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Local Farmers Now Have A Database Online So You Can Find Out What They Have

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, within the first decade of a small business’s lifespan, there comes a time when financial survival looks bleak. For local farmers’…

VI Free Press December 6, 2020

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Maintaining Anonymity For Victims Of Sexual Abuse Is Crucial For Virgin Islands

While Jeffrey Epstein may now be gone, the reverberations of his trafficking scheme continue to echo in the Virgin Islands. Most recently, the Miami Herald reported on V.I. Attorney General…

VI Free Press December 6, 2020

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Just As On The Mainland, COVID-19 Cases Are Trending Upwards In USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Just as coronavirus cases are on the rise on the mainland, in the U.S. Virgin Islands COVID-19 cases increased significantly this week, the Virgin Islands Department of…

VI Free Press December 6, 2020

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64-Year-Old Man Drowns At Brewer’s Bay Beach In St. Thomas On Friday: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a drowning incident that took place at a St. Thomas beach on Friday morning, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center received a call…

VI Free Press December 5, 2020

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Convicted Connecticut Jewelry Store Thief Released After Posting $2,500 Bail

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A New Jersey resident who violated his probation in Connecticut was arrested by police at the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas on Friday night, authorities…

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Government Says It Issued Some 2018 Income Tax Refund Checks

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands government is in the process of issuing another round of income tax refunds – $15 million in two disbursements that will be completed by December…

VI Free Press December 5, 2020

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Florida Man With Long Criminal History Confesses To String Of Burglaries In Charlotte Amalie Town: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A report of a person burglarizing a sports bar on Main Street St. Thomas last Friday morning led police to a man who confessed to "several crimes…

VI Free Press December 4, 2020

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Will Republicans And Democrats Sign Off On A 2nd Stimulus Check By Dec. 31?

WASHINGTON — Time is running out for the U.S. government to approve a second coronavirus relief package. So where does that leave Americans anxiously awaiting a second federal stimulus check…

VI Free Press December 3, 2020

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Hospital Ground Man Who Chopped Man With Machete From Behind Arrested: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who allegedly attacked with a man with a machete from behind in Hospital Ground on Wednesday morning was arrested by police, authorities said.…

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P-EBT Not Approved For October, November December, DHS Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Wednesday that the PEBT plan for October, November or December issuance has not been approved. While discussions continue…

VI Free Press December 3, 2020