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FUGITIVE RETURNS: Police Detectives Collect Jahani Joseph in Atlanta After Fender Bender Check Reveals He’s Wanted For Attempted Murder

WANTED FUGITIVE: Jahani Joseph of St. Thomas [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man wanted for attempted murder has been returned to the territory to…

John McCarthy December 21, 2017

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V.I. Teetering On Brink of An $81 Million Bankruptcy … Despite Proposed Federal Bailout After Hurricanes Irma and Maria

BLEAK HOUSE: Gov. Kenneth Mapp is presiding over a 100,000-person territory with no money. [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The economic future of the Virgin Islands is…

John McCarthy December 21, 2017

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WAPA THE GRINCH! Heartless V.I. Water & Power Authority Begins Cutting Off Power To Storm-Ravaged Customers … Six Days Before Christmas

CHRISTIANSTED -- They thought they were the lucky ones. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) connected them to electricity on St. Croix at 3:20 p.m. on Nov. 16 --…

John McCarthy December 20, 2017

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ANOTHER INSIDE JOB: Armed Robbers Hold Home Depot Workers Hostage During Successful Gunpoint Robbery Saturday Night

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police say they don't know how many suspects robbed the Home Depot at gunpoint on St. Thomas on Saturday night or how much money was…

VI Free Press December 17, 2017

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MAPP: Everyone In My Cabinet Reports That They Are ‘Surviving The Hurricane Well On $90K+ Per Year’ And More … Thank You Very Much For Asking

CHRISTIANSTED – Gov. Kenneth Mapp said that he met with all of his Cabinet members on St. Croix and that all of them are happy to report that none of…

John McCarthy December 15, 2017

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The Jones Act Costs Too Much For All Americans, Not Just Those In The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN -- Puerto Rico’s post-hurricane plight has drawn attention to the Jones Act, the 1920 law that compels all maritime commerce between United States ports to be carried on…

John McCarthy December 14, 2017

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UVI Graduates Nursing Students Into The World’s Third Most-In-Demand Profession

[ad name="HTML-68"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- By graduation date, May 2017, 100 percent of the School of Nursing (SON) Class of 2017 at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) was…

John McCarthy December 14, 2017

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Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) To Make $25,000 Donation To Fire Services in Richmond Today

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Danish Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) will be making a generous donation to the Virgin Islands Fire Services (VIFS) today. The donation exchange ceremony will be held at…

John McCarthy December 14, 2017

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Kaiser Foundation Issues Health Report On The U.S. Virgin Islands In The Wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] OAKLAND -- The Kaiser Foundation, a non-profit organization established by health insurance Kaiser Permanente, has put out a report on the U.S. Virgin Islands. The report is called:…

John McCarthy December 14, 2017

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V.I. Water and Power Authority Contracts With Wisconsin Utility To Bring Electrical Workers In To Work On Christmas … Because WAPA Workers Won’t

[ad name="HTML-68"] TWO RIVERS, Wisc. -- Two city line workers and a utility bucket truck departed Wisconsin Dec. 9 bound for St. Croix along with line workers from municipal utilities in…

John McCarthy December 13, 2017