2022 Primary and General Election Calendar
The Elections System of the V.I. has compiled a calendar of significant dates for the 2022 Primary and General elections, which the Source has reprinted here.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
VIEDA, VIUCEDD to Host Webinar on Accessible Web Design for Businesses
Web accessible sites are developed so that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate and interact with the web page. This webinar will air on Wednesday, March 25.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
St. Thomas Native Serves the U.S. Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center Sigonella, Italy
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Melendez, a native of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and son of Ms. Bernadette Maynard-Melendez and Mr. Joseph A. Melendez, serves at Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center, located in Sigonella, Italy.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Executives Update Health, Hospitals and Human Services Committee on JFL Audit and Rebuilding
The Senate committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services learned some of the reasons progress has been so slow moving into the temporary structure that will serve as the hospital for St. Croix until a new permanent structure is built.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Human Services Pauses In-Person Senior ID Services Until June 6
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS) announced the Division of Senior Citizens Affairs, Information and Referral (I&R) Senior Identification Document (ID) Program is pausing in-person services as of Tuesday, May 24, 2022. DHS will resume in-person Senior ID
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Source: https://vifreepress.com
Antilles School’s Gabrielle Baa is Territorial Doodle for Google Winner
Flying in from San Francisco, Google Diversity Specialist Laurie Bennett helped surprise Antilles School sixth-grader Gabrielle Baa with some exciting news: out of thousands of entries, Gabrielle’s was recently selected as the territorial winner of the annual Google for Doodle competition.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Just 55 Percent of USVI Vaccinated as COVID-19 Infections Continue
During Wednesday’s hearing of the Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services, Nicole Craigwell-Syms, acting commissioner of the V.I. Health Department, updated senators on COVID-19 in the territory saying it will always be with us in some form, like the flu.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Antilles School Hosts Elementary Soccer Tournament
The pandemic has been extremely harsh on student-athletes of the United States Virgin Islands, but it has been particularly unsportsmanlike to the sport of soccer.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
St. Croix Bar Robbed at Gunpoint by Four Men
A St. Croix bar was robbed at gunpoint Saturday night, with four armed men making off with about $300 from the cash register, the V.I. Police Department reported Tuesday. The men stormed the bar in black ski masks shouting "Don't move or I'll shoot you," the report stated.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
V.I. Parole Board Changes Schedule for Hearings to July
Anyone who wants to share testimony on behalf of or against any inmate must submit written comments to the board or advise the board of his /her desire to appear and testify. Such notices must be received by the board no later than June 30.  Written comments or requests to testify should be
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Russia Shows Off Fearsome Rocket Launcher In Video Montage
Zenger News obtained the video montage from the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of the Russian Federation on Wednesday, May 25. The post Russia Shows Off Fearsome Rocket Launcher In Video Montage appeared first on Zenger News. Source
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Source: MN Spokesman Recorder
Grave Desecration Shocks St. Croix Family
Visiting their family plot in Kingshill Cemetery, a St. Croix family found their parents’ tomb vandalized: their carefully placed flowers strewn all over, the vases shattered, the metal name plates bent down.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Donald Trump sparks backlash over post calling for ‘civil war’
Former President Donald Trump is sparking backlash again, this time for a social media post he shared that appeared to The post Donald Trump sparks backlash over post calling for ‘civil war’ appeared first on TheGrio.
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Source: theGrio
Women Around the Globe Will Run in the Annual Women Race
After two difficult years for Virgin Islanders and the Women's Coalition of St. Croix, the beloved Women Race will take off June 12 in Frederiksted.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Veteran Theovald E. "Mooie" Moorehead Honored at Memorial Day Ceremony in Cruz Bay
The American Legion from the 10th District, Puerto Rico, held a public event in the park in Cruz Bay featuring speeches, prayers, and musical selections by the Lutheran and Moravian church choirs.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
West End Democratic Club Endorses the Bryan/Roach Team
The West End Democratic Club recently held an ‘Occasion for Conversation’ and resoundingly endorsed Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach in their re-election bid.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Antilles School’s Gabrielle Baa is Territorial Doodle for Google Winner
Flying in from San Francisco, Google Diversity Specialist Laurie Bennett helped surprise Antilles School sixth-grader Gabrielle Baa with some exciting news: out of thousands of entries, Gabrielle’s was recently selected as the territorial winner of the annual Google for Doodle competition.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
UVI Bulletin Board for May
Here is what's happening on both campuses of the University of the Virgin Islands.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
A Lonely St. John Scarlet Ibis Seeks Companionship
What a joy it has been for us to have a big red bird lighting up the mangrove wetlands around Fish Bay. Unfortunately, though, it seems like a pretty lonely life.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
V.I. COVID Spike Limits Services
More Virgin Islanders tested positive this week than at any time in the last four months, according to Department of Health statistics. The 962 active cases in the territory are the most since Jan. 19, when 1,424 people tested positive.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
VIDOH Issues COVID-19 Workplace Guidance
Workplace guidance has been issued by Tai Hunte-Ceasar, MD, MSPH, Territorial Medical Director, as the territory transitions to endemicity with COVID-19 disease.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Earl Elmo Brewley Sr. Dies at 62
Earl Elmo Brewley Sr., also known as “Ras ILY,” died on April 30 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
WAPA Board Approves Purchase of Electric Vehicles
On Thursday, the Governing Board of the V.I. Water and Power Authority approved the purchase of electric vehicles.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Mozambique: Elon Musk Says Starlink Has Been Approved in Nigeria and Mozambique
[TechCrunch] Elon Musk announced in a tweet on Friday that Starlink, the satellite internet service launched by SpaceX, his space exploration company, has been approved in Nigeria and Mozambique.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Sculptor Mike Walsh displays "Pieces" at sevenminusseven
Tonight, the sevenminusseven art gallery's first curated exhibit in nearly two years, showcasing the talents of metal sculptor Mike Walsh in a new show called "Pieces," comes to a close.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Women Around the Globe Will Run in the Annual Women Race
After two difficult years for Virgin Islanders and the Women's Coalition of St. Croix, the beloved Women Race will take off June 12 in Frederiksted.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Executives Update Health, Hospitals and Human Services Committee on JFL Audit and Rebuilding
The Senate committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services learned some of the reasons progress has been so slow moving into the temporary structure that will serve as the hospital for St. Croix until a new permanent structure is built.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
475 Pounds of Cocaine Seized from Boat Returning to PR from STT
Officials seized 475 pounds of cocaine valued at $4.3 million after inspecting a vessel being hauled from the water in Puerto Rico, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Tuesday. The boat reportedly had traveled from St. Thomas.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
*UPDATE: Legislature Calls on Payne to Resign as Sexual Misconduct Allegations Mount*
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. issued a statement Thursday calling on Attorney General Denise George to open an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse made against At-Large Senator Steven Payne by a young woman who alleged that Payne sexually assaulted her when she was a minor.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
DPNR To Celebrate Exotic Pet Amnesty Week
FREDERIKSTED — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) will celebrate Exotic Pet Amnesty Week from May 28 to June 4, 2022, to bring attention to the impact of invasive species on the Virgin
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Source: https://vifreepress.com

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