WASHINGTON — Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands will co-chair of President-elect Biden’s COVID-19 advisory board. Nunez-Smith will also lead a new White House task force dedicated to health equity. Nunez-Smith, an…
SAN JUAN — A U.S. Coast Guard Station and Puerto Rico Emergency Management crews rescued three persons Tuesday night from a capsized watercraft just off “Isla de Cabras” Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. “This was a challenging rescue…
FREDERIKSTED — Officials with the Virgin Islands Police Department said Wednesday night they have arrested a St. Croix man exposing himself online to an underage girl. Brandon Teliam, 26, of Prince Street, Frederiksted, was arrested…
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested on a warrant after police said he violated a protective order. Miguel Diaz, 43, of Grove Place was arrested at 2:12 a.m. today and charged with contempt…
GREEN CAY — A popular radio personality who was swimming in the Caribbean Sea on St. Croix got the health scare of his life — after being stung at least three times by a lionfish…
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier repatriated 12 migrants from an interdicted illegal voyage and transferred two men, who were rescued in a separate case, to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Monday…
ARLINGTON, Virginia — The Nature Conservancy (TNC) published detailed maps of important shallow underwater habitats throughout the entire Caribbean — including all shallow water coral reefs. For the first time ever, countries and territories now have a clear picture…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Education says it has launched an internal investigation into rumors that an employee continued showing up for work despite testing positive for COVID-19. The department “has been…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man wanted in connection to a gas station assault turned himself in to police one day after a wanted poster was issued for his arrest, authorities said. Joseph Alexander…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominica native who resolved a dispute with a St. Thomas woman by sending her to the hospital as the victim of an assault, was arrested by police this morning, authorities said.…