St. Thomas News – Page 378 – Virgin Islands Free Press

U.S. Senate Committee Passes Extension of Disaster Unemployment Assistance

SENATOR CLAIRE MCCASKILL [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A United States Senate Committee has approved the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (S. 3041), which provides an…

John McCarthy June 15, 2018

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St. John’s Kenny Chesney To Donate All Proceeds From New Album To Virgin Islands

KENNY CHESNEY IN ST. JOHN (Photo Credit: Allister Ann) [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CRUZ BAY -- As a part-time resident of the Virgin Islands, Kenny Chesney announced that all proceeds from his…

John McCarthy June 15, 2018

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Homeless Man Faces Five Years In Prison For St. Thomas Post Office Break-In

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas homeless man admitted in federal court on Thursday that he stole a package from the Emancipation Garden post office earlier this year. Allen Springette,…

John McCarthy June 15, 2018

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DPNR ALERT: Saharan Dust Presents An Air Pollution Hazard … At Its Peak Right Now

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources advised the public of an on-going air pollution alert for dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa. The dust is…

John McCarthy June 14, 2018

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Tortola Native Admits To Cocaine Conspiracy After Being Stopped With 39 Bricks of Coke

GUILTY PLEA: Khadin Fahie of Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A British Virgin Islands native admitted in federal court to a…

John McCarthy June 14, 2018

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Motorists Urged To Avoid Bovoni Road Due To Smoldering Fire at St. Thomas Landfill

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority said that the Bovoni Landfill had a fire that was under control on Wednesday. The Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy June 14, 2018

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VIPD: St. Thomas’ Jamal George Found Shot To Death in His Car in Solberg on Wednesday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man was discovered shot to death in his car by police officers in Solberg on Wednesday morning. Jamal George, 23, appeared to be "unresponsive"…

VI Free Press June 13, 2018

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St. Thomas Man Indicted For Disaster Fraud After Falsely Claiming FEMA Relief Money

ARRESTED ON ST. THOMAS: TERON STEVENS CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal grand jury said Friday that it had enough evidence to try a St. Thomas man for allegedly falsely claiming…

John McCarthy June 13, 2018

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‘Bush Tea With A Cop’ Community Outreach Program Kicks Off Saturday in St. Thomas

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Coffee with A Cop first started in Hawthorne, California in 2011 after a brainstorming session. Members of the Hawthorne Police Department were…

John McCarthy June 13, 2018

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Government House Says OMB Director Julio Rhymer Is Acting Governor Until Friday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Governor Kenneth Mapp said that he will be traveling out of the territory on Tuesday afternoon for meetings with Arclight Capital Partners,…

John McCarthy June 12, 2018