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Mon Bijou Man Refuses To Allow Police To Search His Car After Traffic Stop … So Cops Get A Warrant, Search It, Find A Gun: VIPD

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix man who refused to allow police to search his vehicle after a traffic stop. but police impounded the car until they got a search warrant…

VI Free Press June 27, 2021

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St. Croix Native To Sing National Anthem Before Padres-Diamondbacks Game Today

SAN DIEGO — A St. Croix native who works as a medical specialist for the U.S. Navy will sing the national anthem before a Major League Baseball game in California…

VI Free Press June 27, 2021

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USVI Children’s Health At Risk Because Their Parents Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Mutant strains of COVID-19 present the greatest risk of infection to people in the U.S. Virgin Islands because the B117 and the delta variant are at least…

VI Free Press June 27, 2021

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Human Services Says 3rd Round of P-EBT Food Stamps Has Been Approved By USDA

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) approved the VI Plan to issue Pandemic Electronic…

VI Free Press June 26, 2021

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2 Children Test Positive For COVID-19 At Baseball & Basketball Camp, DSPR Says

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health confirmed that two campers at Renholdt Jackson Baseball & Basketball Camps have tested positive for COVID-19. The safety protocols and guidelines that…

VI Free Press June 26, 2021

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Popular Beach Near Marriott Hotel On Turquoise Bay Fails Bacteria Testing

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The beach closest to one of the most popular hotels on St. Thomas has failed water quality testing this week, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources…

VI Free Press June 25, 2021

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Police Detectives Arrest Kelani Smith On First-Degree Murder Charges: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police detectives arrested Kelani I. Smith, charging him with Attempted 1st Degree Murder; 1st and 3rd Degree Use of Attempted 1st Degree Murder; 3rd Degree Assault; 1st…

VI Free Press June 24, 2021

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Longtime St. Croix Restaurateur Peter ‘Papi’ Skrivanos Dies At Home Age 64

CHRISTIANSTED — Peter "Papi" Skirvanos, a longtime St. Croix waiter, bartender and restaurateur died at home on Monday. He was 64. After about 15 years as the lead waiter at…

VI Free Press June 22, 2021

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USVI, Puerto Rico Inching Closer To Getting $2 Billion For Electric Grid Repairs

SAN JUAN — The federal government took another step on Monday towards releasing nearly $2 billion to repair Puerto Rico’s troubled electrical grid, part of a pool of money withheld…

VI Free Press June 22, 2021

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DPNR Says VICA’s ‘Dorsch After Dark’ Arts Series Will Resume Next Month

FREDERIKSTED — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources is pleased to announce that The Virgin Islands Council on the Arts (VICA) will continue “The Dorsch…

VI Free Press June 21, 2021