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Port Authority Gives Existing Businesses The Boot To Usher In Crown Bay Project

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority and Royal Caribbean have big plans for the development of Crown Bay Marina and the surrounding Sub Base areas. But the development…

VI Free Press December 13, 2021

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VIPA Shows Off Newly Renovated Vendor’s Plaza At Crown Bay Center In St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) was touting its new vendor’s plaza at the Austin "Babe" Monsanto Marine Terminal in St. Thomas on social media today. VIPA…

John McCarthy November 14, 2021

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Puerto Rican Woman With 10 Pounds Of Marijuana For Bartender Gets Probation

CHRISTIANSTED — A Puerto Rican woman who delivered nearly ten pounds of marijuana to a St. Croix bartender aboard a commercial airline was given probation by a federal judge, authorities…

John McCarthy November 2, 2021

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Royal Caribbean Inks Deal With VIPA To Improve USVI Marine Port Facilities

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Royal Caribbean Group announced it has reached a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Virgin Islands to further enhance Crown Bay in St. Thomas, as well…

VI Free Press October 1, 2021

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MUDDAHS-‘KUNTZ’! Pipe-Hitting Thomian Arrested For May Attack At CEK Airport: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A man who allegedly beat a man with a lead pipe at the St. Thomas airport in May was arrested by police early this morning, authorities said.…

John McCarthy September 1, 2021

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NASA Sends ‘Airborne Science Lab’ To St. Croix For 45 Days Of Test Flights

FREDERIKSTED — NASA’s "airborne science lab" deployed to St. Croix on Tuesday after more than six months of preparation and instrument upload. As part of the Convective Processes Experiment —…

John McCarthy August 19, 2021

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VIPA Welcomes Celebrity Equinox Guests Back To St. Croix This Morning

FREDERIKSTED — The Celebrity Equinox is docked at the Ann E. Abramson Marine Facility in St. Croix this morning. The upscale cruise ship, registered in Malta, is scheduled to stay…

John McCarthy August 18, 2021

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Coast Guard Reopens Maritime Ports In The U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico

Tropical Storm Grace left minimal damage SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port San Juan has set Port Condition FOUR in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin…

John McCarthy August 16, 2021

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Coast Guard Sets Port Condition WHISKEY For Sea Ports in USVI Due To Invest 95L

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard set Port Condition WHISKEY on Thursday for all maritime ports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgins Islands, due to the approach of Disturbance…

John McCarthy August 13, 2021

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Contractor Who Stashed 10 Pounds of Cocaine Into Airport Bathroom Pleads

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A contractor who stashed 10 pounds of cocaine into an airport bathroom in St. Thomas has pleaded guilty in federal court to drug possession charges, authorities said.…

John McCarthy July 15, 2021