USVI offers a dazzling paradise of beaches, color and historic sites
CRUZ BAY — The beaches of the U.S. Virgin Islands dazzle with light and color. Tropical breezes drift across palm-lined bays. The three main islands - St. Thomas, St. John…
St. Croix: Cloudy, breezy, a bit of rain in the afternoon, high 86
CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be cloudy and breezy with a bit of rain in the afternoon and a high of 86. AccuWeather said. Abundant moisture from the east…
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Haiti gang leader denies ties to 400 Mawozo group, or role in kidnapping U.S. missionaries
WASHINGTON (Miami Herald) — Germine Joly, the Haitian gang leader who ran a gunrunning conspiracy and kidnapping racket from the inside of a Haitian jail, denied any gang affiliation or…
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Zelenskiy says he won’t join Istanbul talks after Putin sent ‘decorative’ delegation
ISTANBUL — Russia's Vladimir Putin spurned a challenge to meet face to face with Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Turkey on Thursday, instead sending a second-tier delegation to planned peace talks, while Ukraine's…
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Sayif Brooks gets 8 years for driving through 79-year-old man
KINGSHILL — Sayif Brooks, 32, of St. Croix, was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for negligent homicide by motor vehicle, Virgin Islands Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea said…
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Carnival Cruise Line SLAMMED by mourning woman who was refused a refund for her ‘forced’ cancelled vacation
MIAMI — A woman who suffered a tragic miscarriage just days before she was set to embark on a cruise has claimed that the cruise line is now refusing to…
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Pepsi, Coca-Cola to blame for plastic waste crisis in the USVI, lawsuit alleges
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands government is suing PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over the companies' alleged roles in the territory's "dire" plastic waste problem. The lawsuit claims the companies…
Brooks attends Caribbean police commissioners conference in Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Police Commissioner Mario Brooks attended the 39th Annual Association of Caribbean Police Commissioners meeting at the Arthur Chung Convention Center in Greater Georgetown. this week The week-long…
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Are drivers breaking the law if they don’t use their turn signals?
Are turn signals optional on Miami roads? Sure seems that way sometimes. Here’s what Florida law says about the use of turn signals on the road: What does Florida law…
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National Weather Service seeks to fill 155 ‘critical’ vacancies ahead of hurricane season
MIAMI (CNN) — The National Weather Service is seeking to fill 155 positions at offices throughout the country by offering reassignment opportunities for qualified National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)…