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Wife Was Beheaded In ‘Tobago Ripper’ Machete Double Murder Case
Peter and Murium Green from Wellington, Somerset.(file photo).The British couple hacked to death on the paradise island of Tobago were the victim of a ‘Caribbean Ripper’ who will strike again, a...
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BVI Native Arrested on Florida Warrant in St. John
ARRESTED: Andre Stoutt of West End, Tortola CRUZ BAY – A 30-year-old Tortola native was arrested over the weekend as being a fugitive from mainland justice, according to the Virgin Islands Police...
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BIR: Hotel Room Tax Rate To Increase 2.5% Next Year
BIR Director Marvin Pickering CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The hotel room tax will go up 2.5% next year, according to the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Hoteliers, time share developers and innkeepers...
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Florida Man Arrested On Outstanding Warrant At St. Thomas Airport
Richard Morales-Aponte CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 30-year-old Florida man was arrested Sunday at the Cyril E. King Airport after U.S. Customs identified him as someone wanted on drug charges in New...
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Flash Flood Watch Remains In Effect For The Virgin Islands
CHRISTIANSTED – As first reported in the St. Croix Sync Tank on Facebook yesterday, the Virgin Islands is under a flash flood watch through this evening, according to the National Weather Service in...
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St. Thomian Tequan Joseph Pleads Guilty To Gun Smuggling Charges
U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 23-year-old St. Thomas man who federal authorities said was the ringleader of a group of four men who allegedly filed the serial numbers off of...
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Akeel Morris Is Heading For A Big Payday Whether He Knows It Or Not
Akeel Morris of St. Thomas KANSAS CITY – Woody Allen said that 90 percent of success is simply showing up. Being in the right place at the right time doesn’t hurt, either. And for Akeel Morris of...
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Former Armed Robber Gunned Down in F’sted Market Place In Broad Daylight
KILLED: Elvis Davis of St. Croix FREDERIKSTED – A 27-year-old man with a long arrest record including armed robbery and assault was gunned down in a normally-crowded area of town early yesterday...
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INSIDE JOB? Another Business Inside Tutu Park Mall Burglarized
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – When employees of an auto parts store on St. Thomas began the process of getting ready to open the doors for the day’s business Monday two things stuck out to them: the burglar...
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AG Walker: New $150K Grant Could Be Used To Investigate Price Fixing At...
Attorney General Claude Walker CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The V.I. Attorney General said Tuesday that the territory has been given a $150,000 grant to investigate consumer fraud here. Attorney General Claude...
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Police Find A Badly-Decomposed Body On The Beach In Enfield Green
FREDERIKSTED – A badly-decomposed body was found on a rocky beach in Estate Enfield Green in the late morning Tuesday, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. The 911 Emergency Call Center...
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Virgin Islands Is On The Forefront Of Marijuana Decriminalization
By PHOEBE WARREN, Special To The V.I. Free Press This is the first post in a series called “Insight on the Issues” in which I will examine one specific issue in American politics and give each...
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Man Pulls Gun on VIPD As Officers Break Up Marijuana-Growing Operation in...
Stedroy Francis Jr. FREDERIKSTED – Police arrested two men on a warrant in Williams Delight Tuesday, with one of the wanted men pulling a gun on them in the process, according to the Virgin Islands...
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Fortuna Couple Arrested For Beating Landlord With A Metal Rod
CITIZEN PATRIOT ¥ NICK DENTAMAROPhoto Illustration CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Virgin Islands Police Department reported four people on St. Thomas were arrested on charges ranging from drunk driving to...
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Frederiksted Resident, Veterans Sue For The Right To Vote For President
Lavonne Wise of Frederiksted CHICAGO – A group of American citizens, including several veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, now living in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, Puerto Rico and other...
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Going Back In Time To Discover Your Own Virgin Islands History
Dorothy Jenkins Fields in Miami By DOROTHY JENKINS FIELDS/Special To The V.I. Free Press If you want excitement, mystery and surprise look no further. It is not a video game and or on YouTube....
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St. Croix Man Given 1.75 Years In Prison For Contraband and Illegal Gun
Chief Judge Wilma Lewis CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 23-year-old St. Croix man was given 1.75 years in prison by a federal judge for having prison contraband and an illegal gun, according to the U.S....
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St. Thomas Man Pleads Guilty To Marijuana Distribution Charges
U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A 57-year-old St. Thomas man pleased guilty in federal court to marijuana distribution charges, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Alva Nicholas...
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BVI’s Kevin Henley Indicted For Bringing $256,386.00 In A Dufflebag Into The...
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment on November 5 charging Kevin Henley, 21, of Tortola, British Virgin Islands, with Bulk Cash Smuggling, according to U.S....
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BVI Regular Kevin Greaves Caught With $118,000 Cash In Two Dufflebags
Kevin Greaves in handcuffs in BVI CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment on November 5 charging Kevin Greaves, 43, of St. Thomas, with bulk cash smuggling, according...
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