CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix woman who presented herself as a top Virgin Islands National Guard commander and a local fashion model was sentenced to
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Former VING Member Named New Civilian Aide To U.S. Army Secretary
WASHINGTON — A former Virgin Islands National Guard member was appointed a new civilian aide to the secretary of the U.S. Army this week. During
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Puerto Rico Subcontractor Pleads Guilty In $1.2 Million Federal Kickback Case
CHRISTIANSTED — A Puerto Rican subcontractor has signed a plea deal with federal prosecutors that includes a possible three-year prison sentence and a promise to
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‘Monster’ Hurricane Dorian Pummels The Bahamas, Forecast To Threaten Florida
MARSH HARBOUR, Bahamas — Hurricane Dorian pounded the Bahamas today, peeling off roofs, snapping power lines and inundating homes with floodwater ahead of its expected
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What’s An Advanced Russian Warship Doing in Havana Harbor?
HAVANA — One of the Russian navy’s most advanced warships entered Havana’s harbor Monday and docked at the port used until this month by U.S.
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Four Caribbean Men Picked Up By Dutch Coast Guard With 992 Pounds of Cocaine
PHILIPSBURG — Four men have been arrested in Sint Maarten by the Netherlands Coastguard in a drug bust netting 992 pounds of cocaine, authorities said.
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Should Puerto Rico Appeal To The Russian Federation?
SAN JUAN — Should Puerto Rico explore following Crimea into the Russian Federation? Puerto Rico’s biggest problem in dealing with Washington is of the same
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Coast Guard Nabs 14 Haitian Migrants, One Dominican Migrant And One Suspected Smuggler Off Florida Beach
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard interdicted 14 Haitian migrants a Dominican migrant and a suspected smuggler Wednesday 12 miles east of Boynton Beach. Coast
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Four Drug Smugglers Arraigned On Charges Of Bringing 3,384 Pounds Of Cocaine To Region
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three South Americans and one Central American were charged in federal court today with drug smuggling in Caribbean waters patrolled by the
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Puerto Rico Man Charged With Contract Fraud Related To Courthouse, Coast Guard
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Reinaldo Cruz Taura, president of Puerto Rico-based RCT Mechanical Engineering, was charged with providing kickbacks for federal government work in St. Croix
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