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
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Virgin Islands Granted Extension on Real ID Program Until October 2018 … Plaskett Applauds Decision
WASHINGTON — Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke has granted the territory yet another extension to comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005, a
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JULIO RHYMER RESIGNS! Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority Governing Board Accepts Resignation
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Julio Rhymer is out at WAPA! That’s the startling unconfirmed report the Virgin Islands Free Press got early today. The embattled Virgin
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Hurricanes Irma and Maria Left Government 36 Percent Short on Revenues … And FEMA $300 Million Loan Is Just A Drop In An Empty Bucket
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands government is grappling with a staggering revenue shortfall in the wake of the two category 5 hurricanes that hit
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IT’S A DOG’S LIFE: Country Superstar Kenny Chesney Rescues 250 Animals From The Virgin Islands After Hurricane Irma
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CRUZ BAY –– Kenny Chesney is the bard of island life. In the world he conjures through song, it’s always summertime. Beachside bars
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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
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Private Plane Fails To Take Off At Henry Rohlsen Airport And Crash Lands … One Member of Kylo & Stylee Band, Pilot, Three Others Die
[ad name=”HTML-68″] FREDERIKSTED — Five people died — including at least one member of the Kylo & Stylee Band — when a twin-engine aircraft experienced “mechanical
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U.S. Army SATCOM Supports Hurricane Relief Efforts in Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
[ad name=”HTML-68″] SAN JUAN — Some 2,000 miles away from the path of devastation cut by hurricanes Irma and Maria, network engineers at the Rock
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FEMA Coordinating Officer William Vogel Reports That ‘Significant Progress’ Is Behind Them In The Territory
CHRISTIANSTED – After Hurricane Irma devastated much of St. Thomas and St. John three months ago, St. Croix became a base of operations for first
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LA AGENCIA FEDERAL PARA EL DESARROLLO DE LA PEQUENA EMPRESA (SBA) APRUEBA MÁS DE $108 MILLONES DE PRÉSTAMOS DE DESASTRES EN LAS ISLAS VÍRGENES
[ad name=”HTML-68″] ATLANTA – La Agencia Federal para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa (SBA) anunció que más de $108 millones en préstamos por desastre
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