National Drug Control’s Michael Botticelli WASHINGTON – The Director of National Drug Control Policy Michael Botticelli, announced today $13.4 million in funding for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) including the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Of that, $5 million will be directed to a broad range of efforts that will

FREDERIKSTED – An Estate Wheel of Fortune man was robbed at gunpoint of $30 and shot last night, but survived the shooting, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a report from an off-duty police officer at 7:56 p.m. Friday that a man had

Billye J. Mayo of St. Thomas PHILADELPHIA – The defense counsel for a Virgin Islands woman named in a negligence lawsuit has motioned to the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas to withdraw her appearance, according to court records. Pearlette V. Toussant filed her withdrawal motion on July 13, stating

FREDERIKSTED – A 31-year-old Bethlehem Village woman was arrested for allegedly stealing nearly $80,000 from the fast food restaurant where she worked, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. Tamala Walker was arrested by officers with the Economic Crime Unit based on a warrant from the Superior Court at 5:30

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 55-year-old Estate Contact man was arrested Thursday and charged with disturbing the peace and domestic violence, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. Mukesh  Sajwani was charged with, 55 of Estate Contact, was arrested and charged with disturbance of the peace and threat- domestic violence on

  File photo: Ram’s Head Trail in St. John CRUZ BAY – A tourist said a man jumped out of the bushes near Salt Pond on St. John and raped her, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Bureau were dispatched to the Myrah Keating Clinic

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A man walking home in the Tutu Valley Hill area of St. Thomas was shot with a BB gun by an unknown shooter, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. Police were notified about 3:30 p.m. Thursday August 13 of a man seeking treatment at the Roy

CHRISTIANSTED – For the second time in five days masked men have taken a new model car from a woman at gunpoint on St. Croix, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. Police were notified by the 911 Emergency Call Center at 8:36 p.m. Thursday that a carjacking took place at the Gas

FREDERIKSTED – Police are investigating a report of a man who says he was shot as he left the Harvey housing community just after midnight, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. Police were dispatched by the 911 Emergency Call Center at 12:01 a.m. today to the Juan F. Luis

                       Edward Mangano NEW YORK – One of the top twenty newspapers in the United States is asking the musical question how is it that the business of the Nassau County government has to be discussed in the Virgin Islands and other exotic Caribbean locales – with the government employee’s