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Blyden Congratulates Scholarship Recipients And All 2019 Graduates

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Marvin Blyden extended his heartfelt congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 Marvin A. Blyden Scholarship. Through distribution by the Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands, the…

VI Free Press June 18, 2019

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SBA Announces Funding Opportunity To Support Small Business Innovation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has announced the 2019 Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. The FAST Program is designed to stimulate economic development among small,…

VI Free Press June 17, 2019

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Police Investigating Shooting On Coki Point Road In St. Thomas Just After Midnight

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a shooting that took place just after midnight on Coki Point Road in St. Thomas, authorities said. Emergency 911 dispatchers sent officers from the…

John McCarthy June 16, 2019

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USAO: Four People Indicted On ‘Bulk Cash Smuggling’ Charges … Two Still On Lam

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A federal Grand Jury returned an indictment against four people on money laundering related charges including one man from Florida and one man from the British Virgin Islands,…

John McCarthy June 14, 2019

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VIPD Investigating Shooting Near Chicken Fry Restaurant On Kronprindsens Gade

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police were called to an area near the Chicken Fry Restaurant on Kronprindsens Gade to investigate a shooting victim Thursday night. Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau also…

John McCarthy June 14, 2019

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QUESTION: How To Restore The Caribbean To The Paradise It Used To Be?

SAN JUAN — When people think of the Caribbean, it’s the turquoise seas, clean beaches, coral reefs teeming with fish, turtles and balmy breezes that come to mind. For us, this…

VI Free Press June 14, 2019

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SBA Boot Camp To Aid ‘Economically Disadvantaged Small Businesses’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands District Office will conduct a Federal Contracting Opportunities Boot Camp on St. Thomas on June 27…

VI Free Press June 13, 2019

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BVI’s Ashan Westcott Admits To Being Illegal Alien With A Gun In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A native of the British Virgin Islands admitted in federal court to being an illegal alien with a gun in St. Thomas. Ashan Randolph Westcott, 28, of…

John McCarthy June 12, 2019

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USAO: Puerto Rican Sea Captain Teams Up With Dominican In Maritime Smuggling Operation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican sea captain and a native of the Dominican Republic were captured by the feds while operating a maritime smuggling operation in the territory. Eduardo Javier…

John McCarthy June 12, 2019

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Guyana Businessman Komal Samaroo Tells Congress That Sugar Is A Sweet Business

WASHINGTON — Komal Samaroo, a leading Caribbean business personality, wants the Caribbean region to be better positioned to benefit from its trading relations with the United States through the removal of…

VI Free Press June 12, 2019