St. Croix News – Page 396 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Kaiser Foundation Issues Health Report On The U.S. Virgin Islands In The Wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] OAKLAND -- The Kaiser Foundation, a non-profit organization established by health insurance Kaiser Permanente, has put out a report on the U.S. Virgin Islands. The report is called:…

John McCarthy December 14, 2017

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V.I. Water and Power Authority Contracts With Wisconsin Utility To Bring Electrical Workers In To Work On Christmas … Because WAPA Workers Won’t

[ad name="HTML-68"] TWO RIVERS, Wisc. -- Two city line workers and a utility bucket truck departed Wisconsin Dec. 9 bound for St. Croix along with line workers from municipal utilities in…

John McCarthy December 13, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Business News

GOVERNMENT HOUSE: WAPA Needs 50 Flagmen and You Don’t Need A High School Diploma To Get The Job

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Gov. Kenneth Mapp is in the holiday spirit early. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED - Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced 50 jobs are available for flagmen to assist in managing traffic…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

5 Names of People Who Died In Plane Crash At Henry Rohlsen Airport On Thursday Released

TRAGIC FLIGHT: Killed five people on St. Croix, including soca singer Kyle "Kylo" Sylvester of the Stylee Band and the pilot David Richardson of St. Thomas. FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Judge Puts Bail At $1 Million For St. Croix Men Accused In Watergut Shanty Murder From June

ARRESTED ON ST. CROIX: Andre Auguste of Frederiksted. Auguste is 27 years old. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Two men have been arrested in the murder of Dean Schneider in the…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Crime News

Natural Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC) Says There Is Fecal Matter In Puerto Rico’s Drinking Water

SAN JUAN -- At least half the population of Puerto Rico was at potential risk of exposure to bacterial contamination in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to government test…

VI Free Press December 11, 2017

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GOLDEN PARACHUTE: Julio Rhymer Is The New Director of OMB, Nellon Bowry Is Retiring And We Know Who Is The Next Acting WAPA CEO

WRONG AND STRONG: "I know nothing, nothing," Gov. Kenneth Mapp will make the announcements tonight at a press conference. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Julio Rhymer will be named the director…

John McCarthy December 11, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

Reckless St. Croix Motorist Drives Into Utility Pole Near Gallows Bay Early Sunday Morning … No Injuries Reported

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- An errant St. Croix motorist drove into a utility pole early Sunday morning downtown and when it fell it knocked down part of an abandoned building.…

John McCarthy December 10, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

DINGBAT COPS! Police On St. Croix Want You To Capture Two Dangerous Wanted Men Who Police Say They Can’t Find

[ad name="HTML-68"] FREDERIKSTED — The bumbling, stumbling lazy Keystone Kops who make up the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) admit that they can't find two men on this 84-square-mile island.…

John McCarthy December 9, 2017

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

Lead Singer Kyle ‘Kylo’ Sylvester Identified As Member of Stylee Band Aboard Ill-Fated Beechcraft Baron 58 Aircraft That Crashed on St. Croix

[ad name="HTML-68"] FREDERIKSTED -- Kyle "Kylo" Sylvester, the lead singer for the soca group Kylo & Stylee Band, was among the five passengers who died aboard the Beechcraft Baron 58…

John McCarthy December 9, 2017