Ray Martinez Weeps, Apologizes Before Receiving 10-Year Sentence in Mon Ethos Corruption Case
- Ernice Gilbert
- June 10, 2026
Former V.I. Police Commissioner Ray Martinez, once one of the territory’s most powerful law-enforcem...
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Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence former V.I. Police Commissioner Ray Martinez to b...
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The Government of the Virgin Islands is proposing a $1,638,468,438 budget for fiscal year 2027, with...
Carambola Beach Resort on St. Croix is poised to become the newest Club Med property under a $75 mil...
Last updated at 6:13 a.m. on Monday, June 8, 2026. ST. CROIX — Two people are dead and two others a...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward County judge on Friday denied a petition for a final injunction fo...
Drivers who repeatedly violate traffic laws could soon face a more direct administrative process for...
Federal prosecutors are asking the District Court to sentence Mon Ethos founder David Whitaker to 22...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward County judge on Thursday heard hours of sharply conflicting testim...
Despite acknowledging that Virgin Islands law requires separate ballots for federal and local electo...
Several residents of St. Croix have said that they mistakenly endorsed the nomination of a congressi...
Major airlines serving the U.S. Virgin Islands are warning that the Virgin Islands Port Authority’s ...
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence former V.I. Police Commissioner Ray Martinez to b...
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