CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan, tourism officials, cruise industry executives, education officials, parents, teachers, and supporters celebrated four young Virgin Islanders who participated in
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Coast Guard seizes 35 ‘bales’ of cocaine and charges 2 crew members aboard Mexican go-fast boat
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two crew members of a go-fast boat were arrested after a Royal Canadian Naval ship recovered 35 bales of cocaine while patrolling
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Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
MIAMI (AP) — Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused
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Grenada native gets just 3 months for trafficking 70 pounds of cocaine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Rodney Dennis de Roche, 39, of Grenada, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Wilma A. Lewis to 37 months imprisonment following his
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Woman arrested for using stolen credit card to go on $6,000 shopping spree in St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 36-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday, accused of using a female friend’s credit card to go on a $6,000 shopping spree on St.
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Northerly swell to bring hazardous marine and coastal conditions to the USVI and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — A northerly swell will maintain hazardous marine and coastal conditions through at least Monday, particularly for the Atlantic waters and the passages,
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CBP drug dog sniffs out marijuana mule from Orlando
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man was arrested and charged with drug trafficking offenses after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers allegedly found 27 pounds of
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Letter to the 2024 newly-elected Senators of the United States Virgin Islands
“Business as usual” must NOT be the motto of the current government of the U.S. Virgin Islands! This territory has received enough Federal funds to have created
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Another wet day for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — A less active day in terms of rain is expected, but the combination of the light wind flow, daytime heating and local sea
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SOB traffic stop leads to man’s arrest on gun, ammunition charges
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was charged after a routine traffic stop led to his arrest on gun and ammunition charges this weekend, authorities
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