St. Thomas News – Page 374 – Virgin Islands Free Press

U.S. Interior Department Gives $1.2 Million in Grants For WAPA, viNGN, DPNR

WASHINGTON -- Douglas Domenech, U.S. Department of the Interior assistant secretary for Insular and International Affairs, this week announced $1,202,370 in fiscal year 2018 grant funding for the U.S. Virgin…

John McCarthy July 20, 2018

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Three Men Get Seven Years In Prison Minimum For 2013 Jewelry Store Heist In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Three men were sentenced for their roles in a jewelry store heist in St. Thomas in 2013. Ron Delano Kuntz, 44, of St. Thomas, and Shawn McIntosh,…

John McCarthy July 19, 2018

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After 10 Years of Non-Enforcement, VIPA Says It Will Now Charge Shippers ‘Demurrage’ Fees

CONTAINER PORT IN ST. CROIX [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- In an effort to cut down on "congestion" at seaports in St. Thomas, St. Croix and St.…

John McCarthy July 19, 2018

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St. Thomas Water Sports Expert Glenn Higgins Dies of Apparent Drowning in Hull Bay

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man was found unresponsive, face down in a swimming pool near Hull Bay, dead of an apparent drowning on…

John McCarthy July 19, 2018

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Two Police Units Respond To Man Who Died While Landscaping in Agnes Fancy

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man collapsed from the heat and died while landscaping on Wednesday afternoon. The victim was identified as Joseph E.…

John McCarthy July 19, 2018

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Dominican Native Who Mailed Himself 17.5 Ounces of Cocaine Faces 5 Years In Prison

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was arrested Monday on federal charges for allegedly trying to mail himself 17.5 ounces of cocaine.…

John McCarthy July 17, 2018

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St. Thomas Man Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For Allegedly Trafficking Minor For Sex

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas man who allegedly raped a 14-year-old girl in February appeared in a federal courtroom to hear the charges against him for the first time…

John McCarthy July 17, 2018

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U.S. Atty’s Office and FBI To Host Upcoming ‘Interview and Interrogation’ Seminar

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – United States Attorney Gretchen Shappert and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Douglas A. Leff announced an upcoming Interview and…

John McCarthy July 17, 2018

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Gubernatorial Candidate Positive Nelson Files Restraining Order To Get Back on Ballot

RE-DEFINING THE LIMITS OF VEGETARIANISM: St. Croix Sen. Terrence Nelson [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- On the first day that early primary elections voting begins on St. Croix and…

John McCarthy July 15, 2018

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Accused Murderer K’Moi Corraspe Thumbs His Nose At VIDOJ While Awaiting Trial

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas inmate who was called "the Virgin Islands Most Wanted Fugitive" before his capture in September 2016 on murder charges has been arrested on a…

John McCarthy July 14, 2018