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PLASKETT OPINION: Virgin Islands Must Be Sober-Minded As We Execute Our Rebuilding

Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) poses with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) By STACEY PLASKETT, VIRGIN ISLANDS DELEGATE TO CONGRESS SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS In the early morning hours…

VI Free Press February 21, 2018

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DEA and CBP’s AMO Team Up To Seize 25 Pounds of Cocaine Off Coast of Fajardo, Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized 25 pounds (11.4 kilos) of cocaine in a backpack concealed inside the…

John McCarthy February 20, 2018

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UVI WORKSHOP: Pruning Trees Is of Supreme Importance Especially After A Hurricane

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The University of the Virgin Islands’ Cooperative Extension Service (UVI-CES) - Agriculture and Natural Resources Program will hold a tree pruning workshop entitled,…

John McCarthy February 20, 2018

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Minor Earthquake Felt in Tortola Was One of Nine Quakes Around BVI, St. Thomas and Puerto Rico on Sunday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola -- A minor earthquake took place about 24 miles off the coast of the British Virgin Islands on Sunday afternoon. The U.S.…

John McCarthy February 19, 2018

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UVI’s Youth Ocean Explorers Program To Expand Thanks to Donation From Tropical Shipping-Saltchuk

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- Each summer the Youth Ocean Explorers (YOE) Program educates middle school and high school youth about the marine ecosystems that surround the territory.…

John McCarthy February 16, 2018

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Cruise Ship Passengers Giving St. Thomas, San Juan and Sint Maarten Higher Ratings … After The Storms

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Passenger ratings for St. Thomas, Sint Maarten and San Juan are consistently higher now than before the hurricanes, a senior Carnival Cruise…

John McCarthy February 16, 2018

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U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Make USA Today’s List of ‘Best Beaches’ for 2018

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The U.S. Virgin Islands made USA Today's list of the "Best Beaches in the Caribbean, 2018 Edition." The article in their Travel Section…

John McCarthy February 15, 2018

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Dominican National Arrested By Feds For Trying To Introduce Nearly Nine Pounds of Cocaine Into Territory

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was arrested on Monday on charges related to trying to smuggle nearly nine pounds of cocaine into the territory. Braulio Martinez,…

John McCarthy February 14, 2018

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Dominican National Deported in 2014 Shows Up At St. Thomas Airport Again in 2018

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic was arrested on Saturday at the Cyril E. King International Airport and charged with trying to…

John McCarthy February 13, 2018

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Dominican and Haitian Face Five Years In Prison For Picking Up 2.2 Pounds of Cocaine At Post Office

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A native of the Dominican Republic and a native of Haiti were arrested on Monday on charges that they tried to smuggle…

John McCarthy February 13, 2018