CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) announces it has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) award for a collaborative project entitled, Navigating Home. Navigating Home expands the Workforce…
‘Tis The Season For ‘Star of the Seas,’ Royal Caribbean Says
MIAMI — It’s opening day for the next bold combination of every vacation. Royal Caribbean International revealed the first look at the latest in the best-selling Icon Class, Star of the Seas, and the vacations…
Former DEA informant pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president
MIAMI (AP) — A former confidential informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, whose killing in 2021 caused unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean…
St. Croix Man Gets 10 Years In Prison For Trafficking ‘Ghost Guns’ In The Territory
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Croix man was given 10 years in prison for making and selling “ghost guns” in the territory. Somalie Bruce, 37, was sentenced to 120 months incarceration after…
Honeywell to Help Decarbonization of the USVI Through Battery Energy Storage
HOUSTON — Honeywell today announced it will provide VIElectron, a CB Loranger Company, its first installment of battery energy storage solutions (BESS) to six solar parks strategically positioned across the U.S. Virgin Islands. When completed,…
American woman killed in shark attack in the Bahamas
NASSAU — An American woman has been killed by a shark while paddleboarding in the Bahamas, according to the Royal Bahamas Police Force. The woman was paddleboarding with a male relative near…
Colombian accused of spying for Cuba as US ambassador arrested in Florida: AP source
MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s…
Coast Guard takes 85 illegal Dominican Republic migrants back home
SAN JUAN — Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier’s crew repatriated 85 migrants to the Dominican Republic, Saturday, following the interdiction of two unlawful migration voyage interdictions in Mona Passage waters off the…
DPNR announces schedule for St. Croix archery field
FREDERIKSTED — The Isaac Gateword James Park and Archery Field in Estate La Grange is open to the community on Saturdays. DPNR said the field is open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. for…
Police in Haiti detain a new suspect in the 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — Authorities in Haiti on Monday arrested a new suspect in the July 2021 slaying of President Jovenel Moïse. Macky Kessa, mayor of the southern coastal city of Jacmel, was…