CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services announced Thursday the issuance of replacement benefits for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients affected by prolonged power outages caused by Tropical Storm Ernesto. According…
FREDERIKSTED — Police arrested a St. Croix man for illegal gun possession on Wednesday. Samuel Rivera Jr., 32, was arrested and charged with carrying a firearm openly or concealed, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.…
SAN JUAN — A tropical wave is in the central Tropical Atlantic Ocean and producing some disorganized showers and thunderstorms. As of 6:00 p.m., this tropical wave was located about 1,350 miles (2,173 kilometers) east-southeast…
PALERMO, Italy — Italian prosecutors are investigating two more crew members from British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s yacht, along with its captain, in connection with the vessel’s sinking over a week ago, a judicial source said…
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix woman is in custody after she allegedly harassed another person over the phone continuously and made multiple threats, authorities said. Sh’lante Maxwell, 26, was arrested and charged with harassment by…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A homeowner claims a St. Thomas contractor failed to complete a $25,000 job to remodel their kitchen. Damian McAleavey, 48, was arrested and charged with obtaining money by false pretense andgrand larceny,…
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Half of the population in Haiti is not getting enough to eat and barely a quarter of the hospitals are operating at normal levels. And between March and June of this year, the…
KINGSTON – The International Monetary Fund on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded fiscal reforms in the Caribbean nation. Clarke, nominated by IMF…
TOKYO — Off the coast of Japan, a colorful 10-armed sea creature tucked itself under a rock and waited. But its hiding place wouldn’t last long. Divers flipped over the stone and spotted the unique…
SAN JUAN — Surface high pressure over the Atlantic and a weak surface trough will promote moderate east winds through most of the workweek. Passing showers will move across the coastal waters, mainly during the…