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Teen accused of wanting to shoot up USVI school
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI —The mother of a teenage boy who has been accused of planning to shoot up the St. Croix Educational Complex yesterday Friday, December 13, 2019, said the rumour is a complete hoax and that he was targeted because he is white.
Food stamp rule change could affect hundreds of US Virgin Islanders
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The Donald J. Trump administration will soon implement rules meant to tighten work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programme, known as SNAP or food stamps, which could potentially render hundreds of US Virgin Islanders ineligible for assistance by mid-2020.
USVI Governor wants to legalise marijuana to raise urgently needed funds
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St Croix, USVI - Governor Albert Bryan Jr believes legalising marijuana for recreational use in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) could provide enough funding to save the Government Employees’ Retirement System (G.E.R.S), the beleaguered, government-run pension plan that is on life support and is projected to collapse in a few years.
St Croix man pleads guilty to possession of child pornography
VI CONSORTIUM
St. Croix - Collin Gomes, 26, of St. Croix on Thursday, November 14, 2019, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr., to possession of child pornography, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced.
9-year-old boy fatally shot in head in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- A 9-year-old boy was shot in the head and died shortly after on Monday night, November 11, 2019, the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has confirmed.
VI pays tribute to roots reggae legend Vaughn Benjamin
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The [British] Virgin Islands has joined the rest of the world in mourning the death of a man they referred to as a “roots reggae legend” and “spiritual father”, Mr Vaughn Benjamin, a resident of St Croix, US Virgin Islands (USVI).
Customs & Border Protection seized $44M in narcotics in USVI & PR
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released a summary on November 4, 2019 of fiscal year (FY) 2019 border enforcement efforts in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands (USVI).
USVI man chokes slam girlfriend on bed causing it to break
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — Police in the US Virgin Islands (USVI) on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 arrested a man who allegedly went to his girlfriend’s Watergut apartment, choked her until she could no longer breathe, then slammed her on a bed causing the bed to break.
Man missing on St Croix since Sept. 19, 2019
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— A man who on September 18, 2019 returned to St Croix from Massachusetts to be with his family, on September 19, 2019 went missing and hasn’t been seen since, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced.
UPDATE: USVI mother & boyfriend charged for murder of 4-yr-old
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Delicia Daniel, 29, and her boyfriend, Kyle Christopher, 22, were both charged with first-degree murder and other charges during their advisement hearing on Tuesday, October 15, 2019 in connection with the death of 4-year-old Aaron Benjamin, Jr., who was found dead in his mother’s Lorraine Village housing community apartment on Friday, according to [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Glen Dratte.
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