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GITTENS: ‘Let’s Put A Hold On Raises At Hospital Until Rebuilding Completed’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Raises for Schneider Regional Medical Center hospital executives must be put on hold until rebuilding efforts are well underway, Senator Kenneth Gittens said today. Given the current…

VI Free Press January 28, 2020

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UVI’s Caribbean Writer Accepting Submissions For Volume 35

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Caribbean Writer (TCW) announces a call for submissions for Volume 35 under the 2020 theme: Diasporic Rhythms: Interrogating the Past, Imagining a Future.” Submissions that explore…

VI Free Press January 26, 2020

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An Important Step Forward For Prescription Drug Prices

By Troy A. de Chabert-Schuster, State Director AARP in The Virgin Islands On December 12, 2019 the U.S. House of Representatives took a vital step to lower prescription drug costs…

VI Free Press January 26, 2020

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St. Croix Man Who Supplied 50 Pounds Of Cocaine To Airport Mule Faces 10 Years

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man can expect a minimum 10-year prison term after admitting in federal court to supplying a drug mule with at least 50 pounds of…

John McCarthy January 24, 2020

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Bovoni Man With Weapon Allegedly Beats Former Girlfriend After Breaking In

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man allegedly broke into his former girlfriend's residence and beat her while he had a weapon, authorities said. Merwin C. Potter, Jr. of Estate…

John McCarthy January 24, 2020

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VIPD: St. Thomas Man Pistol Whips Vegetarian Restaurant Patron Just Before Midnight

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man at a Four Winds Plaza vegetarian restaurant thought a man was staring at him and allegedly began beating him with a handgun just…

John McCarthy January 24, 2020

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Sea Flight Aircraft Crashes Into Caribbean Sea Minutes After Takeoff On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating to see if a faulty engine or pilot error is the reason a Sea Flight commuter plane crash landed just…

VI Free Press January 24, 2020

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VING Participates In 2020 Minnesota Biathlon

MINNEAPOLIS — Members of the Virgin Islands National Guard competed in this year’s Central and Eastern Region Biathlon competition at Camp Ripley in Little Falls, Minnesota on January 16 to…

VI Free Press January 24, 2020

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Colombian Native Found Guilty By Jury Of Smuggling 1,307 Pounds Of Marijuana

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The second of two men arrested for attempting to smuggle more than 1,307 pounds of marijuana by boat into the region has been found guilty, authorities said.…

John McCarthy January 22, 2020

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DHS Hosts Pop-Up Interviews For Qualified Social Workers on January 24 and 27

CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Human Services (DHS) said that the department will be holding interviews for qualified walk-in social worker applicants this Friday, January 24 and Monday, January 27…

VI Free Press January 22, 2020