St. Thomas News – Page 409 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Plaskett Introduces ‘Marshall Plan’ for Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico After Devastating Hurricanes

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett, ranking member on the House Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and Environment, has introduced “The Puerto…

John McCarthy January 17, 2018

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Home of the Johnny Carson Show Sending Linemen To Assist Virgin Islands With Final Stages of Electrical Restoration

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] LOS ANGELES -- Burbank Water and Power will be sending several of its employees and some equipment to the territory to help St. Thomas, St.…

John McCarthy January 17, 2018

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RedMane Technology Helps Virgin Islands Track Federal Hurricane Relief Dollars Pouring In

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- In November, Chicago-based RedMane Technology helped the territory build and manage a $500,000 disaster benefit technology system for residents affected by Hurricanes…

John McCarthy January 14, 2018

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St. Thomas Woman Dies After Her Car Is Sideswiped and Knocked Into Harbor … No Police Investigation Planned

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Police won't say if they will investigate an accident where an elderly woman died after a head-on collision with one vehicle and…

John McCarthy January 13, 2018

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Banco Popular To Re-Open St. Thomas Branch On Tuesday That Closed Following Hurricanes Irma and Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- After suffering major damage following Hurricanes Irma and Maria, the Banco Popular Fort Mylner branch underwent repairs and renovations and will re-open its…

John McCarthy January 13, 2018

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Puerto Rican Man Gets Seven Years, Dominican Gets Four Years Under Plea Agreements For McDonald’s Shotgun Robbery on St. Thomas

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Helwood Urbina Paris, 20, of Puerto Rico, and Hanselo Recio, 18, of the Dominican Republic, were sentenced Thursday for their roles in…

John McCarthy January 12, 2018

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DPNR Says It Will Inspect ‘Abandoned and Uninhabitable Structures’ To Determine Which Need To Be Razed … Will They Visit Time’s Square, St. Croix?

CHRISTIANSTED -- Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Commissioner Dawn Henry today advised the community that pursuant to Title 29 V.I.C § 297 (2017), DPNR is responsible for determining…

John McCarthy January 12, 2018

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Major Earthquake Strikes Caribbean Between Honduras and the Cayman Islands … Tsunami Warning Extends Out 621 Miles From Epicenter

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] TEGUCIGALPA -- A 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Caribbean region between the coast of Honduras and the Cayman Islands on Tuesday night and the Virgin…

John McCarthy January 10, 2018

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WAPA’S GOAL: ‘LEAVE EVERY CUSTOMER BEHIND’ … And If You Don’t Pay Last Year’s Bill Again … Whether You Owe Or Not … WE WILL CUT YOU!

RUN IT UP THE FLAGPOLE: The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) promises to put the American and Virgin Islands flags on every flagpole in the territory before power…

John McCarthy January 9, 2018

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SELL OUT! Seaborne Airlines Says Toxic Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing Won’t Affect Its Sale To Silver Airways

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN – Sea Star Holdings Inc., parent company for Seaborne Puerto Rico LLC, Seaborne Virgin Islands, Inc. and affiliates ("Seaborne" or "the Company"), announced…

John McCarthy January 9, 2018