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‘MEATING’ OF THE MINDS: Japanese Tourist Kicks Airport Official In Groin When He Tries To Search Her … She’s Jailed For 14 Days

ST. JOHN'S -- A Japanese woman who kicked a police officer in the groin and refused to be searched on arrival at the V.C. Bird International Airport in Antigua recently was…

VI Free Press February 17, 2018

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Dominican National Arrested By Feds For Trying To Introduce Nearly Nine Pounds of Cocaine Into Territory

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was arrested on Monday on charges related to trying to smuggle nearly nine pounds of cocaine into the territory. Braulio Martinez,…

John McCarthy February 14, 2018

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Dominican National Deported in 2014 Shows Up At St. Thomas Airport Again in 2018

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was arrested on Saturday at the Cyril E. King International Airport and charged with trying to…

John McCarthy February 13, 2018

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Dominican and Haitian Face Five Years In Prison For Picking Up 2.2 Pounds of Cocaine At Post Office

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic and a native of Haiti were arrested on Monday on charges that they tried to smuggle…

John McCarthy February 13, 2018

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St. Croix’s Tim Duncan Gets $7.5 Million Settlement From Financial Advisor Who Fleeced Him

SAN ANTONIO -- Retired San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan has agreed to accept $7.5 million to settle his lawsuits against a former financial adviser he accused of bilking him out…

John McCarthy February 12, 2018

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Virgin Islands National Guard Explains What Soldiers Should Do With Bounced Government Checks

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Virgin Islands National Guard (VING) issued instructions today on what soldiers should do if they received checks from the government that bounced, the V.I. Free Press has…

John McCarthy February 12, 2018

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Trinidadian Survivor of Hurricane Irma Dies On Jost Van Dyke When Brakes Fail On Truck

DIED IN ACCIDENT: Samuel Don Ramtool. He was 61. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola, BVI -- A Trinidadian truck driver was killed in a freak accident in…

John McCarthy February 10, 2018

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Dominican Native Gets 7.5 Years In Prison For Planning Shotgun Robbery of McDonald’s In St. Thomas … He’ll Be Out When He’s 26

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was given 7.5 years in federal prison for his role in the shotgun robbery of a fast food restaurant last year.…

John McCarthy February 9, 2018

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Federal Agents Seize 292 Pounds of Cocaine Off Coast of St. Thomas Headed To Puerto Rico

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents along with agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized 292 pounds (132 kilos) of cocaine…

VI Free Press February 8, 2018

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HURRICANE RECOVERY: As Things Get Back To Normal, One Question Remains: Who Will Be Left Behind?

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Five months after Hurricane Irma shredded the roof of his house, Charles Caines feels like he's "living in a tent in the…

John McCarthy February 7, 2018