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NOAA: Forty Percent Chance of A ‘Near-Normal’ Atlantic Hurricane Season in 2019

MIAMI — NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. There is a 40 percent chance of a near-normal season, a 30…

VI Free Press May 28, 2019

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Police Investigating Early Morning Shooting of St. Thomas Man In Solberg

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating an early morning shooting in St. Thomas that left one man injured in Solberg, authorities said. The victim told police he just arrived home…

John McCarthy May 27, 2019

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Two Masked Armed Robbers Take $2,000 From Exquisite Barber Shop & Bar Saturday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two armed masked men robbed a barber shop-bar on St. Thomas at the Vitraco Mall early Saturday morning, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched patrol…

John McCarthy May 26, 2019

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VIPD: Armed Masked Bandit Makes Off With $1,120 From Franko’s Guest House Friday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A masked man robbed an Altona bed & breakfast of $1,120 in cash on St. Thomas late Friday night, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched…

John McCarthy May 26, 2019

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Former FEMA Employee Charged with Stealing Government Property

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands said today that Duane Woods, Jr. has been indicted for receiving stolen government property and…

John McCarthy May 24, 2019

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Apply For The Virgin Islands Certified Public Manager® (CPM) Program’s 2019-2020 Colleague Group Through End Of May

CHRISTIANSTED — Dayna Clendinen, Director designee of the Division of Personnel, reminds the public that the online application for the Virgin Islands Certified Public Manager® (CPM) Program’s 2019-2020 Colleague Group…

VI Free Press May 23, 2019

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Waste Haulers Advised That Bovoni Landfill Will Not Take Scrap Metal Until June

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Padvises said that scrap metal collection at the Bovoni Landfill is on hold effective immediately, as the refuse site is…

VI Free Press May 23, 2019

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USAO: St. Croix’s Mikhail ‘NastyMik’ Munoz Charged With Being A Cocaine Mule

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man has been charged with trying to export 18 bricks of cocaine weighing about 42 pounds on a commercial airline flight leaving St. Thomas.…

John McCarthy May 22, 2019

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Barber Who Ordered 21 iPhones On Another’s Cell Phone Charged With Importing Stolen Goods

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The U.S. Attorney's Office in St. Thomas said today that Raphi Joseph has been arrested on a complaint charging him with transportation of stolen goods, U.S. Attorney…

John McCarthy May 22, 2019

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How Pure Is Your Cistern Water? Is The Water Safe To Drink Untreated? The CDC Wants To Know

CHRISTIANSTED — Traditional water usage patterns imply 90 percent of households in the USVI collect and store water in cisterns. Unfortunately, there is little available information on the quality of…

VI Free Press May 22, 2019