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Fire Rages At Anguilla Landfill Near Henry Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix This Morning

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- St. Croix's Anguilla landfill was on fire again this morning. St. Croix Sen. Novelle Francis Jr., a former St. Croix police chief, weighed…

John McCarthy March 7, 2018

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FCC Wants Nearly $1 Billion to Revamp Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Communications Networks

WASHINGTON -- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai today proposed directing $954 million toward restoring and expanding communications networks in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico heavily damaged during…

John McCarthy March 6, 2018

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HAVING A ‘SWELL’ TIME IN PARADISE: Thirty Foot High Waves Hit Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Waves nearly 30 feet high from a U.S. winter storm slammed into Puerto Rico today, forcing authorities to evacuate dozens of families and…

John McCarthy March 5, 2018

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FEMA: Virgin Islands Is On Road To Recovery After Two Devastating Storms … But It Is A Long and Winding Road

ST. JOHN-- The roof of the Virgin Islands Fire Department in Cruz Bay was severely damaged after the island was devastated by the Category 5 storm Hurricane Irma. FEMA/K.C. Wilsey…

John McCarthy March 4, 2018

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UVI Board of Trustees Unanimously Approves Online Degree Program … It Begins This Month

UVI ACHIEVERS: (Left to Right) Sharlene Harris, Dr. Marc Boumedine, Dr. Camille McKayle, Erik Pattison, Dannica Thomas, and President David Hall pose for a photo at the March 3, Board…

John McCarthy March 3, 2018

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Human Remains Found On St. John Last Week Belong To Missing Lawyer Mark Moroney

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CRUZ BAY -- A partially-decomposed body found on St. John eight days ago has been identified as the remains of missing man Mark Moroney. Moroney,…

John McCarthy March 3, 2018

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FEMA Says Hurricane Recovery Is ‘Well Underway’ In Virgin Islands … Gives Update On Relief Aid

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED – Roads have been cleared of debris. Electricity is flowing. Stores are open. Students are in school. Six months after hurricanes Irma and Maria…

John McCarthy March 3, 2018

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Washington Delegation Gets First-Hand View of Hurricane Recovery Efforts In St. Thomas

DEBRIS CRUNCH: Debris removal in the territory includes crushing and collecting damaged and sunken boats. CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Members of Gov. Kenneth Mapp’s Cabinet met with Congressional staffers last week to…

John McCarthy March 2, 2018

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Compliance Check On Registered Sex Offender’s House in Mt. Pellier Reveals Mini Marijuana ‘Grow House’

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- An official visit to a registered sex offender led police to a cache of at least 600 marijuana plants were found in the…

John McCarthy March 1, 2018

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IRS Extends Tax Relief For Residents of Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico Into This Year

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a notice extending the relief it provided last year to residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy February 28, 2018