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VING Members Gripe About Toxic Leadership: Letters

The Virgin Island’s National Guard (VING), an organization that was once know for its strong presence in the community, is now depleting in size due to many issues. Losing one…

John McCarthy August 30, 2022

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Cuba Asks For U.S. Help To Rebuild Destroyed Fuel Depot

HAVANA — Cuba has asked the United States for help in restoring a major fuel storage plant devastated by a massive fire that left 16 people dead, the island nation's…

John McCarthy August 30, 2022

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Britain’s Biggest Warship Halted By Mechanical Issue

ISLE OF WIGHT — Britain’s biggest warship, HMS Prince of Wales, has suffered a mechanical issue shortly after leaving southern England for what the Royal Navy described as a "landmark…

John McCarthy August 30, 2022

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Woman Who Used Bank Float To Heist $20,000 Faces Grand Larceny Charge

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman who used a banking institution's own float against it to net almost $20.000 was arrested by police on Monday. Semone Rey, 30, was…

John McCarthy August 30, 2022

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Man Arrested For Punching Woman In Face On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man on St. Thomas was arrested Sunday for punching a woman in the face, authorities said. Eliasib Vias-Marcial, 34, was placed under arrest and charged with…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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CAHS School Monitor Faces Possible Life Sentence For Sex With Students On Camera

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal grand jury returned an Indictment today charging Alfredo Bruce Smith, 51, of St. Thomas, with twenty counts of charges including production of child pornography, coercion…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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Man Who Stole Car Battery Arrested For Conch Shell Assault

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man caught crawling under a car to steal its battery in a St. Thomas parking lot was charged with attacking a man with a conch shell, authorities…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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4 Shooting Deaths In 5 Days Shocks St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — Crucians reacted with shock and dismay on social media after waking up to the news this morning that four St. Croix men had died by gun violence within…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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EXCLUSIVE: St. Croix Mourns Estate Paradise Shooting Victims

FREDERIKSTED — Two St. Croix men are dead after suffering multiple gunshot wounds in Estate Paradise late last night. Steven Hodge Jr., 18, and Aurelio Rivera, 34, have been positively…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022

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Help Police Find Man Who Shot Woman In Face At Dance Party

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is asking for your help to find a man wanted for shooting a woman in the face at a dance party this summer.…

John McCarthy August 29, 2022