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PLASKETT OPINION: Virgin Islands Must Be Sober-Minded As We Execute Our Rebuilding

Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) poses with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) By STACEY PLASKETT, VIRGIN ISLANDS DELEGATE TO CONGRESS SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS In the early morning hours…

VI Free Press February 21, 2018

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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Spirit Airlines To Expand Service To St. Croix Starting In May

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIRAMAR -- Spirit Airlines is bringing more flights to the territory even as the region as a whole recovers from the destructive 2017 hurricane season. The…

John McCarthy February 20, 2018

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St. Croix’s Tim Duncan Gets $7.5 Million Settlement From Financial Advisor Who Fleeced Him

SAN ANTONIO -- Retired San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan has agreed to accept $7.5 million to settle his lawsuits against a former financial adviser he accused of bilking him out…

John McCarthy February 12, 2018

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Commerce Secretary Rules V.I., P.R. and Florida Fisheries Suffered ‘Catastrophic’ Damage and Fishermen Can Get Grants, Loans

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross ruled the U.S. Virgin Islands, Florida and Puerto Rico all suffered catastrophic fishery disasters after Hurricanes Irma…

John McCarthy February 12, 2018

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V.I. Republican National Committeeman Says Plaskett Should Be Willing To Work With G.O.P. For Good of Territory

CHRISTIANSTED — V.I. Republican National Committeeman Jevon Williams released the following statement in response to Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett’s criticism of the administration in the opinion page of today’s Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy February 7, 2018

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OPINION: Del. Plaskett Explains Why She Will Never Attend Another Trump State of the Union Speech

By CONGRESSWOMAN STACEY PLASKETT I did not have high expectations for this year’s State of the Union address. But I expected that the President would be duty bound to address…

VI Free Press February 7, 2018

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Former President Bill Clinton Tours St. Thomas and St. John and Promises Disaster Aid From Clinton Foundation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Former President Bill Clinton backed up Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp’s assertion that rebuilding with added resiliency is the right thing to do in the territory. During…

John McCarthy February 6, 2018

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Republican National Committee Adopts Virgin Islands Resolution On Trump’s U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Policy

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee adopted a resolution from Virgin Islands GOP National Committeeman Jevon Williams that called upon Congress to cease foreign aid…

John McCarthy February 3, 2018

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South Carolina Man Steven Jaheim Baxter Was Also Arrested On Drug and Gun Charges Last Year: LCPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The South Carolina man arraigned on federal gun charges Wednesday was previously arrested in his home state with a pound of marijuana, four grams of ecstasy, and a…

VI Free Press February 1, 2018

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Consider Yourself Lucky More People Didn’t Die During the 2017 Hurricane Season … Is There A Reason Why?

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- The 2017 storm season tormented the U.S. with four hurricane landfalls and scores of deaths, but a preliminary review shows no one succumbed to the…

John McCarthy January 28, 2018