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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
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‘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
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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
Posted inBreaking News Community Affairs Crime News

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
Posted inBreaking News Business News Environmental News

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
V.I. GOP TO CONGRESS: Don’t Write A Blank Check To Gov. ‘Sticky Fingers’ Mapp and The Virgin Islands Government
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V.I. GOP TO CONGRESS: Don’t Write A Blank Check To Gov. ‘Sticky Fingers’ Mapp and The Virgin Islands Government

[ad name="HTML-68"] WASHINGTON — Republican leaders from the U.S. territory of the Virgin Islands are in the nation’s capital this week telling the White House and Congress not to write…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2017
Now That The Roads Are Clear … Three-Star Army General Calling It Quits In Puerto Rico
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Now That The Roads Are Clear … Three-Star Army General Calling It Quits In Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN -- The three-star general is leaving Puerto Rico, ending his mission of providing relief from the devastation of Hurricane Maria. Troops are being pulled out, too, along with…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2017
Adopt-A-Family, Formed On TV Show, Now Sending Thousands of Aid Packages To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
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Adopt-A-Family, Formed On TV Show, Now Sending Thousands of Aid Packages To The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] NEW YORK -- Two strangers who met on social media joined forces to create a program that is now sending thousands of packages of much-needed supplies to hurricane…
Posted by John McCarthy November 14, 2017
REPORT: Whitefish Energy Billed Puerto Rico $319 Her Hour Per Linemen — Then Paid Them $63 Per Hour
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REPORT: Whitefish Energy Billed Puerto Rico $319 Her Hour Per Linemen — Then Paid Them $63 Per Hour

SMELL TEST: Experts in the field said Whitefish significantly over-inflated its fees, almost 17 times the average salary of Puerto Rico-based linemen. [ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN -- The Montana energy…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2017
CONGRESS: After Visit To St. Croix, We Stand Ready To Help The Virgin Islands Overcome The Damage From Hurricanes Irma and Maria
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CONGRESS: After Visit To St. Croix, We Stand Ready To Help The Virgin Islands Overcome The Damage From Hurricanes Irma and Maria

WASHINGTON -- WE RECENTLY LED a bipartisan congressional delegation to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Florida Keys to survey the damage caused by hurricanes Irma and Maria…
Posted by VI Free Press November 13, 2017
Conference in Germany To Examine What Role Climate Change Played In This Season’s Hurricanes
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Conference in Germany To Examine What Role Climate Change Played In This Season’s Hurricanes

BONN -- A delegation from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has arrived at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Germany. While at the event, which runs until November…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2017
A HURRICANE SEASON WE CAN’T FORGET: And In Many Cases Are Still Living In The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico
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A HURRICANE SEASON WE CAN’T FORGET: And In Many Cases Are Still Living In The Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN -- The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season will long be remembered as one of the busiest and most destructive hurricane seasons on record. Five named storms and one tropical…
Posted by John McCarthy November 13, 2017
MAPP TO CONGRESS: $7.5 Billion Should Keep Me In Beer and Wine Money Until The End of My First Term In December 2018
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MAPP TO CONGRESS: $7.5 Billion Should Keep Me In Beer and Wine Money Until The End of My First Term In December 2018

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The cost to rebuild the Virgin Islands’ infrastructure after last month’s devastating Category 5 hurricanes is estimated at $7.5 billion dollars, Gov. Kenneth Mapp said. In a letter forwarded…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2017
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants To Know What Water-Borne Diseases Virgin Islanders Have Been Exposed To After The Storms
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants To Know What Water-Borne Diseases Virgin Islanders Have Been Exposed To After The Storms

  SEN. ELIZABETH WARREN (D-Mass.) [ad name="HTML-68"] BOSTON -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) sent a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to request information on the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2017
Tourists Return To Magen’s Bay in St. Thomas … Where Cruise Ships Still Dare To Go
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Tourists Return To Magen’s Bay in St. Thomas … Where Cruise Ships Still Dare To Go

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- St. Thomas has accepted its first passenger cruise ships since Hurricane Irma, a welcome milestone for the territory recovering from two major hurricanes. The Adventure of the…
Posted by John McCarthy November 12, 2017

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