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FirstBank finances $13 million eco-luxury resort to boost tourism in the USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – FirstBank has announced the successful closing of a $13 million commercial financing agreement with By-the-Sea Resort Properties, LLC, to support the construction of The Botany, a new…

John McCarthy September 9, 2025

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Sky car operator claims bank overcharged it $130,000 in credit card fees

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — FirstBank Virgin Islands is being sued by a Paradise Point tram operator who claims the bank deducted excessive credit card fees from its corporate account. In a…

John McCarthy July 20, 2024

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Suspect Evades Police By Abandoning Vehicle … And Gun … After Routine Traffic Stop

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A suspect was able to evade police by abandoning his vehicle and gun — and escaping on foot after a routine traffic stop on Saturday evening, authorities…

John McCarthy October 31, 2022

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Man Arrested For Allegedly Siphoning $11,000 From Woman’s Bank Account

FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix man was arrested after an eight-month-long investigation found that he siphoned more than $11,000 from a woman's bank account. Jeremiah Cheatham, 25, was arrested Monday…

John McCarthy September 27, 2022

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St. Thomas Man Who Stole $300K From His Father’s Security Company Pleads Guilty

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man who stole $300,000 from his businessman father and tried to hide that fact by funneling the money through various bank accounts — admitted…

VI Free Press April 8, 2021