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Airline Passengers Must Prove They Do Not Have COVID-19 To Travel To The United States … Or Here

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Starting on January 26, travelers entering the United States and its territories will be required to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before boarding the aircraft…

VI Free Press January 19, 2021

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Road Work Alert For St. Thomas Main Street Enhancement Project

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Starting on Monday, Garden Street will be closed to north and south bound traffic between Main Street and Back Street in St. Thomas, the Public Works Department…

VI Free Press January 19, 2021

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Bold-Faced Deceptions In The Time Of An ‘Alternative Facts’ President

WASHINGTON — Truth caught up with Donald Trump after years of giving chase. The twice-impeached president painted a fantasy world in office, starring himself. In this world, he did things…

VI Free Press January 17, 2021

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3 Ways To Fight Scammers Who Target Your Social Security Benefits

Scammers are always finding new ways to steal your money and personal information by exploiting your fears. The most effective way to defeat scammers is to know how to identify…

Victor Rodriguez January 15, 2021

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Police Arrest Company Street Man And Charge Him With Tuesday’s Shooting Death In Bank Parking Lot

CHRISTIANSTED — Police announced that a suspect was arrested today in the brutal slaying of a Sion Farm man in a bank parking lot on Tuesday morning. Rajah Caul, 23,…

VI Free Press January 15, 2021

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Governor Welcomes International Charter Company to Yacht Haven Grande on St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan welcomed The Moorings, an international luxury yacht charter company with locations throughout the Caribbean and around the world, to the company’s new location at Yacht…

VI Free Press January 15, 2021

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PERSONA NON GRATA! European Leaders Snub Trump’s Secretary of State Pompeo After Capitol Putsch

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cancelled his Europe trip at the last minute today after Luxembourg's foreign minister and top European Union officials declined to meet him,…

VI Free Press January 12, 2021

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Eyewitnesses Watch In Horror As Man Is Gunned Down In Parking Lot Of Bank of St. Croix In Gallows Bay

CHRISTIANSTED — Eyewitnesses watched in horror as a St. Croix man was cold-bloodedly gunned down in the parking lot of a Gallows Bay bank shortly before the start of business…

VI Free Press January 12, 2021

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Full Caribbean Tourism Recovery Is Possible After 2021: OP-ED By David Jessop

Last year was a disaster for Caribbean tourism. Estimates suggest that visitor arrivals to the region fell by 75 percent in the last three quarters of 2020 causing overall Caribbean…

David Jessop January 12, 2021

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Dumping Trump Will Cost Twitter $2.5 Billion In Lost Stock Market Value As Free Speech Advocates Cry Foul

SAN FRANCISCO — Shares of Twitter Inc slumped seven percent today on course to knock off about $2.5 billion from the market value of the microblogging platform after it permanently…

VI Free Press January 11, 2021