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CHRISTIANSTED — A Colombian national who brought ecstasy, ketamine and a fake ID to the St. Croix airport last December has admitted to entering the United States illegally. Andres Bejarano, 33, of Bogota, pleaded guilty today to falsely claiming he was a United States citizen, U.S. Attorney
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U.S. Coast Guard Returns 19 Dominicans And 1 Haitian Back To Hispaniola
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell repatriated 19 Dominicans and returned one Haitian to the Dominican Republic Wednesday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage in Mona Passage waters near Puerto Rico. The interdiction is the result of ongoing local and federal
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Tropical Storm Peter Expected To Bring 1-2 Inches Of Rain To USVI By Tuesday
MIAMI — Forecasters said Tropical Storm Peter formed over the Atlantic Ocean early today and a new tropical depression was spinning over the far eastern Atlantic. Peter was centered about 630 miles east of the northern Leeward Islands, the National Hurricane Center said in a 5 a.m. EDT
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Russian War Sanctions Mean A Struggle For Cuban Car Owners
ARTEMISA, Cuba (AP) — Francisco Pérez Rodríguez has a car problem — one that's starting to be all too common for many Cubans. He's been rebuilding the engine of his father-in-law's Moskvich — one of tens of thousands of cars and other vehicles that poured into Cuba from its Cold
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3RD TIME’S A CHARM? Twice Deported Mexican Arrested Trying To Enter The USA
CHARLOTTE AMALIE – United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Luis Enrique De Jesus Colin Ochoa, 25, a Mexican National, appeared before Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller on Wednesday for his initial appearance hearing following his arrest Tuesday on the charge of unlawful
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Venezuela Frees Jailed American To Curry Favor For Deal To Replace Russian Oil
CARACAS — The Venezuelan government freed at least one jailed American on Tuesday night as it seeks to improve relations with the Biden administration, which is looking to undercut support for Russia in Latin America. A nongovernmental group that tracks arbitrary detentions and another person
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Haiti: UN Agencies Warn of ‘Unabated’ Rise In Hunger
PORT-AU-PRINCE — While humanitarian assistance has been successful in averting a catastrophe, Haiti is experiencing a persistent rise in hunger levels, with many citizens suffering acutely, the World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday. Alerting that 4.5 million Haitians are experiencing high levels
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Coast Guard Medevacs Crew Member From Barge South of Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN — The crew of a Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter medevaced a crewmember from a 400-foot accommodation barge Monday, approximately 140 nautical miles south of Ponce, Puerto Rico. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector San Juan received a call from the DP Superior Performance barge
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Coast Guard Helicopter Swoops Down To Rescue Female Swimmer Off Aguadilla
SAN JUAN — The crew of a Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter rescued a swimmer in distress just off Rompe Olas Beach near downtown Aguadilla.  Rescued was Mabel Ramos, mid thirties, after she was pulled out by the current, approximately a mile from shore.  Coast Guard
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Colorado Fugitive Once Wanted For Extortion Detained At St. Thomas Airport By Feds 
CHARLOTTE AMALIE—A Colorado man accused of extortion was detained by federal agents after he landed at Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas on Thursday night, authorities said. Brett Kimelman of Trinidad, Colorado was taken into custody at 6:53 p.m. Thursday by the VIPD's Criminal Investigation
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SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 72 Dominicans and returned 14 Haitians to the Dominican Republic between Wednesday and Thursday, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in Mona Passage waters near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. One interdicted Dominican Republic
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Florida Woman Faces 5 Years For Bringing 15 Pounds Of Marijuana To St. Croix
FREDERIKSTED — A Florida woman faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to smuggling nearly 15 pounds of marijuana in her checked luggage into St. Croix. United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Yvette Simeina, 40, a resident of Orlando, pleaded guilty in
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After Pandemic Peace, Fresh Swarms of Crabs Invade Cuba´s Bay of Pigs
BAY OF PIGS, Cuba — Migrating crabs around Cuba´s Bay of Pigs have emerged early and in unprecedented swarms, according to local residents, following two years of pandemic that allowed them to cross normally trafficked roadways and reproduce in peace. After the island´s spring rains begin, millions
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WHO To Weigh Whether Monkeypox Is A Public Health Emergency Of International Concern
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Coast Guard Ends Search For Teen Off ‘La Poza del Obispo’ Beach - Virgin Islands Free Press
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard suspended the search for a 19-year-old male in the waters just off ‘La Poza del Obispo’ in Arecibo, Puerto Rico Tuesday night. Still missing is Brian Cortéz Torres, from Barceloneta, who reportedly was on the rocks with his friend, Kadier Rivera Maldonado, when a heavy
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Coast Guard Directs 66 Illegal Dominican Migrants Back To Hispaniola
SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley crew repatriated 66 migrants to the Dominican Republic Tuesday, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in Mona Passage waters off Puerto Rico. The interdicted migrants consisted of 55 men and 11 women claiming to be Dominican Republic
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St. Croix Man Faces 1 Year In Prison For Fleeing Rangers After Buck Island Brawl
CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man who fled in a speed boat after shots were fired during a Buck Island brawl admitted to resisting arrest charges in federal court on Monday. Aneudis Acevedo, 32, pleaded guilty to resisting or impeding an officer of the United States, U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F.
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Connecticut Tourist Lays Floating Dead In The Water Overnight Due To ‘Rough Seas’
TEAGUE BAY — A tourist from Connecticut who lost his footing at the base of Point Udall laid floating dead in the water overnight after recovery efforts were postponed due to 'rough waters' last evening. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Point Udall to assist with a possible
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USVI Runner Smashes CARIFTA Record In Winning Gold In The 400-Meter Hurdles
KINGSTON — The Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation congratulates Michelle Smith for winning a gold medal for the Virgin Islands in the 400-meter hurdles competition at the 49th CARIFTA Games. Smith ran a time of 58.61 which is not only a new CARIFTA Games record and a Virgin Islands
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Puerto Rico Man Gets 6 Months In Prison After Bringing $316,930 By Sea To St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican man who came to St. Thomas with more than $300,000 in cold cash stuffed into the cooler on his boat got less than one year in prison from a federal judge. Blas Sebastian Panzardi Davila, 38, of San Juan, was sentenced by U.S. District
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As Surge of Migrants Arriving In Puerto Rico By Sea Continues, 45 Are Detained In Beach Town
SAN JUAN — John Parry was at his rental home in the Puerto Rican coastal town of Rincón on Monday afternoon when he spotted dozens of people, wet and coming toward his driveway. As the group walked up the steep hill up from a nearby beach, he called over his
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Expert Weighs In On BVI’s ‘Perception of Corruption’ Problem With Offshore Accounts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola — International expert on governance Carlyle Corbin will make an official presentation of the independent Self-Governance Assessment of the Virgin Islands in an interview today. Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office Carolyn O’Neal-Morton, said the independent
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Cubans Split Over More Liberal Family Code As Referendum Nears
HAVANA — Cuba’s communist government is seeking to rally support for a new family code that would open the door to gay marriage and boost women’s rights, but experts and a recent survey suggest an upcoming referendum vote may not provide a rubber stamp. Tepid support for the reforms, which
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Previously Removed Dominican Republic Man Pleads Guilty to Illegally Re-Entering The USA
CHRISTIANSTED — A previously-deported Dominican Republic national who used a fake ID to try to board a flight from St. Croix to Florida has admitted to his guilt in federal court, authorities said. Reynaldo Mejia-Mejia, of Santo Domingo, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court before
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NHC Monitors Tropical Wave Expected To Reach Windward Islands Today - Virgin Islands Free Press
BRIDGETOWN — The National Hurricane Center continues to track a tropical wave that is expected to move through the Windward Islands later today. In the western tropical Atlantic, a wave located about 100 miles east of the Windward Islands continues to produce disorganized showers and
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Bahamas' Miller-Uibo Trounces Women's 400m for World Championships Gold - Virgin Islands Free Press

EUGENE, Oregon — Bahamian double Olympic gold medalist Shaunae Miller-Uibo added another jewel to her crown on Friday by winning her first 400 meters title at the World Championships. Miller-Uibo came charging down the back straight and had the lead coming out of the final turn before slowing

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Poor The Hardest Hit In Caribbean and LatAm By Russia’s Ukraine Invasion, IMF Says
CARACAS — The poorest will be the hardest hit across the Caribbean and Latin America by the economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the region facing further inflationary pressure, a senior official at the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. 'High inflation, especially
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Puerto Rican Man Who Smuggled $316,930 Into St. Thomas Faces 5 Years In Prison
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Puerto Rican man who falsely claimed that hundreds of thousands of dollars he was smuggling on a boat to St. Thomas were legitimately earned 'giving tourists diving tours' faces five years in prison, authorities said. Blas Sebastian Panzardi Davila, 38, of San Juan pleaded
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New York Times Reveals How Haiti Became The Poorest Country In The Americas
By GERMAN LOPEZ/New York Times France’s ransom Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world, and a new Times investigative series explores why. One stunning detail: France demanded reparations from Haitians it once enslaved. That debt hamstrung Haiti’s economy for decades — and kept it from
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