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USPS Mail For The USVI Being Stored Outside In Boxes Exposed To Elements

SAN JUAN — The Virgin Islands Free Press started receiving numerous reports from readers in December 2020 that United States Postal Service mail from the mainland destined for the U.S.…

VI Free Press April 23, 2021

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Coast Guard Takes 18 Dominican Migrants Back Home After Capture In Mona Passage

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Joseph Tezanos crew repatriated 18 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Thursday, following the interdiction of migrant voyage in Mona Passage waters between the…

VI Free Press April 23, 2021

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Coast Guard Investigates Tug Boat And Deck Barge, Vessel Grounding In Culebra

CULEBRA ISLAND — Coast Guard marine and facility inspectors were in Culebra, Puerto Rico on Wednesday conducting a preliminary assessment as part of a marine casualty investigation into a reported…

VI Free Press April 22, 2021

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St. Croix Man Found Shot To Death After Agents Raid His Home In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — A St. Croix man was shot to death early Sunday morning on Boulevard Buenos Aires, near the San Juan Park housing complex in Santurce, authorities said. Joshua…

VI Free Press April 21, 2021

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$20 Million In Cocaine Found On A Boat Off Of Aguadilla Is Now In Coast Guard Hands

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon crew offloaded nearly $20 million in seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan Tuesday, following the interdiction of a suspected drug…

VI Free Press April 21, 2021

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Earthquakes Rattle Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands; But No Tsunami Threat

SAN JUAN — A series of earthquakes have rattled Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands over the last week; fortunately, there was no tsunami threat from the seismic activity.…

VI Free Press April 19, 2021

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Coast Guard Returns 15 Haitian And Dominican Migrants To Hispaniola

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard repatriated 15 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in Mona Passage waters between the Dominican Republic…

VI Free Press April 16, 2021

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Puerto Rico To Open Vaccinations To All Amid COVID-19 Spike

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor announced this week that officials will start vaccinating all those 16 and older beginning Monday, prompting celebrations across the U.S. territory facing a spike…

VI Free Press April 10, 2021

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Social Security: We Will Process Claims For Alzheimer’s Disease Patients Faster Now

Today, more than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Since the onset of Alzheimer’s can occur in people before they retire, it may strike during an individual’s working…

Victor Rodriguez April 9, 2021

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32 Countries In Americas Have Detected Infection By 1 of 3 ‘Variants of Concern’

BRIDGETOWN — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said 32 countries and territories in the Americas have reported the presence of at least one of the three “variants of concern”…

VI Free Press April 5, 2021