[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED – The Hurricane Recovery and Resiliency Task Force, created by Gov. Kenneth Mapp, met on St. Croix on Wednesday as part of the Governor’s mission to…
Mapp Nominates 14 Virgin Islands Communities For Special Federal Tax Breaks Under IRS
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gov. Kenneth Mapp has nominated 14 neighborhoods on St. Thomas and St. Croix as Qualified Opportunity Zones eligible for U.S. tax breaks under the massive tax bill passed by Congress last…
POLICE: St. Thomas’ Osvaldo Tavarez Accused of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl In February
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested after allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in February, according to police sources. Osvaldo M. Tavarez, 47, has been…
U.S. Immigration Rounds Up Seven Illegal Aliens in Virgin Islands in Massive Sweep Over Three Regions
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — It’s the start of the Easter weekend for many, but for 271 immigrants, including several from the Caribbean nabbed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)…
Mapp Extends Passover and Easter Greetings To All Virgin Islanders For Camping Holiday
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Gov. Kenneth Mapp has extended Passover and Easter greetings to all Virgin Islanders with the hope that it will be a time of peace…
MISTRIAL! Superior Court Judge Rules Hung Jury In Murder Trial of Retired Police Sergeant
FREDERIKSTED — A Superior Court jury took two days to deliberate but ultimately could not reach a unanimous decision in the second-degree murder trial of former Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Sgt….
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Halts Embargo of Catholic Church Accounts With Teacher Pensions
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] SAN JUAN — An appeals court on Tuesday temporarily halted a judge’s ruling that ordered authorities to embargo the accounts of Puerto Rico’s Roman Catholic Church to…
St. Croix’s Eliezer Saldana Arrested By Police For Animal Neglect Charges After Hurricane Maria
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested Friday on animal neglect charges after a special police unit determined that he had failed to feed or water the animal after Hurricane Maria….
St. Croix’s Raymond Melendez, 46, Shot Dead While Riding His Bike At Night In Williams Delight
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — A man was shot dead while riding his bicycle in Estate Williams Delight on Sunday night, according to police sources. Raymond Melendez, 46, was shot…
Murder Jury Deliberates For 6.5 Hours … Before Asking Judge For More Time … And Catered Lunch Tomorrow
Retired Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Sgt. Ronald Hatcher. [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — A Superior Court trial that was held with all due haste — nearly five years after…