CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gov. Kenneth Mapp has nominated 14 neighborhoods on St. Thomas and St. Croix as Qualified Opportunity Zones eligible for U.S. tax breaks under the
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POLICE: St. Thomas’ Osvaldo Tavarez Accused of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl In February
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested after allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in February, according to police
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U.S. Immigration Rounds Up Seven Illegal Aliens in Virgin Islands in Massive Sweep Over Three Regions
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — It’s the start of the Easter weekend for many, but for 271 immigrants, including several from the Caribbean nabbed
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Mapp Extends Passover and Easter Greetings To All Virgin Islanders For Camping Holiday
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gov. Kenneth Mapp has extended Passover and Easter greetings to all Virgin Islanders with the hope that
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MISTRIAL! Superior Court Judge Rules Hung Jury In Murder Trial of Retired Police Sergeant
FREDERIKSTED — A Superior Court jury took two days to deliberate but ultimately could not reach a unanimous decision in the second-degree murder trial of
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Puerto Rico Supreme Court Halts Embargo of Catholic Church Accounts With Teacher Pensions
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — An appeals court on Tuesday temporarily halted a judge’s ruling that ordered authorities to embargo the accounts
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St. Croix’s Eliezer Saldana Arrested By Police For Animal Neglect Charges After Hurricane Maria
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested Friday on animal neglect charges after a special police unit determined that he had failed to feed
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St. Croix’s Raymond Melendez, 46, Shot Dead While Riding His Bike At Night In Williams Delight
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — A man was shot dead while riding his bicycle in Estate Williams Delight on Sunday night, according to
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Murder Jury Deliberates For 6.5 Hours … Before Asking Judge For More Time … And Catered Lunch Tomorrow
Retired Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Sgt. Ronald Hatcher. [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — A Superior Court trial that was held with all
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PAHO Comes To Aid of BVI To Help It Remove Solid Waste After Destruction of Hurricane Irma
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is providing additional support to the recovery of the BVI’s Health Sector through funding from
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