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Operation Gun Dog nets 18 firearms from 24 year-old STT man
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Naeem Akil Smith, 24, of St. Thomas, USVI, was arrested and charged with the unlawful possession of 18 firearms, including two assault rifles, at the Cyril E. King Airport in St. Thomas, announced United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe on Thursday May 12, 2016.
STT man shot by Police after attempting to rob off duty officer
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - An off-duty officer in St Thomas, USVI wound up shooting an assailant who attempted to rob him at gunpoint, after being fired upon several times, V.I.P.D. Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced today.
UPDATE: No injuries reported in luxury yacht blaze
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI – Information reaching our newsroom is that no injuries were reported after a luxury yacht went up in flames at a dock in Yacht Haven Grande, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on March 15, 2016.
16 year old USVI lad already a champion horse owner
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI – At the age of 16, Lionel A. Vanterpool of St Thomas, USVI is already a race winning horse owner and groom having lead his mare City Splendour to victory. He is also involved in the grooming of champion horse Pumped Up Kicks and his involvement in the well-loved sport could spawn a new wave of young supporters to keep it alive.
Woman falls 40ft to her death in St Thomas, USVI
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — A woman succumbed to wounds she sustained after falling some 40 feet from a hotel room in St Thomas, USVI, VIPD Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced yesterday afternoon January 12, 2016.
St Thomas USVI man arrested for multiple rapes
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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Police here in St Thomas, USVI, on Friday December 18, 2015 arrested a man wanted on multiple rape charges, VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson announced via a press release issued on Tuesday.
‘Jammerz’ Jama A. Rhymer dies in STT car accident
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - When the USVI band Jammerz made the trip to Virgin Gorda, Virgin Islands (VI) to provide their usual heated musical party entertainment without one of their close members Jama A. Rhymer aka 'Hubba Bubba', they had no idea that they would be waking up this morning February 22, 2015 to news of his death.
‘Swim with the Dolphins’ hard hit this tourist season - Manager
PROSPECT REEF, Tortola, VI – “It’s low, low and next year it’s going to be lower because the Pier is not ready,” said the new manager at Dolphin Discovery in Prospect Reef Mr Emmanuel Gilbert in a recent exclusive interview with this news site when asked about the business this tourist season.
Showtime Band draws the crowd at Road March victory party!
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- “Every day we get the reassurance that this band has the ‘A’ team and we are giving our people what they want and what they love, that’s good British Virgin Islands Music. Judging from the turn out last night (August 24, 2013) we have an even further assurance and we are very thankful,” said Showtime Band's lead singer Mr Eustace ‘Boss’ Freeman.
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