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Tourist From Florida Drowns At Sapphire Beach On Friday Afternoon, Witnesses Say

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a possible drowning at Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas on Friday afternoon. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Sapphire Beach in reference…

John McCarthy July 6, 2021

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USVI To Welcome First Cruise Ship To St. Thomas In 15 Months This Morning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Celebrity Edge will be the first cruise ship to return to St. Thomas since March 2020 when it arrives just before noon today. The U.S. Virgin…

VI Free Press July 6, 2021

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2 Tourists Robbed At Gunpoint, Rental Car Stolen As They Return To Hotel Room

FREDERIKSTED — Police are looking for two masked men who robbed two tourists at gunpoint and stole their rental car as they were returned to their hotel room on Strand…

John McCarthy July 5, 2021

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Anti-LGBT+ Laws Cost Caribbean Billions In Lost Business, Report Says

ROAD TOWN, Tortola — Businessman Richard Branson on Wednesday urged Caribbean countries to be more LGBT-friendly as a report said anti-gay laws cost the region’s 12 English-speaking nations up to…

VI Free Press July 2, 2021

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Government Wants People Doing Short-Term Rentals To Pay Hotel Room Tax

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Commissioner Richard Evangelista of the Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs said that effective today DLCA is ready to issue a business license for the operation of…

VI Free Press July 1, 2021

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KAREN ALERT! Scantily-Clad Woman Draws Ire Of Social Media After Display In Red Hook

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — If you want flaunt what you got in public — and let it all hang out in downtown St. Thomas — you better be prepared to be…

VI Free Press June 29, 2021

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SOME DAY IS HERE! 99% Vaccinated Cruise Ship Sets Sail From Florida On Saturday

FORT LAUDERDALE — A Royal Caribbean-owned ship, the Celebrity Edge, set sail from a Florida port on Saturday, marking the first cruise ship to sail from a U.S. port in…

VI Free Press June 27, 2021

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2 Young Unvaccinated Passengers on RCCL Test Cruise Test Positive For COVID-19

NASSAU — Two young unvaccinated passengers on a Royal Caribbean International cruise out of the Bahamas tested positive for the coronavirus, the cruise line said. The passengers, who were younger…

VI Free Press June 25, 2021

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Popular Beach Near Marriott Hotel On Turquoise Bay Fails Bacteria Testing

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The beach closest to one of the most popular hotels on St. Thomas has failed water quality testing this week, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources…

VI Free Press June 25, 2021

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‘Perfect Storm’ Approaches As Travelers Set To Visit Caribbean During Peak Hurricane Season

ST. PETERSBURG — American travelers are flocking to the Caribbean like never before due to ongoing border closures. Caribbean countries comprise eight of the top 10 summer travel destinations, according to travel insurance…

VI Free Press June 25, 2021