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Prominent Visiting NASA Rocket Scientist Drowned At Annaly Bay Tide Pools

CANE BAY — An internationally-prominent NASA scientist gathering information about "tropical convection processes" to gain a better understanding about how hurricanes operate in the Caribbean drowned at the Annaly Bay…

John McCarthy September 15, 2021

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Smithfield Man Arrested For Passing $1,440 In Counterfeit Checks: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — An unemployed St. Croix man was arrested Monday by detectives for passing more than $1,440 in counterfeit checks, authorities said. Javier Crispin, 34, of Smithfield, was arrested at…

John McCarthy September 14, 2021

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Sexual Relations With 15-Year-Old Girl Land Campo Rico Man In Jail … AGAIN!

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man who maintained an ongoing sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl in his own household was arrested on Monday morning, authorities said. Jacoy Q. Kentish,…

John McCarthy September 14, 2021

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DUTY CALL WAITING: VING Soldiers Only Get Vaccinated When Forced To By DoD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – With the assistance and coordination from the Virgin Islands Department of Health, service members were able to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the…

John McCarthy September 14, 2021

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Can VIDOJ Prosecute Child Sex Crime Case When St. Thomas Man Has Identical Twin?

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Although Dwight E. Isaac was arrested in April and charged with first-degree unlawful sexual contact, the Virgin Islands Police Department only released that information to Twitter in…

John McCarthy September 14, 2021

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USVI No Longer Has Lowest Vaccination Rate In USA; Vaxxed Patient Is 66th Death

CHRISTIANSTED — Territorial epidemiologist Esther Ellis revealed that the USVI now has had one COVID-19-related death in a fully-vaccinated person. “Therefore, 98.5 percent of our deaths have been among unvaccinated…

John McCarthy September 14, 2021

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Tropical Depression Expected To Form In The Atlantic In The Next 48 Hours: NHC

HOUSTON —Tropical Storm Nicholas hit the Texas coast early this morning as a hurricane and dumped more than a foot of rain along the same area swamped by Hurricane Harvey…

John McCarthy September 14, 2021

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DHS Employees Must Obey Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Or Be Terminated For Cause

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands government agency with the second-most employees says it will follow a sweeping new federal plan to fight COVID-19 that requires teachers and healthcare…

John McCarthy September 13, 2021

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WAPA Power Outage Sends Claude O. Markoe Students Back To Virtual Learning

FREDERIKSTED — A Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority blackout sent some west end elementary school students back to learning from home. The Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Croix…

John McCarthy September 13, 2021

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Mon Bijou Man Arrested After Routine Traffic Stop Nets Gun, Drugs, Fixings

FREDERIKSTED — A special police unit conducting a routine traffic stop of a motorist discovered that the driver had a gun, drugs and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle on Friday…

John McCarthy September 13, 2021