Also find news, photos and videos on virgin islands consortium Edition The St. Thomas shootings carried the territory's total for 2021 to twenty-five, with nineteen on St. Croix, five on St. Thomas and one on St. John. The V.I.P.D. Its mission is to offer solid and in-depth reporting and breaking news coverage on stories affecting the Caribbean, while providing both prerecorded and live video content, including interviews, shows, along with Caribbean carnivals and festivals to its users. February 24th, 2023 A year later, no one charged for murdering Le' Shaughn A. Smith ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Today, February 24, 2023, marks the first anniversary of the murder of Le' Shaughn A. Smith who was killed in a drive-by shooting in the vicinity of The Boys Service Station in Huntums Ghut, Tortola. Irene F.M. ST. CROIX A man was shot dead just before noon Friday at the Green Cay Beach on St. Croix's east end, the Consortium learned not too long after. The deceased was carried out by the Medical Examiner's Office. Territory - 11. Generation Z (or more commonly Gen Z for short), colloquially known as zoomers, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha.Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years. The victim of the Jan. 27 incident, identified by next of kin as 46-year-old Stacie Schjang, was in her bedroom near a window in her Peter's Rest Home, located just south of the El Sol Bar & Restaurant on the road separating Peter's Rest from Castle Coakley. Its mission is to offer solid and in-depth reporting and breaking news coverage on stories affecting the Caribbean, while providing both prerecorded and live video content, including interviews, shows, along with Caribbean carnivals and festivals to its users. Carlos A. Cruz, also known as Bandidaje, of Christiansted, died on Jan. 31. Its mission is to offer solid and in-depth reporting and breaking news coverage on stories affecting the Caribbean, while providing both prerecorded and live video content, including interviews, shows, along with Caribbean carnivals and festivals to its users. St. Lucia Prime Minister Quarantines Himself After Feeling Sick, Takes Coronavirus Test, BREAKING NEWS : The V.I.P.D. special investigators, including Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) personnel, were there as well. Since 1999 the Virgin Islands Source the only online newspaper of general circulation in the U.S. Virgin Islands has been providing the community with reliable, accurate and balanced local journalism. She was 52 years old. with an anonymous tip. He was 53. Norman McCassling, 29, of Bridgeport, was confronted by two or three men about 2:25 p.m. on E. 182nd St. in Tremont, cops. Residents of St. Croix have been reporting multiple shooting incidents in various parts of the island Monday night, which Mr. Derima confirmed, though he was unable to provide details of the shootings as multiple investigations were ongoing at time of writing. He was identified by next of kin as 38-year-old Nicholas A. Miller. "Dixon reported to police that as he left his residence headed to work at approximately 5 a.m. on April 1, he heard gunfire and realized he had been injured," VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said. ST. CROIX A man was shot dead just before noon Friday at the Green Cay Beach on St. Croix's east end, the Consortium learned not too long after the incident occurred. The second St. Thomas homicide occurred on January 2, the day the female victim who was shot during a robbery on Dec. 4 at the Glitters Store at the Havensight Mall died. The beach is accessed through the first left entrance after passing the Cheeseburgers in Paradise Restaurant heading east on the main road. Slice, the program announced last October by Governor Albert Bryan Jr., appears to be just weeks away from beginning to offer financing to fund d A lengthy decision meeting of the V.I. Police Departments Operation Rewind netted four arrests last week on St. Thomas., Man Who Confessed to Shooting Death of Keith, ST. THOMAS The man who confessed to the shooting death of 68-year-old Keith Jennings last week is, Puerto Rican Man Pleads Guilty to Possession, ST. THOMAS U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Friday that Wesly Albert Amaro of Puerto Rico, pleaded, No Green Waste at Anguilla Landfill, says VIWMA, ST. CROIX The V.I. Get the latest news straight to your phone with the VI Consortium app. The case is actively being investigated, the V.I.P.D said. 2012 Advance Marketing & Professional Services, VIConsortium reports arrest of former USVI Governor John P. de Jongh, Road Town Weather Forecast, British Virgin Islands. This is a developing story, check back for updates. The last homicide occurred on St. Croix; police found the unresponsive body of a man at the Altona Lagoon with multiple gunshot wounds. Posted on January 19, 2023 by John McCarthy. Photo: virginislandsdailynews.com, Former Governor of the USVI Mr John P. de Jongh (leaning forward) during VI/USVI Friendship Day celebrations on Virgin Gorda on June 29, 2013. Elroy Scatliffe of St. Thomas, USVI, better known as "Ellie" or "Elohim," died on Jan. 15, at Schneider Regional Medical Center. Paul Feuerzeig, whose life served as an inspiration to his family, friends and clients, died Dec. 31, 2022, in Atlanta, GA, of metastatic lung cancer. Sorry, No comment are found for this news. The Family-March 3, 2023. Around 2:00 a.m. on Friday, January 20, she awoke to find that her male friend was on top of her trying to kiss her. She also reported feeling pain in her private areas, and struggled to get the man off of her. On St. Croix, the first incident took place on Jan. 17 wheretwo 17-year-old minors were shot to deathin Castle Coakley; and the third on Jan. 27 whena stray bullet struck and killedwell-known St. Croix native Stacie Schjang at her home in Peter's Rest. Swim Champ Found, Man Shot Dead in Estate Whim, Suspect Charged With, Man Facing Child Abuse Charges for Alleged Sexual Harassment of 15-Year-Old Girl, Man Wanted for 2021 Robbery Facing Attempted Murder Charges After Being Arrested Last Week, Man Facing Attempted Murder Charge After Alleged Vicious Assault Against Ex-Girlfriend During Conversation, BVI Man Pleads Guilty Transporting Illegal Alien, Agnes Fancy Man Dead After Friday Shooting; Suspect Confesses to Crime, Disgraced Former Olympic Boxer Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Sex Crimes Against Minors. is asking anyone with information about this incident to send an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers USVI. A St. Thomas man is being held on a quarter-million dollars bail after he allegedly shot and killed the elderly relative of his female companion with a licensed firearm. All Rights Reserved. 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Harris died on Feb. 10. Pleasant died on Feb. 15. The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community St. Thomas Source Independent and Trusted since 1999. News from BVI. The Plaintiffs, Each Of Whom Represents One Of A Putative Class, Reportedly Want The Court To Ensure Ocean Point Continues The Water Distribution Program That Was Begun By Itself And The Refinery, The V.i. All Rights Reserved. your username. The family announces the passing of Norman Calvin Brown, known to most as Charlie Brown, of Estate Bovoni. Because the matter was still active, the V.I.P.D. with an anonymous tiphere. It is therefore illegal to use, reproduce, rewrite, amend or plagiarise any items found on this online news site without the expressed permission of the Board of Directors or Management of VINO. CHARLOTTE AMALIE Police yesterday arrested a second man in connection with the Sunday morning shooting death of Marcos Antonio Benjamin Guerrero near Rothschild Francis Market Square. Its mission is to offer solid and in-depth reporting and breaking news coverage on stories affecting the Caribbean, while providing both prerecorded and live video content, including interviews, shows, along with Caribbean carnivals and festivals to its users. VI CONSORTIUM CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI A man told police he was shot during the wee hours of Wednesday morning, January 11, 2023, in the area of Frenchman's Reef while urinating on the side of the road, the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department has announced. The defendant made his initial appearance in Superior Court Magistrate's Division on Monday, following his arrest over the weekend. The V.I. Police reports indicate that a St. John woman reported to the Leander Jurgen Command police station on the evening of January 23 to report that she had been sexually assaulted.She said that she had been bar-hopping the previous Thursday before being escorted to her home in Grunwald by two friends, one male. Its mission is to offer solid and in-depth reporting and breaking news coverage on stories affecting the Caribbean, while providing both prerecorded and live video content, including interviews, shows, along with Caribbean carnivals and festivals to its users. All Rights Reserved. gers news. is hosting a press briefing at noon today to address the shooting incidents, according to Mr. Derima. The 911 Emergency Call Center said it received notification of the incident when a concerned resident called at about 11:43 a.m. reporting multiple shots fired in the vicinity of the Cheeseburgers in Paradise. Aneudy Guerero, 22, of St. Latest e-Edition The Virgin Islands Daily News Your E-edition is ready For the Record Police make quick arrest in Nadir stabbing Police: Robbery victim shot assailant with his own gun.