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Coast Guard Searches For 2 Overdue Fishermen In Waters Off Vieques and Yabucoa

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface crews are searching for two overdue fishermen Saturday in waters south of Vieques and Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Overdue are Marcos Jonael Calzada Parilla…

John McCarthy March 14, 2022

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Police Need Your Help To Find Missing Minor Dahmaris Mendez of Clifton Hill In St. Croix

KINGSHILL — Police need your help today to find a missing minor on St. Croix. Dahmaris Mendez, 17, of Clifton Hill, has been missing for 17 days, the Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy March 13, 2022

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VIWMA Illegal Dumping Training Seminar To Take Place This Week

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA), in conjunction with RCAP Solutions Inc., invites the community to participate in a free informational training to raise awareness on illegal…

John McCarthy March 12, 2022

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World’s Largest Cruise Ship – Wonder of the Seas – to Visit St. Thomas This Month

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The most majestic cruise ship in the world will sail into the Crown Bay harbor on Tuesday, March 22. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Wonder of the Seas…

John McCarthy March 11, 2022

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Social Security and OIG Hold National Slam The Scam Day

The Social Security Administration and the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are partnering to raise public awareness about Social Security imposter scams during the third annual “Slam the Scam”…

Victor Rodriguez March 11, 2022

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Georgia Man With 4 Pounds Of Pot In Bag Gets 4 Months In Prison

CHRISTIANSTED — A Georgia man with ties to St. Croix got one month in prison for every pound of marijuana he brought to the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport last year.…

John McCarthy March 10, 2022

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Coast Guard Rescues 4 Men, 5 Women From Disabled Pleasure Craft Near Judith’s Fancy

CHRISTIANSTED — A Coast Guard boat crew rescued nine persons from a disabled vessel Sunday evening, about 100 yards east of Judith's Fancy in St. Croix. The rescued, four men…

John McCarthy March 10, 2022

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CBP, DEA Agents Seize St. Thomas Aircraft Tied To Smuggling Activities

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized a St. Thomas aircraft on Tuesday suspected of having been used for smuggling events. During an…

John McCarthy March 10, 2022

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Puerto Rico Says It Made Putin’s List of ‘Unfriendly Countries’ … BVI, Too

MIAMI — A Miami Herald columnist is reporting this morning that no "Latin American" country has made Putin's list of "unfriendly countries." Puerto Rico is a territory of the United…

John McCarthy March 10, 2022

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DPNR Reintroduces Ground Lizard To St. Croix After 50 Years On Offshore Islands

CHRISTIANSTED —DPNR has reintroduced the St. Croix Ground Lizard (Ameiva polops) to the main island of St. Croix for the first time in 50 years. DPNR Commissioner Jean-Pierre L.…

John McCarthy March 9, 2022