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Campo Rico shooting marks 31st homicide in USVI for 2023
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Croix, USVI - Tragedy struck once again in the U.S. Virgin Islands as a man was found fatally shot in Campo Rico on Wednesday morning, the V.I. Police Department has announced.
USVI: JPMorgan settles lawsuit linked to Jeffrey E. Epstein for $75M
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- JPMorgan Chase has settled a lawsuit with the US Virgin Islands (USVI), agreeing to pay $75 million over allegations that the bank played a role in aiding Jeffrey E. Epstein's sex trafficking activities. This resolution concludes a legal dispute that spotlighted Epstein's connections to both the bank and the US Virgin Islands, and it arrived just a month ahead of a scheduled trial in Manhattan.
USVI & Guam residents challenge discriminatory overseas voting laws
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Residents of the US Virgin Islands(USVI), Guam, and other territories are escalating their fight against federal and state overseas voting laws that they believe discriminate against them. The recent development in the Borja v. Nago case filed before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit aims to challenge these laws.
New homicide reported in USVI as killings rise to 29 territory-wide
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI — The U.S. Virgin Islands has experienced its 29th homicide of the year, after a 25-year-old man was shot to death Tuesday afternoon in St. Thomas.
Ex-USVI Senator Steven D. Payne Sr arrested on sexual battery charges
VI CONSORTIUM
ORLANDO, Florida - Former at-large Senator Steven Payne Sr. was arrested on Friday, September 8, 2023, by the Orlando Police Department on an out-of-county warrant from Duval County.
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Bodies still being transported from St. Croix to STT for autopsies in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - Lawmakers in the USV learned during Wednesday’s September 6, 2023, Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance meeting that bodies from St. Croix are still being transported to St. Thomas for autopsies due to inadequate staffing.
Bryan out of USVI until Sept 12; Lt. Governor now acting Governor
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. John, USVI - Governor Albert Bryan Jr. left the territory on Sept. 3rd and will be away through Tuesday, September 12, according to an announcement from Government House.
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2 VI men charged with Alien Smuggling in same week in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today, September 1, 2023, that two men from Tortola, [British] Virgin Islands (VI), have been charged this week with bringing illegal aliens to the United States for private financial gain.
Power Play: Gov Bryan, Epstein & now-fired AG's unsealed revelations
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI - In the wake of startling revelations concerning Governor Albert Bryan's alleged interferences on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein, new light, through recently unredacted court documents, has been shed on the inner workings of the U.S. Virgin Islands government and its dealings with the controversial financier.
Texas sexual assault fugitive captured @ Cyril E. King Airport in STT
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - Allen Eugene Hall, a 29-year-old fugitive wanted in the State of Texas, was apprehended at Cyril E. King Airport on Sunday, August 13, 2023.
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