CHARLOTTE AMALIE — When Puerto Rico turned the freighter he was on away from its “rich” port in early May, things looked grim indeed for Sam the Sailor. After all, Sam the Sailor was confirmed to have COVID-19. If the couldn’t find a port to take him soon, his health

MARIGOT — United States tourists cannot cross the border from Dutch Sint Maarten to French Saint starting today, according to The Daily Herald, a Philipsburg, Sint Maarten newspaper. The report says the announcement is until further notice. Sylvie Feucher, prefect of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, has previously said that, due to a high number of COVID-19 (coronavirus) cases

FREDERIKSTED — St. Croix recorded two homicides in the space of seven hours today when a 26-year-old man was gunned down in an Estate Plessen-Grove Place apartment complex this afternoon, authorities said. Kaleem Ramsey of Estate Grove Place was shot to death at Lorraine Village Apartments before 3:25 p.m. today,

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man was shot to death at the island’s largest auto repair center early this morning — and the grisly, deadly scene was all captured on the company’s video surveillance system. Aaron “SavageJuice” Joseph, 27, of Grove Place, was shot to death at H.H. Tire &

CHRISTIANSTED — Three masked men wearing dark clothing robbed a St. Croix man of his vehicle and his jewelry at gunpoint as he was relaxing in his SUV at Altona Lagoon last night, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to Altona Lagoon in reference to a robbery that occurred at 9:21

MIAMI — The Miami Marlins, one of the most under-the-radar teams in sports, have been in the news lately. Sort of. A network TV news anchor referred to them this week as the Miami Dolphins. She later apologized and corrected herself, saying they were actually the Florida Marlins. The next

FREDERIKSTED — Seaborne’s Puerto Rico flights are canceled today and Cape Air’s morning flights to Puerto Rico and inter-island St. Thomas-St. Croix flights also are cancelled, Government House said. “Cape Air flights may resume later Thursday depending on weather conditions,” a prepared statement from the Joint Information Center said. “Cyril

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — During a storm-impact press conference this morning, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. said that he lifted the curfew as of 6 a.m. today and that government offices will reopen at 10 a.m. today. The territory’s seaports were still closed as of the governor’s press conference, and the U.S.

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Coast Guard is currently assessing the territory’s ports, Government House said. The ports are tentatively scheduled to reopen at noon today and possibly earlier depending on the findings of the Coast Guard assessments. For more information call Monifa Marrero-Brathwaite, Public Information Officer for the Virgin

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Health is reporting tonight that an 8th COVID-19 mortality has occurred in the U.S. Virgin Islands. A 23-year-old pregnant woman died from the virus in St. Thomas on July 21, the VIDOH reported last week. Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. acknowledged the death