peek At Accused Epstein Sex Madam Ghislaine Maxwell’s Sealed Testimony

NEW YORK — The U.S. Virgin Islands Attorney General, who has accused the estate of Jeffrey Epstein of being an ongoing criminal enterprise, asked a federal judge on Tuesday to grant…

VI Free Press September 3, 2020

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Due To Drought Conditions, USVI Farmers Might Qualify For USDA’s Livestock Forage Disaster Program

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In the past year, the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture (VIDA) in conjunction with the UVI Cooperative Extension Service Environmental Health and Climate Team, successfullyapplied for and…

VI Free Press August 27, 2020

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Gary Dodds, Former Congressional Candidate From New Hampshire, Arrested On Assault Charges

CANE BAY — A St. Croix resident who was arrested on assault charges Sunday is a well-known politician from the state of New Hampshire, the Virgin Islands Free Press has…

John McCarthy August 27, 2020

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Moody’s Upgrades V.I. Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation Bonds

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority announced that it received notice that Moody’s Investor Service has upgraded the tobacco settlement revenue non-liquid bonds of the Virgin Islands…

VI Free Press August 24, 2020

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15,000 Pounds of Progresso Chicken Soup Recalled … Because It’s Not Chicken Soup

FARIBAULT, Minnesota — Normally when a product recall is announced due to undeclared ingredients, it’s something simple, like the company forgetting to put onions or garlic on its ingredients label.…

Bro Bot August 22, 2020

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V.I. Council on the Arts Awarded Community Challenge Grant By AARP

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — V.I. Council on the Arts has been named a recipient of the 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant, one of 184 grantees selected in the United States. The grant is…

VI Free Press August 20, 2020

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Trump’s ‘Goebbels’ Arrested By Feds In NYC For ‘We Build The Wall’ Internet Scam

NEW YORK — Former White House adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested on charges that he and three others bilked donors in an online fundraising scheme called: "We Build The Wall."…

Bro Bot August 20, 2020

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U.S. Virgin Islands Added To New York’s ‘Mandatory 14-Day Quarantine’ List

ALBANY, N.Y. — Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the U.S. Virgin Islands and two states have been added to New York’s mandatory 14-day quarantine travel list. Four states, Alaska,…

Bro Bot August 12, 2020

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CDC Warns Americans Not To Come To U.S. Virgin Islands Due To ‘High Risk’ of Contracting COVID-19 Here

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning to Americans not to travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands if they don't have to. In its…

VI Free Press August 7, 2020

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Federal Judge: ‘Discriminatory’ To Deny Puerto Rico Access To U.S. Food Stamp, Medicare Aid

SAN JUAN — A federal judge on Monday ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. commonwealth access to three federal welfare programs in a…

VI Free Press August 4, 2020