KINGSHILL — Police are investigating after a man allegedly fired shots at three people in a residential area of St. Croix last month. Juanito Ortiz, Jr. 39, was arrested and charged with…
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Supreme Court Rules Against Puerto Rican Journalists Seeking Records From Board
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against an organization of Puerto Rican journalists in its quest for documents from the financial oversight board created to deal with the island territory’s bankruptcy. The…
Four-Car Collision Sends Female Driver Into The Drink Off Veterans Drive In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a four-car collision sent one of the vehicles off a St. Thomas waterfront drive and into the Caribbean Sea on Wednesday night. The VIPD Traffic…
Rules Committee Rubber Stamps Governor’s Nominations
CHRISTIANSTED — Senators in the Committee on Rules and Judiciary have voted to approve of Governor Albert Bryan’s nomination for the next Virgin Islands Attorney General, leaving Ariel Smith with one final…
Suspect In Natalee Holloway Disappearance Faces Extradition To U.S. On Fraud Charges
LIMA (AP) — Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean Island…
JPMorgan Alleges Former Executive ‘Thwarted’ Efforts To Cut Ties with Epstein
NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase claimed its former executive Jes Staley repeatedly “thwarted” its efforts to cut ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during Staley’s tenure at the bank, according to court…
CAUGHT ON CAMERA! Second Suspect Caught In Tag Team Metal Chain Assault On Old Man
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A second suspect has been arrested in the case of a couple beating an elderly man with a metal chain that was captured on surveillance video, authorities said. Yoshiri…
Two Journalists Killed In Haiti As Gang Violence Spikes
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Two local journalists have been killed in Haiti over the past couple of weeks as rampant gang violence has gripped the capital of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas. The Committee…
Fire Consumes Popular Street Market Near Haiti’s Capital
PETIONVILLE (AP) — A large fire tore through a street market in Haiti early Thursday, consuming thousands of dollars’ worth of goods as vendors wailed over their losses. The market, known as…
Five Killed In Haiti As Vigilante Crowds Target Suspected Gangs
PETIONVILLE (AP) — Vigilante killings are surging in Haiti’s capital and surrounding areas, where an additional five men were slain and set on fire Tuesday by a crowd that left one of…