St. Thomas News – Page 393 – Virgin Islands Free Press

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: No ‘Justification’ For European Union Including Territory on Tax Haven Blacklist

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The European Union, without justification, has added the U.S. Virgin Islands to its list of "non-cooperative jurisdictions" for tax purposes. There is…

John McCarthy March 14, 2018

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OH, CANADA! (How Could You?) Ottawa Tells Its Citizens To Avoid Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Almost six months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed into several Caribbean countries, the Canadian government is warning its citizens about travel…

John McCarthy March 12, 2018

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Assistant Secretary of Interior Douglas Domenech Tours Territory … 3rd Top Ranking Visit of Trump Administration

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The assistant secretary of the Interior Department, Douglas Domenech, arrived in the territory on Sunday. As head of the Office of Insular Affairs, Domenech oversees the Virgin…

John McCarthy March 12, 2018

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‘DIRTY THIRTY?’ European Union Puts U.S. Virgin Islands on Blacklist of Illegal Tax Havens

BRUSSELS -- The U.S. Virgin Islands, the Bahamas and Saint Kitts and Nevis are set to be added next week to a European Union blacklist of tax havens, raising to…

John McCarthy March 9, 2018

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POLICE: Routine Traffic Stop Nabs Two St. Thomas Men With ‘Large Amount’ of Cocaine In Vehicle

ARRESTED: JESUS DEL ROSARIO RONDON (LEFT) AND KHADIN CALVIN FAHIE (RIGHT) [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Two St. Thomas men were arrested after a routine traffic stop…

John McCarthy March 8, 2018

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Dominican Gets 2 Years For Shooting Gun On Main Street St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was given two years in prison today by a federal judge for firing off his gun in a crowded downtown area…

John McCarthy March 8, 2018

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St. Croix Postal Worker Stephen Bernier Gets Three Years In Prison For Mailing 308 Pounds of Marijuana

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A former St. Croix postal worker was given three years in prison by a federal judge on St. Thomas today for mailing at least 308 pounds of…

John McCarthy March 8, 2018

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Plaskett’s Former Legal Counsel Gets One Year And A Day In Prison For Cyberstalking Delegate

WASHINGTON — Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett's former legal counsel will spend at least a year in prison for sharing private, nude images and videos of her and her spouse…

VI Free Press March 8, 2018

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Fire Rages At Anguilla Landfill Near Henry Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix This Morning

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- St. Croix's Anguilla landfill was on fire again this morning. St. Croix Sen. Novelle Francis Jr., a former St. Croix police chief, weighed…

John McCarthy March 7, 2018

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FCC Wants Nearly $1 Billion to Revamp Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Communications Networks

WASHINGTON -- Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai today proposed directing $954 million toward restoring and expanding communications networks in the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico heavily damaged during…

John McCarthy March 6, 2018