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Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates make their case @ forum
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ST. CROIX, USVI — Who will be the best Democrat to face Governor Kenneth Mapp and the independent challengers in the general election? Ask any of the three men vying for the Democratic nomination during the August 4th primary, and they would boast about themselves, their past and present accomplishments and leadership skills to lead the territory into the future.
LGBT ‘pride parade’ scheduled for Saturday June 9, 2018 on St. Croix
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A furor raged on Virgin Islands social media circles on Tuesday, June 6, 2018, more specifically St. Croix, after it became widely known that a parade to celebrate Virgin Islanders in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community will be held on Saturday June 9, 2018, from the Frederiksted Pier to Dorsch Beach, where the first St. Croix “Rainbow Games” will also be held, according to the event’s organizers.
Prisoner found dead in St Croix cell
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GOLDEN GROVE, St Croix, USVI— A man was found dead in his prison cell in the Golden Grove Correctional Facility in St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Saturday morning, November 4, 2017, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Sunday, November 5, 2017.
866 St Croix residents leave for US on 'Mercy Mission' cruise ship
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) residents lined the Frederiksted Pier on Friday morning, September 29, 2017 waiting to board Royal Caribbean’s Adventures of the Seas cruise ship on a “mercy mission” trip to Florida. Over 860 persons were accommodated, according to Governor Kenneth E. Mapp.
USVI man shot in back by girlfriend
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A man was shot in the back by his girlfriend on Friday night, June 23, 2017 in an apartment located in the Good Hope Villas in Frederiksted, St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI), Police Commissioner Delroy Richards confirmed to The Consortium Sunday morning, June 25, 2017.
Mugshots of 'Persons of Interest' in USVI Watergut homicide revealed
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST. Croix, USVI — The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department on Monday afternoon released the mugshots of two men the force is classifying as persons of interest in the Watergut homicide that occurred on Sunday.
Man shot in chest & arm on St Croix
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A man was shot in his chest and left arm on Friday night, March 17, 2017 in Estate Strawberry, St Croix, US Virgin Islands, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced on Saturday March 18, 2017.
Man shot dead on St Croix
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A man was shot dead just after 8:00 PM on Sunday March 5, 2017 in Estate Profit, St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) an officer on the scene confirmed to The Consortium last night. The incident shocked bystanders as well as family members, some who had arrived following the shooting.
One dead, another critically injured in St Croix vehicle accident
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A young woman lost her life this morning, February 20, 2017 on St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) while her friend, who was sitting in the passenger side of the vehicle that they were traveling in — an old, red Suzuki Vitara — was said to be in critical condition, The Virgin Islands Consortium has learned.
US Vice President Joe R. Biden & wife ringing in New Year on St Croix
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FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- It is well documented that Vice President Joseph R. ‘Joe’ Biden loves St Croix, US Virgin Islands. He sometimes makes multiple visits to the island annually, and it has become somewhat of a tradition for the US government’s second in command to ring in the New Year on the Big Island.
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