BVI’s Skeleton Crew Coroner Won’t Release Body of Dead Doctor Until After Holidays
ROAD TOWN, Tortola – A Florida family dealing with the sudden loss of their father has hit a wall trying to bring his body home for burial over the holidays.…
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Coast Guard Ends Search For British Dancer Who Jumped Off Cruise Ship Near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a crew member who went overboard from the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Harmony of the Seas some 267…
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Coast Guard Searching For Cruise Ship Entertainer Who Went Overboard By San Juan
SAN JUAN -- The U.S. Coast Guard said it is searching for a Royal Caribbean cruise ship crew member who went overboard on Christmas Day — the fifth person to…
Royal Virgin Islands Police Investigating Death of Florida Doctor At Sea
ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- The death of a Florida cardiologist in the British Virgin Islands is being investigated by police in this territory. The body of Dr. Joseph Horgan was…
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Three Men, Three Backpacks Travel To St. John; When They Arrive, Police Find Three Guns
CRUZ BAY -- Police said they noticed a St. John man wanted for a robbery boarding a ferry in St. Thomas and decided to follow him. Khalid Smith, 18, of…
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Police Investigating Shooting at Lindbergh Bay That Left Two St. Thomas Men Injured
CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police said they are investigating a shooting of two men near the airport that occurred on St. Thomas last week. Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) peace officers…
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U.S. Department of Defense’s Southern Command Increases Outreach to Caribbean Coast Guards
TAMPA — The U.S. Department of Defense presented the U.S. Southern Command-based Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Technical Assistance Field Team (CBSI-TAFT) with the 2018 Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence in Maintenance…
BVI Man Arrested For Bringing Four Haitian Nationals Into Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A British Virgin Islands native was charged today with trying to smuggle four Haitian nationals into the territory. Ernest Williams, 25, of Road Town, Tortola, was arrested…
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Coast Guard Sends 74 Migrants Back to Dominican Republic After Four At-Sea Interceptions
SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard returned 74 Dominican migrants to law enforcement authorities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Tuesday night following the at-sea interdictions of four migrant vessels…
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Three Dominican Republic Natives Charged With Smuggling $30M Worth of Cocaine Here
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Three natives of the Dominican Republic appeared in federal court over the weekend to hear charges that they tried to smuggle $30 million worth of cocaine into…