MOSCOW — Russia has begun buying bananas from India and will boost such imports, its food safety watchdog said this week, after a spat with its biggest supplier Ecuador over the latter’s decision to swap…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A couple accused of teaming up to steal $500,000 in COVID relief funds has been arrested on St. Croix, authorities said. Kenyetta Riddick, 56, and Andrew John, 43, were each arrested and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — How it began: President Joe Biden was urgently seeking more money from Congress to aid Ukraine and Israel. He took a gamble by seizing on GOP demands to simultaneously address one of his biggest…
MOSCOW (Reuters) — The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child today urged Russia to end the forcible transfer of children from occupied areas of Ukraine in violation of international law, and return them…
SAN JUAN — Light to moderate rainfall will continue today across the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, the National Weather Service said. This rain will slowly diminish this evening or early tomorrow, and drier…
PORT-AU-PRINCE — Five armed environmental protection agents have been killed in Haiti’s capital on the third consecutive day of protests. The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) provides public-school updates effective today, Thursday, February 8, 2024. It is important for the public to note that weather conditions can potentially change overnight. Parents,…
The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse. The peak spectacle on April 8 will last up to 4 minutes, 28 seconds in…
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CHRISTIANSTED — A woman wanted on attempted murder charges in St. Croix turned herself in to police today, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Valatina Sanchez, 30, was arrested and charged with first-degree attempted murder,…