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VIHA Giving Territorial Tenants 1 Month To Enter Payment Plan For Back Rent Or Face Possible Eviction

FREDERIKSTED — The last day of a national moratorium on evictions was Friday and the Virgin Islands Housing Authority (VIHA) said it is encouraging its residents to enter into a…

VI Free Press July 27, 2020

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Nearly 3 Years After Hurricane Maria, Some Puerto Ricans Are Just Hoping For A New Blue Tarp

SAN JUAN — Nearly three years after Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, tens of thousands of homes remain badly damaged, many people face a hurricane season under fading blue…

VI Free Press July 25, 2020

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U.S. Fisherman Languishes In ‘Medieval’ Jail Cell In The British Virgin Islands, 3 U.S. Leaders Are Monitoring

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI — Two United States senators and a congressman wrote last month to a British Virgin Islands deputy governor asking him to release a New Jersey-based fisherman…

Bro Bot July 23, 2020

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Ohio Man Who Plied 16-Year-Old With Drinks, Then Raped Her Close To Christmas, Arrested in Puerto Rico

ARECIBO — An Ohio man accused of raping a 16-year-old girl was arrested by U.S. Marshals in Puerto Rico Thursday afternoon. Juan David Perez, 45, had been wanted by the Mahoning…

VI Free Press July 19, 2020

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2 National News Reports Say U.S. Virgin Islands Has Experienced A ‘3,533%’ Increase In COVID-19 Cases

We're Number One! Only it's not something we want to number one in. The highest percentage point increase in COVID-19 cases in all of the United States and its territories.…

Bro Bot July 15, 2020

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John Canegata Faces Hearing Before Republican National Committee Over Legitimacy Of His USVI Chairmanship

CHARLOTTE — John Canegata faces the equivalent of a trial before the Republican National Committee in the lead-up to the party’s convention re-nominating President Donald Trump. The hearing will be…

VI Free Press July 14, 2020

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St. John Resident Who Traveled To New Orleans To Have Sex With Underage Girl Twice Arrested By Feds, VIPD

CRUZ BAY — A St. John resident who allegedly went to Louisiana to have sex with an underage girl twice was extradited and booked into St. Tammany Parish jail today on…

Bro Bot July 7, 2020

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New York Man Gets Probation, $2.5 Million Fine After Multi-Million Dollar Kickback Scheme in USVI, PR

MONTPELIER — A New York man who siphoned off money from three General Services Administration projects totaling $34.4 million in St. Croix, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico was sentenced to…

John McCarthy July 6, 2020

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Coward Extradited From Baltimore To Face Charges In Barber Shop Armed Robbery

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — An alleged St. Thomas armed robber has been arrested in Maryland and will be brought back to the territory to face charges that he stole $2,000 from…

VI Free Press June 28, 2020

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Florida Resident Faces Extradition to Sint Maarten On Murder Charges, U.S. Attorney Says

ORLANDO — Dutch authorities are working with U.S. officials to extradite a Florida man who they say shot two people on Sint Maarten, injuring one and killing another, according to…

Bro Bot June 21, 2020