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St. Croix Homeless Man Arrested On Rape Charges After Brutal Sexual Assault, Beating Of Woman: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — A homeless man has been arrested by police on rape charges after brutally beating and raping a woman on St. Croix, authorities said. Nicholas Greaves, 26, of no…

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Orlando Woman Tries To Smuggle Nearly 15 Pounds Of Marijuana In Checked Luggage Into St. Croix: USAO

CHRISTIANSTED — A Florida woman tried to smuggle 14.61 pounds of marijuana in her checked luggage at the St. Croix airport, federal authorities said. Yvette Simeina, 40, of Orlando, was…

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Human Service’s Mars Hill Head Start Center Closed Until March 4, DHS Says

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services said Monday that they are immediately closing the Mars Hill Head Start location to staff (students have not been attending in…

VI Free Press February 24, 2021

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Search For Missing 80-Year-Old Man Enters 6th Day As Police Expand Grid of Search: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — The search for a missing 80-year-old St. Croix man entered its sixth day today as police offices and volunteers continue to look for Michael Emmanuel, who was last…

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2 Prison Inmates Shank 2 Others With Machete, Knife Leading To ‘Life-Threatening’ Injuries: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — Two Golden Grove prison inmates accused of shanking two other inmates with a machete and a knife — causing "life-threatening injuries" were arrested on attempted murder charges this…

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How Can The USVI Energize CARICOM? Expert Column By Basil Springer, Ph.D.

BRIDGETOWN — The Caribbean is a multicultural, multiethnic, multi-religious, multilingual region. The Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM-1973) was initially a group of former British colonies. Today, CARICOM is a…

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Upper Love Landscaper Moves Indoors To Woman’s Bedroom, Kicking Down Door, Destroying ‘Items’: VIPD

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix landscaper has been accused of doing some "interior decorating" to include unneeded alterations to a working bedroom door and destroying some of a woman's belongings…

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Smithfield Woman Charged After Strangling Family Member During Argument: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — When words alone could not convey her message during an argument, a St. Croix woman allegedly turned to brute force and has been arrested on domestic violence related…

VI Free Press February 23, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Find Missing Mars Hill Man Last Seen On Friday Morning

FREDERIKSTED — Police need your help to find an elderly man who has gone missing on St. Croix. Michael Emmanuel, 80, of St. Lucia, was last seen at 6:45 a.m.…

VI Free Press February 21, 2021

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57 Million Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine Given In USA … And No Deaths Reported: CDC

ATLANTA — Fewer than 7,000 people reported having side effects from COVID-19 vaccines after the first 13.7 million doses were administered in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control…

VI Free Press February 20, 2021