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Trump Appoints Coast Guard Rear Admiral As ‘Recovery Czar’ For Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — As Puerto Rico is struggling to recover from hurricanes and earthquakes, the White House confirmed this weekend that it is appointing U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Peter…

VI Free Press February 9, 2020

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Caribbean and Latin American Region Deadliest For Journalists In 2019

The figures come from the Observatory of Killed Journalists database, which is maintained by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It shows that, over the last decade, 894 journalists…

VI Free Press January 21, 2020

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Republican National Committee’s Attorneys Investigating John Canegata

WASHINGTON — Just as the 2020 Democratic and Republican presidential primaries and caucuses get ready to begin, the Republican National Committee indicated it was investigating V.I. Republican Party Chairman John…

VI Free Press January 18, 2020

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Ex Puerto Rico House of Representatives President Pleads Guilty To Corruption

SAN JUAN — The former president of Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives pleaded guilty today in a 2017 corruption case in which he was ordered to pay a fine but…

VI Free Press December 30, 2019

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Police In Sint Maarten Investigating Non-Fatal Shooting In Mt. William Hill

CAY HILL — A man identified only by his initials "M.K.L-B." is currently being treated at the Sint Maarten Medical Center (SMMC) after being shot by an unknown person about…

VI Free Press December 29, 2019

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STIR IT UP! Puerto Rico Picking A Fight With Feds Over Cockfighting Ban

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico will defy the U.S. government and approve a law to keep cockfighting alive in a bid to protect a 400-year-old tradition practiced across the island despite…

VI Free Press December 18, 2019

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Department of Interior Assistant Secretary To Visit U.S. Virgin Islands and PR

WASHINGTON — Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular and International Affairs Doug Domenech and Office of Insular Affairs (OIA) Director Nik Pula will be in the U.S. Virgin Islands next week…

VI Free Press November 10, 2019

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United States Bill Would Provide Puerto Rico A Path To Statehood

SAN JUAN — The question of statehood for Puerto Rico would be put to voters of the U.S. commonwealth for a third time since 2012 under legislation introduced in Congress…

VI Free Press October 30, 2019

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Prison Psychologist Approved Jeffrey Epstein’s Removal From Suicide Watch

NEW YORK — A psychologist at the federal detention center in New York City where financier Jeffrey Epstein was jailed on sex-trafficking charges had approved his removal from suicide watch…

VI Free Press August 24, 2019

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Dutch Police Arrest Three Suspects In Connection With Robbery-Killing of Canadian

PHILIPSBURG — Three people have been arrested in Sint Maarten in connection with the fatal shooting of a Canadian man who died protecting his daughter during a robbery, authorities said.…

VI Free Press August 10, 2019