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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: Nelson Petty Jr. Sworn In As Public Works Commissioner

PROUD MOMENT: (From left) Gov. Kenneth Mapp, Julio Rhymer Sr., Nelson Petty Jr. and Lt. Gov. Osbert Potter. CHRISTIANSTED – Nelson Petty Jr. has been officially sworn in as Commissioner…

John McCarthy May 2, 2018

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SUDDEN DEATH: St. Thomas Man Hangs Himself With A Belt At Lindbergh Bay Beach Today

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man living on St. Thomas hanged himself with a belt at the Lindbergh Bay beach early this morning, authorities said. The…

John McCarthy May 1, 2018

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BUG OFF! Ticks, Mosquitoes and Fleas: Products of Summer Weather … On Increase

MIAMI — The number of people who get diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in recent years, federal health officials…

VI Free Press May 1, 2018

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Parole Board Decides It Will Visit Territorial Inmates in U.S. Mainland Prisons … Complete List

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Parole Board said that it will hear testimony from inmates incarcerated at various penal institutions from here to the U.S. mainland beginning May 21.…

John McCarthy May 1, 2018

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Virgin Islands Port Authority Buys Two New 45-Foot Pilot Boats For St. Thomas and St. John

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Louisiana-based shipbuilder Metal Shark has delivered two new custom welded aluminum vessels to the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA). The vessels, designed…

John McCarthy April 30, 2018

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SBA Opens New Disaster Loans Outreach Center at F’sted Fire Station Tomorrow

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today the opening of an SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) at the Emile Henderson Sr.…

John McCarthy April 30, 2018

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Partnership Between USVI Ports and Florida Caribbean Cruise Association ‘Never Better’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Michele Paige, President of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA), says the partnership with the ports of the U.S. Virgin Islands is “at an all-time high." Her comments…

John McCarthy April 30, 2018

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POLICE: Human Remains Found This Morning At Green Cay Marina Are Jason Parr’s of North Carolina

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: JASON PARR OF NORTH CAROLINA [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The dead body found this morning at Green Cay Marina has been confirmed by…

John McCarthy April 29, 2018

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MEDICAL EXAMINER’S CAR: Seen Leaving Green Cay Marina Service Road: Jason Parr Missing

MISSING MAN: JASON PARR FROM NORTH CAROLINA [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Police on St. Croix are looking for missing person 46-year-old Jason Parr of North Carolina, authorities…

John McCarthy April 29, 2018

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VIPD: St. Thomas’ Khalid Guishard Gunned Down Near Hospital Ground Early This Morning

SHOT DEAD TODAY: KHALID GUISHARD [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- On Saturday, April 28, 2018 at about 3:01 a.m., police on patrol reported via radio to Central…

John McCarthy April 28, 2018