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UVI Students Take Top Honors at National Biomedical Research Conference

Annual Biomedical Medical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) Award Winners INDIANAPOLIS -- Three students from the University of the Virgin Islands, the Caribbean’s preeminent Historically Black College and University (HBCU)…

John McCarthy November 27, 2018

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Magnitude 5.6 Earthquake Hits In Caribbean Off Central America, USGS Says

Originally listed at 5.9 magnitude, the quake hit at 3.56 p.m. on Sunday. It struck at a depth of 6.2 miles (10 km) and was centered 96km 60 miles (96…

John McCarthy November 26, 2018

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POLICE: St. Thomas’ Jermaine Godat Shot To Death In Estate Polyberg Today

JERMAINE GODAT: SHOT TO DEATH ON ST. THOMAS TODAY [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man was shot to death today in Polyberg and left to die…

John McCarthy November 25, 2018

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Security Guard Shot To Death At Charles Harwood … Two Murders In Two Hours!

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands notched two murders in two hours and twenty minutes today as crime continued to spiral out of control. The first murder occurred on St. Croix…

John McCarthy November 25, 2018

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POLICE STATE: U.S. Attorney Says Local Cops Must Wear A Body Camera From Now On

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today that the Virgin Islands Police Department is the recipient of $300,000 as part of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Body-Worn…

John McCarthy November 23, 2018

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WAPA Cuts Off Water Supply From Kingshill to Frederiksted To Do ‘Emergency’ Repairs

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said it cut off the water supply to its potable water customers from Kingshill at mid-island to the western end of…

John McCarthy November 23, 2018

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WITHHELD BY VIPD! St. Thomas Man Murdered At Bovoni Early on Election Day

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police on St. Thomas say they are investigating a report of shots fired and a man down in the Bovoni housing project early on Tuesday. Harim Prince,…

John McCarthy November 21, 2018

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St. Thomas Man Allegedly Punches Pregnant Woman In Face, Sits On Her Belly

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police arrested a St. Thomas man after they said he punched a pregnant woman in the face and sat on her belly. Reynaldo Williams, 27, of Frenchman's Bay…

John McCarthy November 21, 2018

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Polls Close At 7 p.m. Tonight, Fawkes Encourages Everyone To Vote In Runoff Election

VIRGIN ISLANDS ELECTIONS OFFICIALS ON ST. THOMAS TODAY CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The supervisor of elections said that she "is happy" to report "the steady rise" in voters with the 3…

John McCarthy November 20, 2018

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North Carolina Man Thought Armed Hold-Up Was A Hoax … Never Left Bar Stool Until Shot

CHRISTIANSTED -- The North Carolina man who was killed at Castaway's Bar thought that the armed holdup was a put-on when it was happening in real time -- and he…

John McCarthy November 20, 2018