St. Croix News – Page 379 – Virgin Islands Free Press

VIPD: Shooting Near Plaza Extra West Saturday Night Leaves Two St. Croix Men Wounded

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- Police said they are investigating a Saturday night shooting near Plaza Extra West that left two men wounded. On Saturday May 5, 2018…

John McCarthy May 7, 2018

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QR CODING ART: Our Priceless Art and Antiques Being Evaluated For Dollars They’d Bring

CHARLOTTE AMALIE - The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands has engaged St. Croix cultural preservationist Julio Encarnacion III to catalog and manage the territory’s priceless collection of antique artifacts and paintings.…

John McCarthy May 4, 2018

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Virgin Islands Behavioral Services (VIBS) Serving At-Risk Youth To Shut Its Doors This Summer

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Virgin Islands Behavioral Services (VIBS) - a behavioral health facility in Anna's Hope serving the Virgin Islands since 1995 - will close its…

John McCarthy May 3, 2018

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OUR MOST POPULAR STORY: March … Lowry Hill One-Car Accident … Driver Said He Saw A Deer!

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] EAST END -- This story from March 24, 2018 was the Virgin Islands Free Press' most popular story in terms of unique views for the…

John McCarthy May 3, 2018

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MONTH EARLY? Hurricane Season Just Can’t Wait With Tropical System Set To Form This Weekend

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- We're still almost a month away from the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, so why are we already looking at tropical…

John McCarthy May 3, 2018

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Despite Speedy Recovery, Caribbean Is Poised to Lose Billions of Tourism Dollars

BUENOS AIRES -- The numbers are sobering. When Hurricanes Irma and Maria battered the Caribbean last fall, the region lost nearly one million visitors and an estimated $900 million in tourism-related…

John McCarthy May 3, 2018

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FEDERAL AFFIDAVITS: Two People Helped Nathaniel Thomas Escape From Golden Grove in March

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- Convicted felon Nathaniel Thomas escaped from Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility on St. Croix in March with the help of two people, according…

John McCarthy May 3, 2018

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: Nelson Petty Jr. Sworn In As Public Works Commissioner

PROUD MOMENT: (From left) Gov. Kenneth Mapp, Julio Rhymer Sr., Nelson Petty Jr. and Lt. Gov. Osbert Potter. CHRISTIANSTED – Nelson Petty Jr. has been officially sworn in as Commissioner…

John McCarthy May 2, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News St. Croix News

Parole Board Decides It Will Visit Territorial Inmates in U.S. Mainland Prisons … Complete List

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Parole Board said that it will hear testimony from inmates incarcerated at various penal institutions from here to the U.S. mainland beginning May 21.…

John McCarthy May 1, 2018

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SBA Opens New Disaster Loans Outreach Center at F’sted Fire Station Tomorrow

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today the opening of an SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) at the Emile Henderson Sr.…

John McCarthy April 30, 2018