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AccuWeather Says It Expects ‘Above-Normal’ 2018 Hurricane Season With Five Major Storms

MIAMI -- A major forecasting agency is predicting another active Atlantic hurricane season in 2018. AccuWeather.com forecasters expect a “near normal to slightly above-normal” season with between 12 to 15 tropical…

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LOW HANGING FRUITS: Rather Than Prosecute Five Year Old Cases, AG Wants Sex Offender Compliance

SECRET OPERATION DINGLEBERRY: Headed up by Attorney General Claude Walker personally. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A team of special agents with the Department of Justice’s Bureau…

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GUILTY PLEA: Dominican Man Admits He Filed $47,000 Worth of False Mail Insurance Forms

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic native admitted in federal court that he filed fraudulent mail loss claims with the post office totaling nearly…

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Three UVI Students Compete for Miss Ambassadorial Title on St. Croix

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The University of the Virgin Islands’ Student Government Association (SGA) Queens Committee invites the public to its annual Miss University of the Virgin…

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Clinton Global Initiative Starts Post-Disaster Recovery ‘Action Network’ in Miami Today

MIAMI – Former President Bill Clinton formally launched the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery at the University of Miami in Coral Gables this morning. The meeting…

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UVI PRESIDENT: Man Who Raped 19-Year-Old Girl Inside Her Dorm Room Was Not UVI Student

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- If it had been a student doing the rape, at least there would not have been a security breach. But UVI President…

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DUI Driver Deron Casmir of St. Thomas Arrested After Car He Is Driving Kills Man on Bicycle

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A man riding a bicycle died when the bike he was riding collided with a vehicle early Sunday, according to police sources.…

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Police Provide Few Details About Rape of 19-Year-Old Girl in UVI Dorm on St. Thomas

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- An unidentified man entered a University of the Virgin Islands student's dorm room on St. Thomas and raped her. The 19-year-old victim…

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PRIVATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: First-Ever Clothing Optional Cruise Will Visit Virgin Islands

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- South African cruise company Cruiseabout announced over the weekend that they are launching “an innovative Caribbean cruise itinerary aimed at the naturist market” in that country. They say…

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Federal Deadline Extended for Emergency Prescription Assistance Program For Uninsured

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED – The federal program that provides emergency prescription assistance for uninsured disaster survivors has been extended through May 15 at the territory’s request. Virgin Islanders…

John McCarthy April 1, 2018