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2 National News Reports Say U.S. Virgin Islands Has Experienced A ‘3,533%’ Increase In COVID-19 Cases

We're Number One! Only it's not something we want to number one in. The highest percentage point increase in COVID-19 cases in all of the United States and its territories.…

Bro Bot July 15, 2020

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Cranky ‘Usie’ Richards Chides Governor For Not Putting More People On Casino Control Commission

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — During Friday’s budget hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, acting CCC Chairman Raymond "Usie" Richards told lawmakers to talk to the governor about designating nominees for his…

Bro Bot July 15, 2020

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CBP FINDS: 2 Air Passengers With 10 Handguns, 4 Rifles, 1 Shotgun, 2 Bullet-Proof Vests, 407 Rounds Of Ammunition

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Monday two incidents where inbound passengers to the Cyril E. King Airport and the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, have attempted…

John McCarthy July 15, 2020

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John Canegata Faces Hearing Before Republican National Committee Over Legitimacy Of His USVI Chairmanship

CHARLOTTE — John Canegata faces the equivalent of a trial before the Republican National Committee in the lead-up to the party’s convention re-nominating President Donald Trump. The hearing will be…

VI Free Press July 14, 2020

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Human Services Says It Will Sanitize Office Where COVID-19 Positive Employee Worked

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health has confirmed that a Department of Human Services employee tested COVID-19 positive this weekend. “Though the Department of Human Services has implemented COVID-19…

Bro Bot July 13, 2020

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Fingerprints Tell Feds Man At St. Thomas Airport Isn’t Who He Pretends To Be

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Fingerprints allowed federal officers to make an arrest at the St. Thomas airport after a deported man allegedly claimed to be someone he was not, authorities said. Gilberto…

John McCarthy July 13, 2020

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Jeffrey Epstein’s Former Lover Under Investigation By The VIDOJ, Bloomberg Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Ghislaine Maxwell is under investigation in the territory — where her ex-lover pedophile Jeffrey Epstein allegedly sexually abused young women, according to a New York-based report. The Virgin Islands…

VI Free Press July 13, 2020

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St. Thomas Man Charged In 2017 Rape Arrested On Illegal Gun Charges During Routine Traffic Stop: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man arrested on rape charges in November 2018 was arrested on illegal gun charges over the weekend, authorities said. Kewasi James, 29, of Estate…

John McCarthy July 13, 2020

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Homeless Man Who Threw A Brick Through Post Office Window Arrested On Burglary Charges Again: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A homeless man who used a brick to smash the window of a U.S. Post Office to steal from it two years ago has been arrested on…

John McCarthy July 13, 2020

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Are License Plates Required For Cars In The USVI? If You Can See, You’d Think Not

CHRISTIANSTED — You could get into an accident trying to take pictures of all the vehicles on St. Croix that do not have a license plate on the front or…

John McCarthy July 10, 2020