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The First Green New Deal: VI Corp on St. Croix (Part 2)
This historical six-part series explores three moments in the past century – VI Corp, Harvey Aluminum, and Hess Oil – where frustration with the given situation boiled over into radical change.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Bryan Vows to Find Source of Emissions Hovering Over STX
In the wake of a flood of reports about a "rotten egg" smell hovering over parts of St. Croix, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said Friday that everything possible is being done to “find out what is this strange odor affecting our residents.”
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
COVID Positivity Numbers Trend Up as Cases Jump on STT and STJ
A burst of new COVID-19 cases on St. Thomas and St. John is putting pressure on the U.S. Virgin Islands' positivity rate, which in the previous week had dipped to 1 percent, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said on Monday.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
VIPA Announces Departure of Senior Engineer Damian Cartwright
Carlton Dowe, executive director of the V.I. Port Authority, announced the department of the agency's senior engineer and assistant executive director, Damian Cartwright, the VIPA's Wednesday board meeting.
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"Crossing" Poem By Filippo Cassinelli
CROSSING The bridge at Magens Bay, dark pond smoothed out. Whiff of sulfur, mangrove trees with craggy roots entwined. One solitary Egret hunting, a smudge of white plumes the brackish landscape. Canopies of palm, Seagrape and mahogany. Chords of morning light filter in. Hum of ocean surf the
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Oil Flare Impacted Residential Water in Half-Dozen Communities On 7-Mile Swath | St. Croix Source
Densely populated Williams Delight abuts Enfield Green. Residential communities in Estate Cane, Estate Carlton, Good Hope and Ruan Bay are also in the line of travel.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Senators Praise Dowe While Raising Concerns About Port Authority
Senators were unanimous Monday in voicing praise for Carlton Dowe, the executive director of the Virgin Islands Port Authority, while at the same time raising concern about a variety of issues.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
STX 4th Grader Armani Harvey Wins Spot in Doodle for Google Contest
Armani Harvey, a fourth grader at Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8 School, has been named the U.S. Virgin islands winner in the 13th annual Doodle for Google competition. And everyone in the V.I can help him make it to the finals by voting online.
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Police Make Three Arrests in St. Croix Murders
As projected by the Virgin Islands Police Department, three arrests have been made on St. Croix associated with a double homicide that occurred on April 19.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Hundreds Join Third Class Action Against Limetree Bay Refinery
Litigation against Limetree Bay Refinery mounted as Lee J. Rohn and Associates became the third law firm in a week to file a class action against the company.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Racist Supreme Court Rulings on U.S. Territories Receive Congressional Hearing
A House resolution co-sponsored by V.I Delegate Stacey Plaskett received a landmark congressional hearing Wednesday proposing that the Insular Cases -- a series of racist Supreme Court decisions that put residents of U.S. territories on a “separate and unequal” footing – be rejected.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Limetree Refinery Hit with Second Class-Action Lawsuit
A second lawsuit was filed Thursday seeking damages from Limetree Bay and its investment partners for St. Croix residents affected by the toxic emissions and since the facility resumed operations in February.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
USVI Produces 450 Tons of Garbage Every Day, Researchers Say
Napkins, food wrappers, Styrofoam, aerosol cans, and coffee waste were among the top waste items listed by viewers of a University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Green Technology Center presentation on sustainable living Wednesday afternoon.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Limetree Bay Refinery Suspends Operations After Second Oil Release Impacts Cisterns
St. Croix residents in the Enfield Green community were told not to use their cisterns Wednesday afternoon as the result of a release of oil from Limetree Bay refinery, the second since the refinery restarted operations in February.
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Court Assigns Judge Andrews Jr. to Head Complex Cases Division
After a year-long vacancy in which the V.I. court system’s most complex cases came to a standstill, the Honorable Alphonso G. Andrews Jr. has been assigned to handle litigation in the Complex Litigation Division.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
The First Green New Deal: VI Corp on St. Croix (Part 2)
This historical six-part series explores three moments in the past century – VI Corp, Harvey Aluminum, and Hess Oil – where frustration with the given situation boiled over into radical change.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Superior Court Strikes Down Senate's Hospital Board Changes
V.I. Superior Court has struck down an act of the Legislature that aimed at restructuring V.I. public hospital boards, saying it violated separation of powers doctrine and federal law.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Limetree Protests EPA Shutdown, Calls Order Unlawful
Limetree Bay Refining has challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 60-day shut-down order, protesting that the federal agency lacked legal authority to issue it.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
St. Croix’s Pollo Tropical Takes Chicken to a New Level
With an opening anticipated at the end of May, a new Pollo Tropical on St. Croix will be a Virgin Islands first. The Miami-born franchise infuses grilled chicken with citrus marinade.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Coral Disease Part 2 – Strike Teams Fight Underwater
While some agencies are focused on restoring and regrowing coral on land-based nurseries, others are taking the battle directly beneath the sea. Among them is Frank Cummings, a leader of the St. John Strike Team.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
USVI Produces 450 Tons of Garbage Every Day, Researchers Say
Napkins, food wrappers, Styrofoam, aerosol cans, and coffee waste were among the top waste items listed by viewers of a University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Green Technology Center presentation on sustainable living Wednesday afternoon.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Missing Plate Leads to Traffic Stop Which Leads to Firearm Charge
A car missing its rear license plate prompted a police traffic stop on Friday, which in turn resulted in an arrest on a firearms law, violation, the V.I. Police Department reported.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Racist Supreme Court Rulings on U.S. Territories Receive Congressional Hearing
A House resolution co-sponsored by V.I Delegate Stacey Plaskett received a landmark congressional hearing Wednesday proposing that the Insular Cases -- a series of racist Supreme Court decisions that put residents of U.S. territories on a “separate and unequal” footing – be rejected.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Men Detail Ordeal of Working on STT Hurricane Recovery Program
When he took a job in January 2019 that promised great pay repairing hurricane-damaged roofs on St. Thomas, Abiel Osorio Cotto could never have dreamed how badly it would end up.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
UVI Speech Students Share Their Final Presentations Online
Students of the UVI public speaking course shared their final projects of the spring semester online, covering a variety of topics including police brutality and the missing senior citizens of the USVI.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
St. Croix’s Pollo Tropical Takes Chicken to a New Level
With an opening anticipated at the end of May, a new Pollo Tropical on St. Croix will be a Virgin Islands first. The Miami-born franchise infuses grilled chicken with citrus marinade.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
EPA Attempts to Clarify Air-Quality Monitoring Confusion
As reports of noxious odors and health effects at the west end of St. Croix entered a second week, the V.I. government, Limetree Bay refinery, and the Environmental Protection Agency each began conducting hunts to find out the cause.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Elevated Levels of Sulfur Dioxide Found in Air Over STX
Preliminary air quality testing conducted by the Virgin Islands National Guard Civil Support Team Saturday found elevated levels of sulfur dioxide in the air near the Limetree Bay Refinery.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Oil Flare Impacted Residential Water in Half-Dozen Communities On 7-Mile Swath | St. Thomas Source
Densely populated Williams Delight abuts Enfield Green. Residential communities in Estate Cane, Estate Carlton, Good Hope and Ruan Bay are also in the line of travel.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Cluster-Related Incident Pushes COVID Positivity Rate Over 3 Percent
A cluster-related incident, followed by private functions and parties during the longer Carnival weekend, caused a spike of COVID-19 cases on St. Thomas, helping to bring the territory’s weekly positivity rate to 3.33 percent.
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