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3 Disturbances Could Bring A ‘Massive’ Amount of Rainfall To The USVI and PR This Weekend

MIAMI — Three disturbances being watched in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea may not become named storms, but could bring massive rainfall to the U.S.…

VI Free Press October 15, 2020

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SUSTAINABILITY: U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico To Get Customized Fishery Rules

SAN JUAN — One size doesn’t fit all, and that cliché was at the heart of a recent decision to revamp fishing guidelines in the American Caribbean. Island-based fishery management…

VI Free Press October 14, 2020

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Coast Guard Returns 45 Dominican Illegals Back To Santo Domingo On Sunday

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser repatriated 45 of 48 migrants to the Dominican Republic Sunday afternoon, following the interdiction of three illegal voyages in the Mona…

VI Free Press October 14, 2020

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Compact Tropical Disturbance Moving Slowly Towards U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico

MIAMI — A tropical disturbance just east of the Caribbean is battling strong upper-level winds as it crawls towards the islands. Unless something very unexpected happens, the hostile upper environment…

VI Free Press October 14, 2020

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St. Croix Man Who Hid Alleged Drug Kingpin In Clairmont Home Faces 5 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man who lied to FBI agents about knowing the whereabouts of an alleged drug kingpin admitted in federal court to harboring a wanted fugitive…

VI Free Press October 13, 2020

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Puerto Rican Man Adds Some Flash And Pizzazz To U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Day With Song

SAN JUAN ? Tiny Tim has gone bush. Leaving room for a talented Boriquen man with a ukulele on our neighbor's island just 100 miles to the north. “Forget Columbus.…

VI Free Press October 12, 2020

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Coast Guard Wants Boaters To Stay Safe This Holiday Weekend

MIAMI — The Coast Guard reminds boaters throughout the Caribbean to use extra caution while out on the water this holiday weekend. Coast Guard crews, along with local and state law enforcement…

VI Free Press October 9, 2020

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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Boater After He Is Rescued By Police

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police concluded their search for an overdue boater, who was found stranded and rescued by the crew of a Puerto Rico…

VI Free Press October 8, 2020

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St. Thomas Man Who Mailed Cocaine Disguised As Candy Bars Gets 1.3 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who tried to mail a pound of cocaine disguised as candy bars to the U.S. mainland last year got just over a year…

VI Free Press October 8, 2020

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Directions By Mango Trees, Pink Houses And Holes In The Road Soon To Be In The Past Of Rural Puerto Rico

CAGUAS — Firefighters in this city near Puerto Rico’s capital cheered when they recently got updated maps that include rural neighborhoods, confessing they sometimes had to rely on taxi drivers…

VI Free Press October 8, 2020