St. Thomas News – Page 395 – Virgin Islands Free Press

VIWMA: Bovoni Landfill on St. Thomas Resumes Regular Operating Hours On Friday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises the community that the Bovoni Landfill will resume its regular operating…

John McCarthy April 17, 2018

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FUCHSIA NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD! Kendra Kent Crowned Miss UVI 2018-2019

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- Kendra Kent won the coveted title of Miss University of the Virgin Islands on Saturday April 14, at the St. Croix Educational Complex…

John McCarthy April 17, 2018

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U.S. Customs Releases New Footage to Disrupt Drug Trafficking in Caribbean Sea

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI — The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has released new footage aimed at disrupting drug trafficking operations in the Caribbean Sea. CBP…

John McCarthy April 16, 2018

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FACEBOOK CLONE: Of Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty Shilling For ‘NEH Grants’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A Facebook clone of Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty is asking people in the Virgin Islands to apply for National Endowment for the Humanities grants, the Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy April 14, 2018

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CONCH: It’s What’s For Dinner Here … But How Long Will The Supply Last?

FLORIDA KEYS — The queen conch is a large marine mollusk with a beautiful shell that is prized for export. The gastropod inside the shell is featured on menus across…

VI Free Press April 14, 2018

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Space Still Available For People Who Want To Attend Resiliency Workshop on St. Thomas

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Governor Kenneth Mapp’s Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force is hosting several community meetings in order to inform and engage the public…

John McCarthy April 12, 2018

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California Man Who Admitted To Bringing Two Kilos of Marijuana To St. Thomas Faces Five Years in Prison

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A California man admitted in federal court to trying to smuggle 4.4 pounds of marijuana into the territory. Kelley "Slim" Hansen, 28,…

John McCarthy April 12, 2018

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POLICE: Gun Found on Dominica’s Lester Charles After Lindbergh Bay Fight

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A fight between two men led to the discovery of an illegal gun earlier this month, a police source said. Six days…

John McCarthy April 11, 2018

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A 4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits About 53 Miles North of British Virgin Islands This Morning

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck about 53 miles (85 kilometers) North of the British Virgin Islands this morning. According to the U.S.…

John McCarthy April 11, 2018

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Virgin Islands Gets An Additional $1.6 Billion in HUD Funding … Puerto Rico Nets $18.5 Billion

WASHINGTON -- In a joint press conference with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, Governor Kenneth Mapp said today that the territory will receive $1.6 billion…

John McCarthy April 11, 2018