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Marcos Gilbert accused of firing shots at JFK
July 10, 2025
Help cops find Courtney Matthias wanted for assault in St. John
July 10, 2025
Trump calls wind, solar bad for power grid. Texas shows otherwise
July 10, 2025
Barbados to be test case for first regional debt swap scheme
July 10, 2025
St. Croix: Breezy, mix of sun and clouds, afternoon shower, high 91
July 10, 2025
Coast Guard rescues 6 kite surfers off Ocean Park beach
July 9, 2025
Russian sabotage campaigns growing more dangerous, Europeans warn
July 9, 2025
Grok faces four years in prison for ‘insulting’ Turkey’s PM Erdogan
July 9, 2025
Haitian photojournalist’s work displayed at Montreal exhibition
July 9, 2025
Missing U.S. tourist Travis Wyant found dead in Saint Lucia; drowning suspected
July 9, 2025
Body found in search for Brian Tarrence on Turks and Caicos was a short walk from where New Yorker vanished
July 9, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, brief a.m. shower or two, high 90
July 9, 2025
34-year-old man charged with assault after ‘domestic dispute,’ VIPD says
July 8, 2025
48-year-old woman accused of violating protective order, VIPD says
July 8, 2025
Kaylah Joseph accused of brandishing knife in front of cops, VIPD says
July 8, 2025
Coast Guard shuts down 9 illegal passenger-for-hire operators
July 8, 2025
Silver Airways’ Seaborne Airlines auctioned off, continues USVI service
July 8, 2025
12,000 pounds of blueberries recalled over listeria risk
July 8, 2025
China attacked a German airplane with a laser
July 8, 2025
Which strength training method is best for you? Experts break down the options
July 8, 2025
‘Trump Effect’ website takes credit for US investment made under Biden
July 8, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, brief shower, high 90
July 8, 2025
Trump sends tariff letters to Japan, South Korea, five other countries, extending deadline to August 1
July 7, 2025
Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame
July 7, 2025
Russian transport minister is found dead with gunshot wound ‘in his Tesla’ hours after being sacked by Putin
July 7, 2025
Strawberries and pasta? Iga Swiatek’s unique Wimbledon tradition
July 7, 2025
American measles cases just broke a dark record as outbreaks surge
July 7, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, a.m. shower, high 89
July 7, 2025
The two Panchen Lamas: China’s role in Tibet and the clash with the Dalai Lama
July 6, 2025
Don’t call it ‘Alligator Alcatraz.’ Call it a concentration camp.
July 6, 2025
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ means the end of the real pursuit of happiness
July 6, 2025
2 dead after driver tries to pass lead car and crashes into wall at Limetree
July 6, 2025
Death toll from Texas floods reaches 70, including 21 children
July 6, 2025
Snakes on a Plane 2? Passenger caught with 16 live reptiles on board
July 6, 2025
Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia
July 6, 2025
St. Croix: Times of sun and clouds, hazy, thunderstorm, high 90
July 6, 2025
Russian use of chemical weapons against Ukraine ‘widespread,’ Dutch defense minister says
July 5, 2025
How to prepare for a hurricane, as forecasters expect a busy 2025 storm season
July 5, 2025
Georgia killer spits at prosecutors moments after he’s sentenced to life in prison for fatally shooting his child’s mother outside daycare center
July 5, 2025
JetBlue flight rolls off runway and into grass at Orlando airport
July 5, 2025
India’s leader promises trade and investment in a visit to Trinidad and Tobago
July 5, 2025
St. Croix: Times of clouds and sun, a.m. thunderstorms, high 89
July 5, 2025
In July 4 ceremony, Trump signs tax and spending bill into law
July 4, 2025
Teacher accused of sex assault wanted smaller ‘buffer zone’ keeping her from teen. The judge said no
July 4, 2025
India’s Modi arrives in Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen ties in first official visit
July 4, 2025
Heinz recalls contaminated 4th of July BBQ staple…’reasonable probability of death’
July 4, 2025
St. Croix: Times of sun and clouds, a.m. thunderstorm, high 90
July 4, 2025
COVID alert! New ‘super-contagious Frankenstein’ variant has rocketed four-fold in just a month…experts warn it could be most infectious yet
July 4, 2025
Bulge in man’s underwear at airport turns out to be 3 pythons, Thai officials say
July 3, 2025
Puerto Rican man gets 11 years for cocaine smuggling off St. Thomas
July 3, 2025
St. Croix man gets 30 years for shooting mother and daughter
July 3, 2025
Cops seek public’s help in finding man who was recorded breaking into bar
July 3, 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending temporary legal status for many Haitians
July 3, 2025
Haiti’s gangs have ‘near-total control’ of the capital as violence escalates, UN says
July 3, 2025
Kilmar Abrego Garcia says he was beaten and subjected to psychological torture in El Salvador jail
July 3, 2025
Coast Guard monitors grounded recreational boat as possible pollution threat
July 3, 2025
How to choose between the U.S. Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands
July 3, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny, heat advisory, thunderstorm, high 89
July 3, 2025
Woman accused of beaning security guard with bottle at Magen’s Bay beach
July 2, 2025
L.A. ‘under siege’: Brown-skinned people targeted, tackled, taken, and it must stop, federal suit says
July 2, 2025
Diddy’s glamorous nepo-baby lawyer who saved him from life in prison
July 2, 2025
Cheryl Reeve reveals how Caitlin Clark-less Fever lineup is ‘elite’
July 2, 2025
New York man disappears while on vacation in Turks and Caicos with his wife
July 2, 2025
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs convicted on prostitution counts, acquitted of more serious charges
July 2, 2025
‘The disappointment is huge:’ Cuban women’s volleyball team denied US visa to compete in Puerto Rico
July 2, 2025
Sean Combs found guilty on two counts, but acquitted on most serious charges
July 2, 2025
St. Croix: Intervals of clouds and sunshine, late a.m. shower, high 89
July 2, 2025
USVI basketball’s Walter Hodge Jr. wins coveted sixth man award in the BSN
July 2, 2025
WAPA ‘contractor’ aided in armed robbery of WAPA employee at plant
July 1, 2025
Jazzmine Ferdinand charged with trying to cash forged check for $2,090.39
July 1, 2025
Uterine cancer projected to rise in US by 2050, Black women likely to be hit hardest
July 1, 2025
Eric Adams backs 50 Cent, says Dem socialist’s economics deserve ‘one-way ticket to Fantasyland’
July 1, 2025
50 Cent offers Zohran Mamdani a payout and ‘first class one-way’ flight to leave NYC
July 1, 2025
Teacher admits having sex with 16-year-old boy — leaving claw marks on his back — as other students served as lookouts
July 1, 2025
Prep school teacher, 26, charged with having sex with student, 16, after telling coworker about sick affair
July 1, 2025
St. Croix: Partly sunny, breezy, showers later, high 89
July 1, 2025
Kmart closing its Lockhart Gardens store on St. Thomas in mid-August
June 30, 2025
Boy, 14, ate lunch in teacher’s classroom because he had ‘issues fitting in.’ Now she’s accused of drawing curtains and raping him
June 30, 2025
Ilejah Crabbe held in Anna’s Retreat robbery case, VIPD says
June 30, 2025
Caribbean delegation to travel to Brussels, London to discuss slavery reparations
June 30, 2025
Cayman Islands’ same-sex civil partnership law upheld by UK court
June 30, 2025
Trump says Haiti is safe enough for people to return. UN chief says otherwise
June 30, 2025
St. Croix: Breezy, hazy, sunshine, high 90
June 30, 2025
Maryland man gets 3 life sentences for killing unborn fetus, mother and store clerk who sold him iced tea
June 29, 2025
Guyana to crack down on gold smuggled in from Venezuela at the urging of the US government
June 29, 2025
‘I’m a pimp’: California man charged in sexual attack against pedestrian
June 29, 2025
Help cops find Dominica native wanted for assault in St. Thomas
June 29, 2025
Shooting in Carlton brings attempted murder charge to Ajani Poree
June 29, 2025
Doctor warns of ‘ticking timebomb’ cancer risk that millions are walking around with…and the simple remedy that can prevent it
June 29, 2025
St. Croix: Mostly cloudy, breezy, afternoon showers, high 90
June 29, 2025
Roofer killed, 3 others injured after ladder falls onto power lines outside church
June 28, 2025
Bryan hails ‘major step forward in rum cover-over extension efforts’
June 28, 2025
Baby found alive after spending ‘several days alone’ in Arizona apartment following mother’s death
June 28, 2025
‘Kiss of death’: Florida reacts to end of Haiti’s Temporary Protected Status
June 28, 2025
Revenge of Peanut the Squirrel: NY authorities executed furry friend — not euthanized him, lawsuit says
June 28, 2025
‘Meant for the babies of slaves’: Trump praises Supreme Court’s birthright ruling
June 28, 2025
Birthright citizenship, sending Haitians back: America no longer for ‘huddled masses’ | Opinion
June 28, 2025
St. Croix: Variable cloudiness with a thunderstorm in parts, high 89
June 28, 2025
Comedian’s teenage alleged killer revealed in police mug shot
June 27, 2025
Miami cop charged with issuing bogus citation to his ex. She was on active duty overseas
June 27, 2025
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Marcos Gilbert accused of firing shots at JFK

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was behind bars today after police said he fired shots at a housing project in Estate Richmond. Marcos Gilbert, 20, was arrested and charged…
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Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2025
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Help cops find Courtney Matthias wanted for assault in St. John

CRUZ BAY Police need your help today to find a man wanted in St. Thomas. Courtney L. Matthias, 55, of St. Thomas, is currently being sought by police in connection…
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Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2025
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Trump calls wind, solar bad for power grid. Texas shows otherwise

HOUSTON (Reuters) — President Donald Trump claims that rapid adoption of solar and wind power has made U.S. electricity unstable and expensive, justifying his bid to end most subsidies for…
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Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2025
Posted inBusiness News Caribbean News Environmental News

Barbados to be test case for first regional debt swap scheme

BRIDGETOWN (Reuters) — Barbados is set to become the first nation to use a new standardised debt swap facility aimed at helping multiple countries use money for development projects instead…
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Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Puerto Rico News

St. Croix: Breezy, mix of sun and clouds, afternoon shower, high 91

CHRISTIANSTED — Today St. Croix will be breezy with a blend of sun and clouds and a brief afternoon shower or two and a low of 91, AccuWeather said. Tonight…
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Posted by John McCarthy July 10, 2025
Posted inBreaking News Caribbean News Military News

Coast Guard rescues 6 kite surfers off Ocean Park beach

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Station San Juan and Puerto Rico Police marine units rescued six kite surfers who were beset by weather off Ocean Park Beach in Puerto Rico…
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Posted by John McCarthy July 9, 2025
SINT MAARTEN SCARE! Dutch Plane With 53 People Aboard Forced To Return To Airport After Engine Trouble
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SINT MAARTEN SCARE! Dutch Plane With 53 People Aboard Forced To Return To Airport After Engine Trouble

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PHILIPSBURG -- A twin-engine Dutch airline was forced to turn around one hour into its flight from Sint Maarten to Curacao on Monday after engine…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2018
Ritz Carlton Condominiums in St. Thomas Explains Why It Won’t Open on May 25 As Scheduled
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Ritz Carlton Condominiums in St. Thomas Explains Why It Won’t Open on May 25 As Scheduled

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- We are happy to share some news regarding the Club, it's restoration, and the projected opening time frame. While progress has been…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2018
UNICEF Gives $11.5 Million To Help Children in Eastern Caribbean After Hurricanes
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UNICEF Gives $11.5 Million To Help Children in Eastern Caribbean After Hurricanes

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] PANAMA CITY -- Thousands of children, adolescents and their families affected by the devastating effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, six months ago, in the Eastern…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2018
GOOD NEWS: HECM Borrowers in Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Get More Time To Pay Their FHA Loans
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GOOD NEWS: HECM Borrowers in Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Get More Time To Pay Their FHA Loans

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced earlier this month that the Federal Housing Administration would be extending the foreclosure moratorium for Hurricane Maria victims in…
Posted by John McCarthy March 20, 2018
V.I. Government Has Until Wednesday To Tell Feds How It Will Come Up With $213 Million Owed To GERS
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V.I. Government Has Until Wednesday To Tell Feds How It Will Come Up With $213 Million Owed To GERS

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Government Employees’ Retirement System of the Virgin Islands (GERS) is seeking a court order for the government to pay at least $213 million allegedly owed to…
Posted by John McCarthy March 19, 2018
PAHO Says We Must Redouble Efforts To Eradicate Measles After Vaccine Deniers Allow Disease To Come Back
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PAHO Says We Must Redouble Efforts To Eradicate Measles After Vaccine Deniers Allow Disease To Come Back

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging Caribbean countries to redouble efforts to vaccinate their populations in the wake of ongoing measles…
Posted by John McCarthy March 19, 2018
First-Ever ‘Topless Optional’ Cruise Set To Premier in Mexican Caribbean in 2020
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First-Ever ‘Topless Optional’ Cruise Set To Premier in Mexican Caribbean in 2020

MIAMI -- If you're someone who books a cruise to let your hair down — whether that means partying with a cocktail or several, hitting the nightclubs, throwing your hands…
Posted by John McCarthy March 18, 2018
FREE AS A BIRD! Nathaniel “Jahreek” Thomas Thumbs His Nose At Law Enforcement With ‘Aided’ Prison Escape
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FREE AS A BIRD! Nathaniel “Jahreek” Thomas Thumbs His Nose At Law Enforcement With ‘Aided’ Prison Escape

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Virgin Islands, when asked Friday for comment about the St. Croix prison escape of Nathaniel "Jahreek" Thomas…
Posted by John McCarthy March 17, 2018
Two Minor Earthquakes Have Struck Near St. Thomas in Last Five Days … One Was 4.5 On Richter Scale
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Two Minor Earthquakes Have Struck Near St. Thomas in Last Five Days … One Was 4.5 On Richter Scale

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A minor earthquake of 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck St. Thomas about 7:13 a.m. on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2018
Despite Hurricanes, British Virgin Islands Successfully Tests Tsunami Early Warning System
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Despite Hurricanes, British Virgin Islands Successfully Tests Tsunami Early Warning System

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] ROAD TOWN, Tortola – Training Officer, at the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Carishma Hicks said that CARIBE WAVE 18 provided an opportunity for the…
Posted by John McCarthy March 16, 2018

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