CRUZ BAY — A boat explosion in St. John caused multiple injuries and sent at least two people to the hospital late Friday morning, authorities confirmed. The propane gas explosion happened about 11:07 a.m. Friday near the Westin Resort dock in Chocolate Hole Great, the Virgin Islands Police Department and social media said. “Police officers […]
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Health Department Confirms 27th Person Has Died From COVID-19 In USVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Health Department confirmed Thursday that an 81-year-old St. Thomas man is the territory’s 27th death related to COVID-19. “The department continues to work to slow the spread of COVID-19,” VIDOH said. “Please continue to follow these precautionary measures: stay at home, practice social distancing, wear a mask when in […]
Woman Arrested After Stabbing Boyfriend For Spilling Soda On Her Side Of The Bed
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas food service worker has been arrested for allegedly punching and stabbing her live-in lover as he slept in their bed, authorities said. Irish Adam, 28, of Bayonne, New Jersey was arrested about 3 a.m. Monday and charged with third-degree assault-domestic violence, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Police responded […]
OBITUARY NOTICE: World War II Veteran Reuben B. Wheatley Dies In Hospital On St. Thomas At Age 95
The Virgin Islands community is advised of the passing of Reuben B. Wheatley on February 4, 2021, at St. Thomas’ Schneider Regional Medical Center (SRMC). He was 95 years of age and he led an active life until weeks before his death. Reuben lived through and played an important role in the transition of the […]
Dr. Paul Vendel Maynard Sr. of Zion Village, Nevis Dies In St. Thomas Hospital At 69
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It is with great sorrow and breaking hearts, that we the family of Dr. Paul Vendel Maynard, Sr. announce his untimely passing. Dr. Maynard, a native of Zion Village Nevis, departed this earth on January 21, 2021 at age 69, after a brief hospitalization at the Schneider Regional Medical Center (SRMC). He […]
St. Thomas Woman In Critical Condition After Being Savagely Beaten And Raped In Sub Base Sunday
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman who was savagely beaten and raped downtown remains in critical condition due to the injuries she sustained early Sunday morning, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Sub Base in reference to an unresponsive female lying in the roadway at 6:19 a.m. Sunday, the Virgin […]
St. Thomas Man Who Fought Gunman In Smith Bay Dies 4 Days After Shooting: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – One of four men injured during a December 27 shooting in Smith Bay succumbed to his injuries on Thursday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The victim, identified as Delroy Venzen, Jr., 33, died at Schneider Regional Medical Center, four days after he being shot in the abdomen in Smith Bay while […]
Shooting In Smith Bay Leaves 4 Men Wounded After Fist Fight Turns More Violent: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating a fight in Smith Bay on Sunday night in which one of the participants was shot along with three innocent bystanders standing nearby, authorities said. Officers were advised of a shooting incident near a restaurant in Smith Bay with four male victims at 10:58 p.m., the Virgin Islands Police […]
SRMC Makes History As Its Medical Staff Gets The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Nine long months after the start of the pandemic, healthcare workers at the Schneider Regional Medical Center were among the first in the territory to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This week alone, hundreds of health care workers across the territory will be the first to take the long-awaited vaccine. At SRMC, […]
St. Thomas Man Settles The Score In Heated Argument With Baseball Bat Assault
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man didn’t like the direction an argument took on Monday night, so he went to his car and got a baseball bat and beat the man he disagreed with, with it. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched detectives to the Schneider Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in reference to an […]