MOSCOW (Reuters) — Russia’s foreign ministry said today that the United States was reviving piracy and banditry in the Caribbean Sea by blockading Venezuela and said it hoped that U.S. President Donald Trump’s pragmatism would…
FREDERIKSTED — Some 5, 241 WAPA customers living on St. Croix woke up to a home without electricity on Christmas morning. The Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority heaped praise on its linemen for merely…
St, Croix will be cloudy and breezy with a little rain this Christmas morning and a high of 83, AccuWeather said. Tonight St. Croix will experience partly cloudy conditions and a low of 68, according…
With Christmas Day fast approaching, along with Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, we asked Gemini if Old Saint Nick was concerned about President Trump’s tariffs on children’s prospective toys … While Santa is…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating an ambush robbery on the grounds of the University of the Virgin Islands’ St. Thomas campus Monday night. The Criminal Investigation Bureau said a first-degree robbery was reported on…
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — The United States told the United Nations on Tuesday it will impose and enforce sanctions “to the maximum extent” to deprive Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of resources as Russia warned other…
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health has launched an online food and water safety complaint portal, making it easier for residents to report suspected foodborne or waterborne illnesses, as well as concerns related to…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it has been pursuing since Sunday, a U.S. official and…
CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA has started filling up tankers with crude and fuel oil it has in storage as inventories mount amid moves by the U.S. to seize Venezuela-linked ships, according…
CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela’s ruling-party controlled National Assembly unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that allows prison sentences of up to 20 years for anyone who promotes or finances what it describes as piracy or…