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Venezuelan Who Claimed ‘Pirates’ Put A Gun To His Head and Made Him Smuggle Cocaine Gets 4 Years
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Venezuelan Who Claimed ‘Pirates’ Put A Gun To His Head and Made Him Smuggle Cocaine Gets 4 Years

CHRISTIANSTED — A Venezuelan defendant who claimed that armed pirates forced him and 10 others to smuggle 121 pounds into St. Croix got nearly four years in prison today. Daniel…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2022
Ex Puerto Rico Legislator Gets 5 Years For Bribery and Kickback Scheme
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Ex Puerto Rico Legislator Gets 5 Years For Bribery and Kickback Scheme

SAN JUAN — A former Puerto Rico legislator was sentenced Wednesday to 57 months in prison for engaging in a bribery and kickback scheme. He was also ordered to pay…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2022
Ricky Martin Sues Penniless Nephew, Alleges Million-Dollar Losses
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Ricky Martin Sues Penniless Nephew, Alleges Million-Dollar Losses

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rican superstar Ricky Martin filed a lawsuit Wednesday against his indigent, mentally ill nephew that accused him of extortion, malicious persecution, abuse of law and damages…
Posted by John McCarthy September 8, 2022
Shark Attack in the Bahamas Kills 58-Year-Old American Woman
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Shark Attack in the Bahamas Kills 58-Year-Old American Woman

NASSAU — A 58-year-old Pennsylvania woman died in a bull shark attack in The Bahamas on Tuesday, police said. The woman has been identified as Caroline DiPlacido from Millcreek Township. She…
Posted by John McCarthy September 7, 2022
VIDOH Offers Vaccine To Protect Against New COVID-19 Strains
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VIDOH Offers Vaccine To Protect Against New COVID-19 Strains

CHRISTIANSTED — During today’s Government House weekly briefing, Territorial Epidemiologist Dr. Esther Ellis announced that the Virgin Islands Department of Health (DOH) now has doses of a new COVID-19 vaccine that…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2022
Initiatives Help To Promote Children’s Libraries and Literacy 
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Initiatives Help To Promote Children’s Libraries and Literacy 

The Community of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has recently been honored with an invitation to serve as an affiliate Center for the Book.  The Center for the Book was originally founded…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2022
Stranded Fisherman Clinging To Rock Saved By Coast Guard During Tropical Storm Earl Off Dog Island
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Stranded Fisherman Clinging To Rock Saved By Coast Guard During Tropical Storm Earl Off Dog Island

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 50-year-old fisherman clinging to jagged rocks off Dog Island in St. Thomas was saved Sunday by the Coast Guard in a daring rescue during Tropical Storm Earl.…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2022
Cuban Scientists Work To Save Rare Crocodile
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Cuban Scientists Work To Save Rare Crocodile

CIENAGA DE ZAPATA — Shirtless and waist-deep in the dark waters of Cuba's palm-speckled Zapata Swamp, researcher Etiam Perez releases a baby crocodile confiscated from illegal hunters back into the…
Posted by John McCarthy September 6, 2022
CPB Agents Nab Wanted Florida Fugitive At CEK
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CPB Agents Nab Wanted Florida Fugitive At CEK

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man was flagged at the St. Thomas airport as being wanted for dealing in stolen property in Florida, authorities said. John Stephen Grandgerard, 37, of Jacksonville,…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2022
VIPD’s Special Ops Unit Spoils Planned Shooting Near Waterfront
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VIPD’s Special Ops Unit Spoils Planned Shooting Near Waterfront

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Special Operations Bureau (SOB) got word from the VIPD Intel Unit that a possible shooting was going to take place near Friendly's Bar in Savan on Regjerings Gade on Saturday.  Officers arrived…
Posted by John McCarthy September 5, 2022

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