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Feds Do Study To Find Out Why It Took 11 Months To Turn Power Back On In U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico After Hurricanes

CHRISTIANSTED — Hurricanes Irma and Maria damaged much of the electricity transmission and distribution systems in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico in 2017. This resulted in the longest…

Bro Bot April 19, 2019

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Earthships Descend On Puerto Rico

AGUADA, PUERTO RICO — In the mountains of the Naranjo neighborhood, a well-known song of Puerto Rican rapper Calle 13 rang from some loudspeaker: "Si quieres cambio verdadero, pues, camina…

VI Free Press April 9, 2019

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Flying The Flag For Puerto Rico at the NCAA Tournament

With March Madness finally over, we move on to the climax of the 2019 NCAA basketball season in which the Final Four will be battling it out for the trophy.…

VI Free Press April 5, 2019

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With Hurricane Season Soon Approaching, Are The Virgin Islands Properly Prepared?

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — As the start of the upcoming hurricane season is fast approaching, the thoughts of Irma and Maria of 2017 are still fresh on our minds as…

James Ritter April 1, 2019

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U.S. COAST GUARD: ‘We Have Disrupted The Flow Of Drugs To Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands’

SANTO DOMINGO — The U.S. Coast Guard says it seized nearly 2,000 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of at least $3.5 million, during an exercise near the Dominican…

John McCarthy March 31, 2019

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St. Thomas’ Clayton Laurent Dealt First Professional Boxing Loss In ‘Upset’ Knockout Friday Night

SAN JUAN — Clayton Laurent, Jr. thought he was coasting on points to his fourth professional victory — until he got knocked out early in Puerto Rico on Friday night.…

John McCarthy March 30, 2019

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Puerto Rico Department of Health Approves Sale of Naloxone Amid Opioid Crisis

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s health department says a drug meant to control opioid overdoses can now be sold without a prescription, a move meant to reduce a spike in…

Bro Bot March 20, 2019

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Nathaniel Thomas Jr. Faces Five Additional Years In Prison For Escape Last Year

CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man admitted in federal court today that he willfully escaped from local custody and could have five additional years tacked onto the 23 years in…

John McCarthy March 19, 2019

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CASH ON THE BARRELHEAD How 2 Barrels of Paint And A Bag From A Lipton Ice Tea Container Are Worth $394K

SAN JUAN — Last week was a bad week for somebody or several somebodies in the Dominican Republic awaiting cash from Puerto Rico. On March 11, a car being ferried…

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Metal Found In Food Sold To Puerto Rico Schools For The Second Time In A Week

SAN JUAN — About 4,940 pounds of ready-to-eat corned beef was recalled after a school in Puerto Rico found metal in a chub of the meat. If Procesadora La Hacienda’s…

John McCarthy March 19, 2019