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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

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Government House Recognizes African Heritage Week and African Liberation Day

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. signed a proclamation recently recognizing African Heritage Week and African Liberation Day, which takes place on May 25th annually. About 200 million people in the Americas…

VI Free Press May 21, 2019

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New Playwrights Festival: Readings From Aspiring Playwrights In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Staged readings will take place by island resident actors in St. Thomas on Saturday. The readings have been gleaned from plays that were submitted for this year's…

VI Free Press May 21, 2019

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Faith Community Can Be A Critical Link Between Police And The Citizens They Serve

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — As a part of the VIPD'S Initiative in "Meeting the People" Deputy Police Commissioner Celvin G. Walwyn visits a local church every other Sunday. The idea is…

John McCarthy May 20, 2019

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USAO Hosts Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) Training

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said today that her office will be hosting a multi-district training this week, focusing on the investigation and prosecution of transnational organized…

VI Free Press May 20, 2019

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Fourth Person Arrested In 1st Stop Gas Station Shooting Is A St. Croix Native: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix native became the fourth person arrested in connection with the non-fatal assault rifle shooting of local marshal 12 days ago. Kadeem Baptiste, 23, of…

VI Free Press May 19, 2019