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U.S. Supreme Court Allows Puerto Rico’s Exclusion From Welfare Program

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court this week rejected a bid to extend a federal program offering benefits to low-income elderly, blind and disabled people to residents of Puerto Rico,…

VI Free Press April 23, 2022

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Social Security Administration Resumes In-Person Services At Local SSA Offices

We are pleased to announce that local Social Security offices are offering more in-person appointments and have resumed in-person services for people without an appointment. To avoid waiting in line,…

Victor Rodriguez April 21, 2022

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Coast Guard Seizes $11.7 Million In Cocaine, Transfers 6 Suspected Smugglers To San Juan

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Cutter’s Joseph Tezanos and Heriberto Hernandez crews offloaded approximately 1,289 pounds of cocaine and transferred custody of six suspected smugglers at Coast Guard Base San…

John McCarthy April 20, 2022

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Social Security Administration Releases Equity Action Plan

The Social Security Administration released its first Equity Action Plan on Thursday, supporting President Biden’s whole-of-government equity agenda to advance equity, civil rights, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all.…

Victor Rodriguez April 15, 2022

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2 Vieques Men Who Brought $1 Million In Cash To St. Thomas By Boat Plead Guilty

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two residents of Vieques who tried to smuggle more than one million dollars in cash by sea to St. Thomas have admitted their guilt in federal court.…

John McCarthy April 14, 2022

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How To Change Your Name On Your Social Security Card

A Social Security number is important because you need it to work, collect Social Security benefits, and receive certain government services. The information on your Social Security card must always…

Victor Rodriguez April 14, 2022

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CUSTOMERS SAY: Liberty Mobile Is The Worst Long Distance Phone Service In The USVI!

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — "It stinks!" That's what customers of Liberty Mobile in St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John and Water Island think about the San Juan, Puerto Rico-based long distance…

Joe McCarthy April 12, 2022

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Police Investigating After Dead Body Found In El Yunque Rain Forest In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The Puerto Rico Police Department is investigating the discovery of a dead body in Vereda Charco Angelito off highway PR-988 in El Yunque, Luquillo jurisdiction of Puerto…

VI Free Press April 11, 2022

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Coast Guard Returns 72 Dominicans, 14 Haitians To Hispaniola After Illegal Voyages

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 72 Dominicans and returned 14 Haitians to the Dominican Republic between Wednesday and Thursday, following the interdiction of two illegal…

John McCarthy April 10, 2022

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Man Who Smashed Windshield With Baseball Bat Is Shot Dead In Carolina, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN —The Carolina Puerto Rico Prosecutor’s Office is preparing to file charges tomorrow against the man who opened fire and killed another man who cut him off and broke…

VI Free Press April 10, 2022