CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man wanted for questioning in an illegal gun possession case in Hospital Ground was arrested in Oklahoma after a traffic stop, authorities said. Romeo Walter is…
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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 her intervention…
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 became a…
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 learned. Gary…
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 Tobacco Settlement…
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. A new…
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 to be…
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.” The charges…
St. Thomas Fugitive Arrested On Murder Warrant In North Carolina 2 Months Ago Is Returned To The Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After being arrested two months ago in North Carolina, a St. Thomas man was taken into official custody by officers of the Virgin Islands Police Department in Durham on…
EXCLUSIVE! RNC Rules John Canegata Is Not Virgin Islands GOP Chairman
WASHINGTON — In a blistering ruling issued late today, the Republican National Committee stripped the Virgin Islands of most of its delegates to this month’s GOP convention and further ruled that John…