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We applaud the premier’s ongoing push to reduce the Virgin Islands’ dependence on trade with the United States. He should keep it up, working to ensure that his efforts translate …
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A West End man accused in 2023 of helping to run a major drug ring from His Majesty’s Prison was shot dead shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday, police said. …
The mother and son convicted of conspiring with then-premier Andrew Fahie to import cocaine into the United States in 2022 have been released from US federal prison several years early. …
The mother and son serving prison time for conspiring with then-premier Andrew Fahie to import cocaine into the United States in 2022 are now set to be released several years …
Wide-ranging new tariffs set to take effect next week by order of United States President Donald Trump could drive up prices in the Virgin Islands, but the measures are unlikely …
The recent rash of violence across Tortola should serve as a wake-up call to police, policymakers and other residents to work together to tackle gang activity and other crime in …
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Extreme weather hitting the United States on the back of a major port strike along the country’s eastern seaboard will likely disrupt shipping in the Virgin Islands in the coming …
After two years of public speculation about the identity of alleged co-conspirators in the cocaine-smuggling scheme that landed ex-premier Andrew Fahie in a Miami prison, United States prosecutors recently linked …
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Ninety-one-year-old billionaire Dr. Henry Jarecki — the owner of Guana and Norman islands in the Virgin Islands — has been sued in United States court by a female model who …
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Sea turtles rarely survive wounds inflicted by a boat’s propeller, according to Association of Reef Keepers Managing Director Dr. Shannon Gore. So when she got a phone call in late …
MIAMI, Florida — Former Virgin Islands premier Andrew Fahie was found guilty on Thursday afternoon of conspiring to smuggle thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States while laundering …
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MIAMI, Florida — Sometime after 7 p.m. on April 27, 2022, at a meeting at the Embassy Suites hotel in Miami, Jossue Dominguez allegedly handed a cell phone to then-Virgin …
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MIAMI, Florida — Jossue Dominguez told a United States jury Tuesday about the time in 2022 that he lied to then-Virgin Islands Premier Andrew Fahie about his job — and …
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Ex-Premier Andrew Fahie asked a Miami court on June 20 to delay his July trial date to November as his attorney seeks information about the confidential source who allegedly recorded …
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At a time when access limitations are one of the territory’s most intractable problems, the National Unity Government has scored a major victory by securing direct flights between here and …
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Premier Andrew Fahie is claiming immunity from arrest and detention in the United States by virtue of his position as Virgin Islands premier — and demanding his immediate release from …
Premier Andrew Fahie was detained in Miami on Thursday morning on charges related to conspiracy to import a controlled substance and money laundering, Governor John Rankin announced Thursday afternoon. “As …
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An old adage proclaims, “When the United States sneezes, the world catches a cold.” As the country heads into a presidential election next Tuesday amid the Covid-19 pandemic, that wisdom …
A shipment containing critical medical supplies for the fight against Covid-19 was released by United States Customs and Border Protection on Friday, and it arrived in the Virgin Islands on …
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The Virgin Islands is now among a growing list of jurisdictions affected by United States President Donald Trump’s controversial decision to ban the export of certain medical equipment designed to …
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Echoing a push in the United Kingdom and its territories toward greater corporate transparency, the United States House of Representatives last week passed a bipartisan bill requiring companies to disclose …
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