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Gittens Calls For St. Croix’s Ambulances To Be Stationed At Juan F. Luis Hospital

CHRISTIANSTED — Senator Kenneth Gittens is calling for St. Croix’s ambulance services to be centrally located to ensure all residents have timely access to emergency medical care. “The ambulances on…

June 18, 2019

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Blyden Congratulates Scholarship Recipients And All 2019 Graduates

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Marvin Blyden extended his heartfelt congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 Marvin A. Blyden Scholarship. Through distribution by the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, the…

June 18, 2019

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SBA Announces Funding Opportunity To Support Small Business Innovation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the 2019 Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. The FAST Program is designed to stimulate economic development among small,…

June 17, 2019

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VIPD Arrests Edward ‘Eggnog’ Paul In Tulipan Welcome … Charged In Murder Of Choco Diaz

CHRISTIANSTED — An "armed and dangerous" person of interest in a Saturday morning shooting murder has been taken into custody without incident, authorities said. Edward "Eggnog" Paul, 42, was arrested…

John McCarthy June 17, 2019

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Police Investigating Shooting On Coki Point Road In St. Thomas Just After Midnight

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a shooting that took place just after midnight on Coki Point Road in St. Thomas, authorities said. Emergency 911 dispatchers sent officers from the…

John McCarthy June 16, 2019

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Police Searching For Edward Paul Wanted For Questioning In The Murder Of Choco Diaz

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are searching for a 42-year-old St. Croix resident wanted for questioning in a murder that took place in La Grande Princesse today. Edward "Eggnog" Paul was last seen…

John McCarthy June 15, 2019

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VIPD: Carlos ‘Choco’ Diaz Shot To Death Outside La Grande Princesse Bar Today

CHRISTIANSTED — A 37-year-old St. Croix man wanted for questioning in an animal cruelty case was gunned down in a La Grande Princesse bar early this morning, authorities said. Carlos…

John McCarthy June 15, 2019

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USAO: Four People Indicted On ‘Bulk Cash Smuggling’ Charges … Two Still On Lam

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal Grand Jury returned an indictment against four people on money laundering related charges including one man from Florida and one man from the British Virgin Islands,…

John McCarthy June 14, 2019

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VIPD Investigating Shooting Near Chicken Fry Restaurant On Kronprindsens Gade

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police were called to an area near the Chicken Fry Restaurant on Kronprindsens Gade to investigate a shooting victim Thursday night. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau also…

John McCarthy June 14, 2019

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Antigua Moves To Take Control Of Financially-Troubled Airline LIAT

ST. JOHN'S — A Caribbean airline that helps tie together the region's many island nations has been saved from going under — at least for now — by a rescue…

June 14, 2019