BRIDGETOWN — Biodiversity in the Caribbean Sea is at serious risk, scientists are warning, with illegal fishing reducing fish stocks and placing the marine environment under increasing strain. According to the UN Food and Agriculture
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Assistant Secretary of Interior Douglas Domenech Tours Territory … 3rd Top Ranking Visit of Trump Administration
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The assistant secretary of the Interior Department, Douglas Domenech, arrived in the territory on Sunday. As head of the Office of Insular
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NEW GREAT WHITE HOPE FOR ST. CROIX? Breadfruit Whiskey: Chesapeake Bay Distillery Says It’s On
CHRISTIANSTED — Is it great white hope or great white hype? Some folks cook it with coconut milk and spices to make a curry dish.
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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Crew With Seeds, Corals Restore Environment in Puerto Rico
FAJARDO — As crews re-string electric lines and clear debris from Hurricane Maria, a small group of Puerto Rican and international conservationists is working on
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‘DIRTY THIRTY?’ European Union Puts U.S. Virgin Islands on Blacklist of Illegal Tax Havens
BRUSSELS — The U.S. Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis are set to be added next week to a European Union blacklist
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POLICE: Routine Traffic Stop Nabs Two St. Thomas Men With ‘Large Amount’ of Cocaine In Vehicle
ARRESTED: JESUS DEL ROSARIO RONDON (LEFT) AND KHADIN CALVIN FAHIE (RIGHT) [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Thomas men were arrested
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Dominican Gets 2 Years For Shooting Gun On Main Street St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was given two years in prison today by a federal judge for firing off his gun
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St. Croix Postal Worker Stephen Bernier Gets Three Years In Prison For Mailing 308 Pounds of Marijuana
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former St. Croix postal worker was given three years in prison by a federal judge on St. Thomas today for mailing
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Plaskett’s Former Legal Counsel Gets One Year And A Day In Prison For Cyberstalking Delegate
WASHINGTON — Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett’s former legal counsel will spend at least a year in prison for sharing private, nude images and videos
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St. Croix’s Jelani Marcus Hall Accused of Sexually Assaulting Two Minor Girls on Multiple Occasions
ARRESTED: JELANI MARCUS HALL [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — Police arrested a St. Croix man on charges related to sexually assaulting two female
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