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St. Thomas Man Convicted of Murder 9 Years Ago Shot Dead In Bovoni Today: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Three men were shot — one fatally — as St. Thomas notched two homicides in less than 13 hours today. Bertstrand Gilkes, Jr. 26, was transported by…

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Taxpayers Warned To Be On The Lookout For ‘Possible Scams Relating To COVID-19’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert, Special Agent in Charge Michael J. De Palma of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI), Director Joel A. Lee of…

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VIPD: Shaq’kil Roberts Found Dead From Multiple Gunshots Wounds Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police responded to the scene after a concerned citizen reported that shots were fired in the Tutu area about 1:47 a.m. today. Shaq'kil Roberts, 26, was found…

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DHS To Discuss COVID-19 SNAP, MAP Benefits And Senior Citizens Affairs Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Office of the Governor has launched a series of casual interviews with prominent government officials. In today’s interview, Human Services Commissioner Kimberley Causey-Gomez will be interviewed…

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VIPD: St. Thomas Man Takes Knife Away From Girlfriend And Threatens Her With It

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police detectives from the Domestic Violence Unit were dispatched to the Schneider Regional Medical Center about 1 a.m. today to investigate a report of an assault victim…

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St. Thomas TSA Officer Dies Of COVID-19 In Atlanta, Georgia On Monday

ATLANTA — A Transportation Security Administration security screener from St. Thomas who worked at the domestic terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has died of the coronavirus, officials said Tuesday. TSA…

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4 Men Captured On Surveillance Video Stealing Engine Out of Boat In Subbase On Monday: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Four men tried to steal an engine out of a boat docked at a Subbase boat dealer on Monday morning, authorities said. Police officers were dispatched to…

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USVI Attorney General Denise George: Ways You Can Avoid COVID-19 Scams

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Attorney General Denise George is alerting V.I. residents to a wave of COVID-19 scams occurring as a result of the global Coronavirus pandemic. These scams focus on…

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DPW Says Buses You See On Roads This Month Are To Train New Bus Drivers … Not To Pick Up Riders

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works is advising the public, that while VITRAN’s Fixed Route service remains suspended, residents will notice buses on roadways starting April 20. The buses…

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COVID-19 In Caribbean: Dominican Republic Has 3,286 Cases And 183 Dead

SANTO DOMINGO — With economists from the World Bank, IMF and IDB forecasting a gloomy economic future for the Caribbean region, there seemed to some good news Tuesday as the…

Bro Bot April 15, 2020