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Friday, 25 June 2010 20:24 |
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By Susan Mann
A tourist parked in the space occupied by the VIPD vehicle, above, is what started events that eventually led to Rudolph’s arrest for interfering with an officer.
Coral Bay resident James Rudolph finally had his day in court last Monday, June 14, after nearly a year of delays on the part of prosecutor Charles Willoughby, and the V.I. Police Department.
Rudolph was detained in jail for nearly three days following his arrest in Cruz Bay last August 1. He appeared before V.I. Magistrate Judge Kathleen Mackay with his attorney Jessica Chung June 14.
The Coral Bay resident was originally arrested by VIPD Officer Derrick Callwood, who charged Rudolph with interfering with an officer discharging his duty, in violation of title 14 V.I. Code section 1508, and several other violations which were later dropped.
According to Rudolph, the arrest took place after he observed Callwood writing a traffic ticket for a rental vehicle driven by a tourist who was picking up a pizza at Cafe Roma.
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Written by Jaime Elliott
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Friday, 23 July 2010 13:51 |
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After hearing from officials, residents offered their own ideas during the three-hour town hall meeting, above.
More than 100 residents packed a ballroom at the Westin Resort and Villas on Monday night, July 19, to hear a litany of ideas from officials and share a few of their own about how to transform the Cruz Bay waterfront.
Hosted by Senator at Large Craig Barshinger, St. John Administrator Leona Smith and the St. John Chapter of the St. Thomas/St. John Chamber of Commerce, the meeting centered around various ideas for the improvement and development of the Cruz Bay waterfront from the Loredon Boynes Sr. Ferry Dock to the Cruz Bay Creek area.
“Our waterfront has grown a great deal, but we’re still doing things the way we did 30 years ago,” said Barshinger. “Tonight we will launch the process of figuring out how we want to use the precious resource of our waterfront.”
Panel guests included V.I. National Park Superintendent Mark Hardgrove, Department of Planning and Natural Resources planner Stuart
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Thursday, 24 June 2010 10:21 |
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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cushing, working jointly with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement special agents, arrested three
smugglers and seized approximately 534 pounds of cocaine and 10 pounds of an undetermined substance in Mayaguez, following an at-sea interdiction of a pleasure craft last week.
The 26-foot vessel La Burla was carrying a shipment of cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately $7.5 million. ICE special agents arrested two Puerto Rican and one Dominican men in connection with the seizure.
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Written by Jaime Elliott
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 10:29 |
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Starting next month, veterans on St. John will no longer be forced to travel to St. Thomas for medical tests and lab work.
After years of effort, Love City’s American Legion Post 131 members, working with V.I. Veterans Affairs and their federal VA partners, were able to pave the way for veterans to see doctors and get lab work done at Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center.
American Legion Post 131 members, V.I. VA officials and federal VA representatives will host a grand opening ceremony for the new services on Wednesday, September 1, at MKSCHC.
Before this, the estimated 200 veterans on St. John had to travel to the St. Thomas VA clinic just to see a doctor. While the services available to veterans at MKSCHC will be limited, they will be about the same available to veterans through the St. Thomas clinic.
“The VA on the federal side is opening the veterans clinic inside the Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center,” said Keishell Daniel, the V.I. VA coordinator for St. Thomas and St. John. “The same services that are available on St. Thomas will now be available on St. John for our veterans. We’ve been working on this for a while now, so it’s great to see it happening.”
While Puerto Rico remains the closest VA hospital for veterans in the Virgin Islands who need more in-depth medical attention or procedures, having the ability to just go to MKSCHC for a doctor’s appointment is expected to make life much easier for St. John veterans.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 August 2010 17:53 |
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Written by Jaime Elliott
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 16:48 |
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Snorkeling the pristine waters off Lameshur Bay, roasting marshmallows over a roaring campfire and hiking along a remote rocky shoreline are just a few of the exciting activities more than 80 Virgin Islands children between the ages of 7 and 12 will enjoy this summer.
Twenty children taking part in the first of four free Eco-Camps scheduled for this summer met at the V.I. Environmental Resource Station on Monday, July 12, and got the fun started right away.
“I love roasting marshmallows,” said six-year-old Phoenix Rose. “You use two marshmallows to make one S’more. They’re really good.”
Eleven-year-old Tyreqe Morton got an eyeful while snorkeling, he explained.
“My favorite thing so far was snorkeling,” said Morton. “I saw a big stingray.”
“I like all the pretty fish I saw when we went snorkeling,” said seven-year-old Arianna Poston.
Sponsored by Friends of V.I. National Park, the VIERS Eco-Camps have become popular and much-anticipated three-day, two-night trips for children from across St. John and St. Thomas.
Arianna Poston gets an up-close look at an urchin during the first of four scheduled Eco Camps at VIERS.
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