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interCaribbean To Add St. Thomas and St. Croix To Its Roster of Destinations

COCKBURN TOWN -- The U.S. Virgin Islands will soon have new travel options within the Caribbean as Turks and Caicos-based interCaribbean Airways is planning to add St. Croix and St.…

John McCarthy January 28, 2019

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VIPD: Heated Argument Leads To One Man Bleeding In Hospital From Brass Knuckles Punch

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- When a verbal argument escalated a St. Thomas man allegedly punched another man with brass knuckles in the face 16 days ago. Jeffrey Berroa Figueroa, 23. was…

John McCarthy January 26, 2019

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Disabled Community To Get Emergency Radios From UVI’s VIUCEDD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Members of the disability community in the Virgin Islands will soon be equipped with emergency radios that could mean the difference between life and death in the…

John McCarthy January 26, 2019

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Plaskett Grateful Trump Will Fund Federal Government For Three Weeks

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett issued the following statement Friday on President Donald Trump’s announcement that he is finally ending the government shutdown and temporarily reopening the federal government: “After…

John McCarthy January 26, 2019

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Woman: I Was Raped After ‘Don’ Juan Grant Gave Me A Roofie on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man was arrested Wednesday and charged with raping a Seattle woman while she was visiting the island in early December, authorities said. Juan Grant,…

VI Free Press January 25, 2019

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UVI Approves Free Tuition For Students Getting Higher Education In Virgin Islands

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Board of Trustees approved policies that will help implement Act No. 8155, the Virgin Islands Higher Education Scholarship Program, in a special session on Wednesday.…

John McCarthy January 24, 2019

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VIWMA Says Cancryn Pump Station Is Back Online in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) said that service to the Cancryn Pump Station has been restored and remains in operation. "Residents and businesses are reminded…

John McCarthy January 21, 2019

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St. Thomas Senator Leads The Community In Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Day 2019

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Senator Marvin Blyden said he joins the Virgin Islands community in celebrating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, urging all Virgin Islanders to live by…

John McCarthy January 20, 2019

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St. Thomas’ Ruben George Arrested For Throwing Girlfriend’s Cell Phone Into Gutter

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man was arrested after police said he took a woman's cell phone and pitched it into the road. Ruben George, 33, of Charlotte Amalie…

John McCarthy January 19, 2019

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Feds Say Paul ‘Bogus’ Girard Heads Up Organized Crime in Territory … Is Indicted

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Paul "Bogus" Girard and ten members of his criminal organization on St. Croix were indicted Thursday under the provisions of the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO)…

John McCarthy January 19, 2019