CHRISTIANSTED – The Virgin Islands Department of Health said that its offices territory-wide will close at 12 p.m. today, April 5, 2024, to allow for employee participation in activities related to the observance of National…
CRUZ BAY — A St. John man has been arrested after he allegedly heisted a rental car for a joyride last month. Kassahun Stapleton-Harris, 27, was arrested Tuesday and charged with unauthorized use of a…
The turn of the twenty-first century has ushered in seismic societal changes, one of the most impactful being the innovation and wide acceptance of cryptocurrencies. Pioneered by Bitcoin, this economic revolution has taken the world…
FREDERIKSTED – April is dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of impaired and distracted driving. Every year, countless lives are needlessly lost due to these preventable behaviors on the road. It’s time for collective…
NEW YORK — An auditor has raised doubts about the ability of former President Donald Trump’s publicly traded company to stay in business, according to a new regulatory filing. Trump Media and Technology Group, which operates…
BOGOTA (AP) — The mayor of Colombia’s second-largest city banned prostitution in some of the city’s most famous neighborhoods for six months Monday, arguing it was necessary to prevent the sexual exploitation of children. Medellín’s…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP) — More than 53,000 people have fled Haiti’s capital in less than three weeks, the vast majority to escape unrelenting gang violence, according to a United Nations report released Tuesday. More than 60% are…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police say they’re searching for an individual who shot a man on St. Thomas late Monday night. The case began at 10:25 p.m., when Criminal Investigation Bureau detectives respondedto the Schneider Hospital…
PARIS — Guadeloupe-born author Maryse Conde, who wrote about colonialism, slavery and the French-Caribbean diaspora, died in southern France at the age of 90. Often cited as a potential winner of the Nobel prize for…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The periodical cicadas that are about to infest two parts of the United States aren’t just plentiful, they’re downright weird. These insects are the strongest urinators in the animal kingdom with flows that put…