HIGH SCORER: Walter Hodge of Puerto Rico has been the game’s high scorer in two out three of the Virgin Islands men’s teams games at the 2017 AmeriCup Championships in Argentina. With a loss on Tuesday, the team still moves on to the semifinals and a chance to play in the Final Four. [ad name=”HTML-68″] […]
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National Hurricane Center Is Watching Invest 93L For Possible Impact In The Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico Next Week
[ad name=”HTML-68″] MIAMI — The National Hurricane Center (NHC) said this morning that it is watching a new area of low pressure near the African coast will likely develop into a tropical depression or tropical storm this week as it veers towards the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The NHC has named the system Invest 93L, […]
National, Local GOP Officials Call For Equal Citizenship For American Territories, Commonwealths
[ad name=”HTML-68″] NASHVILLE — National and local GOP leaders repudiated the unequal citizenship of Americans living in the country’s territories during a meeting of the Republican National Committee this weekend in Nashville. The Republican National Committee did so with the passage of a resolution entitled “Affirming the Equal Citizenship for All Americans.” The resolution’s sponsor […]
St. Thomas’ Kennedy Pascal, Tyshaun Leerdam and 17-Year-Old Fortuna Boy Caught By Police Near Donoe Road With A Firearm In Their Car After Cops Get A ‘Tip’
OLD SCHOOL POLICE WORK: Police Commissioner Delroy Richards Sr.’s outdated law enforcement philosophy is to “take guns off the streets.” Unfortunately, Richards has not paired that philosophy with actually bringing to justice those people who use the guns to maim or kill others. [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two men and one boy were arrested […]
2 Dead And 2 Wounded After Shooting At Fredensborg And Mutual Homes Friday
FREDERIKSTED — Two men were shot to death and two men were injured after gun violence erupted at two different locations on St. Croix late Friday night. The first incident took place about 10:30 p.m. after the 911 Emergency Call Center got a report of gunshots fired near Old Fredensborg close to the Kingshill Cemetary […]
VIPD Detains North Carolina Man Wayne Williams On Charges That He Grabbed An Underage Girl’s Butt In Front Of Her Parents
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A cruise ship passenger from North Carolina was taken into police custody when the Carnival Magic docked in St. Thomas after authorities said that he molested an underage girl in front of her parents on the ship. Wayne Williams, 37, of Ashville, N.C. was charged with unlawful sexual contact on […]
St. Croix Native Glenroy Smith Jr. Killed In Killeen Texas When A Stray Bullet Goes Through A Wall And Hits Him In The Back
[ad name=”HTML-68″] KILLEEN, Texas — Killeen police said that a St. Croix native died in a Texas hospital after a bullet went through a wall of his home and hit him in the back as he slept early Friday morning. Authorities identified the victim as Glenroy Joseph Smith, Jr., 34. “The preliminary investigation revealed that an […]
St. Thomas Standout Ky Odlum Shatters Two Territorial-Age-Group Records In Two Days At Junior World Swimming Championships In Indy
KY ODLUM OF STT [ad name=”HTML-68″] INDIANAPOLIS — St. Thomas swimming sensation Ky Odlum set two territorial-age-group swimming records in two days during the third day of the FINA Junior World Swimming Championships in Indiana. Odlum, 14, broke the Virgin Islands’ 13-14 record in the boys 100-meter butterfly during his heat race at the Junior […]
St. Croix’s Glenn David and David Armstrong Arrested For Alleged Rape Of 16-Year-Old Drinking Girl At Frangipani Party
ARRESTED FOR RAPE OF AN UNDERAGE GIRL ON ST. CROIX: David Anthony Armstrong, 20. (left) and Glenn Adjani David, 21, (right). David is a heavy equipment operator and Armstrong a UVI student. [ad name=”HTML-68″] FREDERIKSTED— Police have arrested two St. Croix men and charged them with the rape of a minor teenage girl at a […]
Jazz In The Park Returns To The Christiansted Gazebo at The NPS National Historic Site
JAZZ IN THE PARK: Sweet Peppa performs during Jazz in the Park in St. Croix. [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED – St. Croix is sponsoring an evening of music — and the public is invited! The 37th “Jazz in the Park” concert returns to the Bandstand at the Christiansted National Historic Site on the waterfront from 5:30 to 7:30. The […]