Missing Diver Found Dead Underwater At Cane Bay
NORTH SHORE — A man died while scuba diving with his wife at Cane Bay in St. Croix on Sunday. Paul Evans, 64, of Florida, was positively identified as the drowning victim, the Virgin Islands…
Former Cape Air Employee Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Cocaine Through CEK Airport
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A former airline employee admitted to drug trafficking charges in federal court in connection to attempting to transport cocaine through the St. Thomas airport. Shakari Francis, 27, of St. Thomas, pleaded guilty…
BVI Boat Captain Who Raced Through USVI With Illegals On Board Gets 8 Months In Prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A British Virgin Islands boat captain who failed to slow his vessel down in U.S. Virgin Islands territorial waters and then led federal agents on a high speed chase through Coral Bay…
Woman Previously Charged With Check Forgery Accused of Credit Card Fraud
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. John woman jailed twice on check forgery charges has been arrested after using a stolen wallet to lease a rental car with someone else’s credit card. Daliqua Moses 25, of…
Tropical Wave and Trough To Bring ‘Excessive Rain Event’ To USVI, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The interaction between a vigorous tropical wave propagating westward across the eastern Caribbean region and a developing weak upper-level trough to the west of the local islands will promote unsettled weather conditions…
Liquor Giant Diageo Ends $1 Billion Partnership With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
NEW YORK — Beverage company Diageo has severed its relationship with rapper and music producer Sean “Diddy” Combs after he filed a lawsuit against the spirits maker alleging racist handling of his liquor brands. The lawsuit,…
Tropical Wave Approaches Puerto Rico and Drought-Stricken U.S. Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN — A strong tropical wave is approaching our region, moving westward at 10 to 15 knots. Layered precipitable water imagery at the lower levels show dry air within the wave environment, which is…
Health Department Resumes Free Drive-Thru COVID Testing
CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s (VIDOH) Epidemiology Division is resuming free COVID testing this week. The department recently completed steps to transition its CDC support staff from federal to local funding, following…
New Details Emerge In Jeffrey Epstein’s Suicide
NEW YORK — A new Justice Department Inspector General report details the failures that occurred beginning one month before Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide while in custody of the Bureau of Prisons. The report also makes clear…
USVI Gets $27 Million From Feds For Free High Speed Internet Here
WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) said that U.S. Virgin Islands will receive $27,103,240.86 to deploy affordable, reliable high-speed Internet service. Right now, 577 homes and small businesses in…