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VIPD: Man Shot By Attacker In ‘Black Mask’ At Kirwan Terrace Treated In Hospital

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police Department patrol officers and members the Criminal Investigation Bureau responded to the 911 Emergency Call Center of a shooting victim at Michael J. Kirwan…

John McCarthy September 7, 2019

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VIPD Swiftly Captures Three Men Who Allegedly Fired Shots During Robbery

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police Department patrol officers, crime scene technicians and detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau responded to a 911 call of shots fired in the Estate…

John McCarthy September 3, 2019

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CHTA Teams Up With Nature Conservancy To Protect Environment Here

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has teamed up with one of the world’s leading environmental organizations, The Nature Conservancy, to help create a more resilient…

VI Free Press September 2, 2019

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Labor Day Commentary By Cecil R. Benjamin, State Chairman V.I. Democratic Party

By CECIL R. BENJAMIN/STATE CHAIRMAN OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DEMOCRATIC PARTY On behalf of the Democratic Party of the Virgin Islands, I take this opportunity to pay tribute to all…

Cecil R. Benjamin September 2, 2019

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VIPD Officers Make Arrest In Extortion Case On Pile Strade In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police Department patrol officers arrested Hubert Mervin Daniel, 39, of Pile Strade on St. Thomas at 4:50 p.m. Tuesday and charged him with extortion &…

John McCarthy August 29, 2019

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TALE OF TWO STORMS: Tropical Storm Dorian Hits St. Croix In A.M., Then Hurricane Dorian Strikes St. Thomas-St. John In P.M.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Maybe for the first-time ever, a "minor" storm has had its eye zigzag directly over the two major U.S. Virgin Islands in one day. The National Hurricane…

John McCarthy August 28, 2019

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Tropical Storm Dorian Will Build To A Category 2 Hurricane … But Not In The USVI

CHRISTIANSTED — A hurricane watch has been issued for the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico ahead of Tropical Storm Dorian, where conditions are forecast to begin deteriorating as early…

John McCarthy August 28, 2019

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VIPD: ‘No Visible Signs Of Foul Play’ After Man Found Dead In Doorway Of Anna’s Retreat Residence Today

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police Department officers of the Major Crime Unit received notice of a dead body in a residential area of Anna's Retreat on St. Thomas about…

John McCarthy August 26, 2019

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AccuWeather: Tropical Storm Dorian Will Be A Hurricane In USVI On Wednesday

MIAMI — There’s a new tropical storm in the Atlantic called Dorian, and it’s predicted to become a hurricane before midweek as it approaches the U.S. Virgin Islands. If the…

John McCarthy August 24, 2019

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Prison Psychologist Approved Jeffrey Epstein’s Removal From Suicide Watch

NEW YORK — A psychologist at the federal detention center in New York City where financier Jeffrey Epstein was jailed on sex-trafficking charges had approved his removal from suicide watch…

VI Free Press August 24, 2019