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Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Nearly 6,000 people in Haiti are starving, with nearly half the country’s population of more than 11 million people experiencing crisis levels of hunger or worse as…

John McCarthy October 2, 2024

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New Jersey woman charged with smuggling drugs through St. Croix airport

CHRISTIANSTED — A New Jersey woman was arrested for trying to smuggle 26 pounds of marijuana through the Henry Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix, federal authorities said. Ceestra Burgess, 23,…

John McCarthy October 2, 2024

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BVI man detained pending trial in human smuggling case

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands man will remain in federal custody pending trial on charges related to a human smuggling operation, federal authorities said Tuesday. Danny Dennevil, 34,…

John McCarthy October 2, 2024

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Government Hill in St. Thomas closed to traffic for 2 hours today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Government Hill in St. Thomas will be closed to traffic for two hours on Wednesday, October 2 — from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Government House said…

John McCarthy October 2, 2024

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3 wounded after shots fired in Bovoni

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police officers responded to shots fired in the Bovoni area of St. Thomas on Friday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Emergency 911 dispatchers received calls starting…

John McCarthy October 1, 2024

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Man, 43, faces attempted murder charge after shooting minor, police say

FREDERIKSTED — A 13-year-old St. Croix boy who was shot three times by an adult male had to be rushed to emergency surgery after sustaining multiple gun shot wounds to…

John McCarthy October 1, 2024

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Tyley Smith gets 30 years for 2021 murder of St. Croix woman

KINGSHILL — Virgin Islands Attorney General Designee Gordon C. Rhea announced that 35-year-old Tyley Smith was sentenced on September 30, 2024, to thirty years in prison for the June 2021…

John McCarthy October 1, 2024

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Memphis man gets life sentence for killing rapper Young Dolph

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (AP) — Justin Johnson was found guilty of murder in the death of rapper Young Dolph on Thursday after the jury heard testimony from a co-defendant that the killing was…

John McCarthy September 28, 2024

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Oklahoma executes a man for a 1992 killing despite board recommending his life be spared

McALESTER, Oklahoma (AP) — Oklahoma executed a man Thursday for his role in the 1992 fatal shooting of a convenience store owner after the governor again rejected a recommendation from the…

John McCarthy September 28, 2024

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Haiti says it supports a UN peacekeeping mission to fight the country’s violent gangs

NEW YORK (AP) — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council announced Thursday that he supports a U.N. peacekeeping mission to fight gang violence still overwhelming authorities. It was the…

John McCarthy September 28, 2024