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USVI man allegedly chokes girlfriend for ending relationship
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man was arrested Tuesday June 18, 2019 after he was reported to police by an ex-girlfriend for strangling her, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
USVI man set to take plea deal in rape trial shot dead
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— One of four men arrested in 2017 for his involvement in the East End Rape incident that rocked St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) was found shot to death inside a house in Frederiksted at about 10:38am on Tuesday June 11, 2019, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte confirmed to The Consortium.
Gays parade on streets of St Croix, USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, ST Croix, USVI— Members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) community proudly paraded down the streets of downtown Christiansted, St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Saturday June 8, 2019 for Pride Month.
USVI Gov Bryan hosts black Fraternities, Sororities & Masonic Organisations
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Ball Room of Government House in Christiansted, St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI) was transformed to host a historic event Friday evening, June 7, 2019 when Governor Albert Bryan and his wife, First Lady Yolanda Bryan, hosted a cocktail reception in honor of Kappa Alpha Psi’s Grand Polemarch, Thomas L. Battles Jr and his wife Geraldine Woods Battles.
Frett-Gregory & Gittens overthrown in USVI senate reorganisation
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Senator Kenneth L. Gittens, who served only four months as president of the 33rd Legislature, and Senator Donna Frett-Gregory, who was the Committee on Finance chair, were both overthrown on Wednesday May 15, 2019 in a reorganization of the Senate Majority, The Consortium can confirm.
USVI man accused of body slamming, choking 'intimate partner'
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man who police say choked and body slammed his “intimate partner”, with whom he shares a child, was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, May 8, 2019, charged with second-degree assaulted and remanded to the Bureau of Corrections pending his advisement hearing, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
St Croix man wanted for questioning into armed robbery
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI — The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) is seeking the community’s assistance in locating a man wanted for questioning in connection with a December 2018 armed robbery, VIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
Woman shot in face through bedroom window
VI CONSORTIUM
ESTATE DIAMOND, St. Croix, USVI — A USVI woman survived a barrage of bullets after multiple shots were fired through her bedroom window, striking her in the face, USVIPD Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced this week.
UVI launches first film festival
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) Department of Communication, Art, Theatre and Music will host its inaugural weekend-long Caribbean Film and Artistic Cinematic Festival from Today Saturday, April 6, 2019, to Sunday, April 7 on the Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix. The cultural festival will bring students and community together to celebrate some of the best in Caribbean film.
USVI man faces 5 years, 8M fine for cocaine possession
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI - Roosevelt Dowling, 58, of St. Croix, has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base “crack” before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr., United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Wednesday.
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