FREDERIKSTED — A 54-year-old St. Croix man was jailed after being accused of strangling a female family member, authorities said. Kendall Smith, of Grove Place, was arrested and charged with second-degree assault-domestic violence and simple…
Health experts are calling on government officials to relabel a ‘silent killer’ disease spread by bugs as ‘endemic’ in the US. Chagas disease is a dangerous infection caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The parasite is generally…
FOND DU LAC (WLUK) — A Wisconsin high school teacher has been charged with having sexual contact with a student. According to a criminal complaint, the contact occurred at Marcie Zimmerman’s home in Fond du…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 50-year-old relative was charged in the rape of a child in St. Thomas, authorities said. Gabriel Toussaint was arrested and charged with second-degree aggravated rape-domestic violence, second-degree unlawful sexual contact-domestic violence…
Being diagnosed with a rare condition like mesothelioma can be stressful. Several treatmentsare available to extend your life expectancy. However, the truth is that life will never be thesame again. Fortunately, the federal government introduced…
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Jamaica was holding a general election on Wednesday that many believe could be a defining moment for an island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns. Prime Minister Andrew Holness of…
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, is praising a U.S. strike on a boat suspected of carrying drugs in the southern Caribbean. U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that 11 people were…
World Food Day will be observed on Sunday, October 19 from noon to 6 p.m. on the grounds of the University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. The day…
Suicide Prevention Month takes place every year in September. Multiple organizations hold dedicated awareness events throughout the month, including National Suicide Prevention Week, World Suicide Prevention Day, and 988 Day. In support of September’s Suicide…
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is thriving. Known as the “miracle tree,” this giant conifer…