Woman In Paradise Wins 2 Tickets To Space Via Virgin Galactic Raffle
SAINT JOHN'S — A health coach from Antigua and Barbuda has won two tickets worth almost $1 million to be among Virgin Galactic's first space tourists, the company said. Keisha…
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AMBER ALERT! Police Need Your Help To Find Cataleya Lehlani Deberry On St. Croix
KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Police Department issued an amber alert over a missing toddler on St. Croix early this morning. Cataleya Lehlani Deberry, 2, was reported missing by family…
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Communist Cuba Records Runaway Inflation Of Over 70%
HAVANA — Cuba will have an inflation rate of over 70 percent by the end of 2021, Economy Minister Alejandro Gil said on Tuesday. Cuba's economy shrank 10.9 percent in…
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Hospital CEO Says Vaccines Are Best Bet To Reduce Health Risks From COVID-19
DIAMOND RUBY — The Juan F. Luis Hospital encourages community members and tourists to continue to implement precautionary measures during the holiday season in order to avoid exposure to COVID-19…
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Paradise Man Who Gun-Butted Girlfriend, Threw Her Into Wall Arrested In Bar: VIPD
FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD's Special Operations Bureau found a man in a Grove Place bar who was accused of gun-butting his girlfriend and then throwing her into a wall at…
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HAITI: Captive Missionaries Made Daring Nighttime Escape With Toddler In Tow
BERLIN, Ohio — Captive missionaries in Haiti found freedom last week by making a daring overnight escape, eluding their kidnappers and walking for miles over difficult, moonlit terrain with an…
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BOC: St. Thomas Jail Detainee Who Tested Positive For TB Released From Hospital
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The detainee at the Criminal Justice Center on St. Thomas who tested positive for Tuberculosis (TB) on November 29, 2021, has now been released from the Schneider…
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VIPD To Motoring Public: This Holiday Season – Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over!
FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department and Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety encourage motorists to have a plan this holiday season, whether driving, riding, or hosting holiday festivities.…
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Enighed Contant Man Captured On Video Surveillance Arrested For Stabbing: VIPD
CRUZ BAY — A St. John man who was allegedly captured on surveillance video stabbing another individual surrendered to police without incident this weekend, authorities said. Gregory B. Louis, Jr.,…
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COVID-Plagued RCG Cruise Ship Symphony Of The Seas Docked In St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — At least 48 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas cruise ship that docked in St. Thomas on Wednesday, the company said,…