St. Croix News – Page 383 – Virgin Islands Free Press

BAD NEWS: National Hurricane Center in Miami Revises Death Toll From Hurricane Irma Upwards

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- The death toll from Hurricane Irma‘s catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S. has risen to 44 fatalities directly caused by its…

John McCarthy March 15, 2018

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BAD NEWS: Experts Expect Another Destructive Hurricane Season: ‘A Repeat of 2017’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI -- A scientist with Global Weather Oscillations is predicting the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season to be "somewhat of a repeat of 2017," claiming this…

John McCarthy March 15, 2018

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Decimated UVI RT Park On St. Croix Hopes There’s Life After Hurricane Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The RTPark Program of the Virgin Islands highlighted partnerships, communication, and the potential for new financial approaches as dominant themes for the future…

John McCarthy March 15, 2018

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SEN. MILLIN YOUNG: St. John Needs Property Tax Reform … Especially After Devastation Caused By Hurricanes

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CRUZ BAY -- Property tax reform is crucial for all Virgin Islanders, especially St. Johnians, and must be tackled now as part of the territory's hurricane…

John McCarthy March 15, 2018

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Virgin Islands Says Its Share of $954 Million FCC ‘Pai’ After Meeting At Government House

CHRISTIANSTED -- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday pledged his agency’s commitment to help restore and expand the U.S. Virgin Islands communications network. After meeting with Gov.…

John McCarthy March 14, 2018

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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: No ‘Justification’ For European Union Including Territory on Tax Haven Blacklist

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The European Union, without justification, has added the U.S. Virgin Islands to its list of "non-cooperative jurisdictions" for tax purposes. There is…

John McCarthy March 14, 2018

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OH, CANADA! (How Could You?) Ottawa Tells Its Citizens To Avoid Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Almost six months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed into several Caribbean countries, the Canadian government is warning its citizens about travel…

John McCarthy March 12, 2018

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Assistant Secretary of Interior Douglas Domenech Tours Territory … 3rd Top Ranking Visit of Trump Administration

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The assistant secretary of the Interior Department, Douglas Domenech, arrived in the territory on Sunday. As head of the Office of Insular Affairs, Domenech oversees the Virgin…

John McCarthy March 12, 2018

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‘DIRTY THIRTY?’ European Union Puts U.S. Virgin Islands on Blacklist of Illegal Tax Havens

BRUSSELS -- The U.S. Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis are set to be added next week to a European Union blacklist of tax havens, raising to…

John McCarthy March 9, 2018

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St. Croix Postal Worker Stephen Bernier Gets Three Years In Prison For Mailing 308 Pounds of Marijuana

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former St. Croix postal worker was given three years in prison by a federal judge on St. Thomas today for mailing at least 308 pounds of…

John McCarthy March 8, 2018