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Kentucky Tourist Missing On St. John Since Wednesday: VIPD

CRUZ BAY — The Virgin Islands Police Department said it is currently looking for a tourist from the U.S. mainland who has been missing for four days. Lucy Schuhmann, 48, a visitor…

John McCarthy September 21, 2019

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VIPD: Armed Robbery Of Woman At Guttets Gade In St. Thomas Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a 911 call that directed officers to the downtown area of Guttets Gade, Charlotte Amalie on St. Thomas in response to…

John McCarthy September 19, 2019

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VIPD: Colorado Man Takes Two Advil At Night In St. John And Dies In The Morning

CRUZ BAY – The Virgin Islands Police Department was notified of an unresponsive Caucasian male at a villa in the Catherineberg area on St. John at about 9:37 p.m. on Sunday.…

John McCarthy September 19, 2019

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PORTRAIT OF DORIAN GRAY: St. Croix Senator Urges Support For The Bahamas In Urgent Humanitarian Crisis

CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix Senator Kenneth Gittens expressed his profound sympathies to the people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Dorian and urged Virgin…

VI Free Press September 3, 2019

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Dreaded Storm Hurricane Dorian Wipes Out Marsh Harbour In The Bahamas

MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian has left much of tourism-dependent Bahamas in ruins and relief officials today were preparing for an unfolding humanitarian crisis with the scale of the carnage…

VI Free Press September 3, 2019

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Wheelchair-Bound Cruise Ship Passenger Falls Overboard But Is Rescued By 2 Heroic St. Thomas Men

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The quick reaction of two local men heroically saved the life of a wheelchair-bound cruise ship passenger who went overboard in St. Thomas. The incident happened Saturday when…

Bro Bot August 19, 2019

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Trying To Kill One Bird With Two Stones: By Taxi Driver KELVIN DENNIE

By KELVIN DENNIE/St. Croix Taxi Driver Dear Editor: As a taxi driver in the territory for over 30 years, I cannot remain quiet after this second attempt to deny me…

Kelvin Dennie August 17, 2019

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Jeffrey Epstein’s USVI Island A Popular Tourist Attraction Since His Sudden Death

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Jeffrey Epstein’s armed guards and the sharp rocks that lie beneath the turquoise waters glistening around his "Virgin Island" have long deterred boaters from the area, but…

VI Free Press August 15, 2019

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VIPD: Man Drowns While Snorkeling At Dorsch Beach

FREDERIKSTED — A man drowned Wednesday on St. Croix while snorkeling with a friend off of Dorsch Beach. Charles Horne, 65, was pronounced dead at the Luis F. Hospital in Estate Diamond…

John McCarthy August 9, 2019

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THIRD TIME’S A CHARM! American Airlines Moves To Three Flights A Day To St. Thomas In December

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has announced the addition of a third American Airlines’ daily flight between Miami and St. Thomas in time for the…

VI Free Press August 1, 2019