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London’s Finance District, Steeped In Slavery, Confronts Its Past

LONDON — British ships ferried over three million enslaved African people across the Atlantic Ocean. Lloyd's of London insured many of those vessels, the people chained below deck sometimes categorized…

VI Free Press October 7, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Find Buckwheat Samuel, Wanted In Burglary On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help tonight to find a St. Thomas man wanted in connection to a burglary that occurred last month. Allen "Buckwheat" Samuel, 47, is wanted…

John McCarthy October 6, 2021

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Dominican Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty To Illegally Re-Entering The U.S. Virgin Islands

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic man previously deported after being convicted of heroin possession pleaded guilty this week to illegally re-entering the territory, authorities said. Timoteo Upia-Frias, 74, of…

John McCarthy October 6, 2021

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DPNR And Friends Of East End Marine Park To Host Astronomy By The Sea Saturday

TEAGUE BAY — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces that the Division of Coastal Zone Management in collaboration with Friends of the St. Croix…

John McCarthy October 6, 2021

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Utah Sex Offender With 5 Skulls Tattoo On Chest Arrested By VIDOJ At STT Airport

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Denise George has announced that that 41-year-old Dustin Bue Messerly, a registered sex offender, was arrested by Virgin Islands Department of Justice (VIDOJ) Special Agents…

John McCarthy October 5, 2021

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St. Thomas Man Who Takes Bat And Knife To Victim Near Cruise Ship Dock Arrested

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who allegedly hit a person with a bat and threatened them with a knife near the cruise ship dock was arrested Tuesday, authorities…

John McCarthy October 5, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Find 2 Missing Teenagers On St. Thomas: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The VIPD is asking for the St. Thomas community's assistance in locating 17-year-old Constance Brathwaite Phipps and 16-year-old K’Vante Brathwaite Phipps, who were last seen in Estate…

John McCarthy October 5, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Find Missing Teenager Solimar Barnes On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help this evening to find a missing teenager on St. Thomas, authorities said. Solimar Barnes, 15, has been missing for three days, family members…

John McCarthy October 5, 2021

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Social Security Announces Redesigned Statement, Available With My Account

WASHINGTON — Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today introduced a new look and feel to the Social Security Statement, available online through the my Social Security portal at…

Victor Rodriguez October 5, 2021

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Climate Change Is Killing The World’s Coral Reefs As Oceans Warm, Study Shows

MIAMI — The world's coral reefs are under attack by climate change and more will disappear if oceans keep warming, according to a report released today. The study by the…

VI Free Press October 5, 2021