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Police Seeking Help to ID Body Found in Bugby Hole, STX
On Wednesday evening, the V.I. Police Department reported that a dead body was found near the roadway in Estate Bugby Hole on St. Croix.
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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
STX Restaurants Part 1: New Eateries Add Variety to Diverse Scene
Just before the pandemic struck and while it raged over the world, entrepreneurs braved COVID restrictions to open restaurants and feed the people of St. Croix.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
USVI’s Team Thompson Wins Second STYC Invitational Regatta
Sailing their own race, minimizing distractions and sailing clean with no penalties or protests are the three strategies employed by the first, second and third place teams in the 2nd annual St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Superior Court Rules in Favor of Summer’s End Marina
A Superior Court judge’s ruling removed one legal hurdle for the developers of a mega-yacht marina in Coral Bay on St. John.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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 are putting pressure on the U.S. Virgin Island's positivity rate, which in the previous week had dipped to one percent, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr said Monday.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Endangered Species Day: Conservation Efforts Helping Turtles
The V.I. is marking "Endangered Species Day" with news that the green sea turtle, endangered on the Virgin Islands list, has been upgraded on the federal list to threatened in some areas, including Florida.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Superior Court Rules in Favor of Summer’s End Marina
A Superior Court judge’s ruling removed one legal hurdle for the developers of a mega-yacht marina in Coral Bay on St. John.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Some Sports Projects Completed, But Senators Express Concern About Stadiums and Race Tracks
While several senators expressed confidence in Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White for completing projects, they also raised concerns about a number of stalled projects.
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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. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Public Has Until May 26 to Comment on Cowgirl Bebop Floating Lounge
The public can weigh in on whether a 120-foot floating barge containing a restaurant and a bar should be allowed to operate off two uninhabited cays near St. Thomas and St. John.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time 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. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Close to 300 Expected for COVID-Safe Beach 2 Beach Race on STJ
Hundreds of athletes will make their way to St. John to swim along the island’s north shore in a racing competition on May 30, the 18th annual Beach 2 Beach Power Swim.
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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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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Non-Profit Seeks Funding to Open Vocation School on St. Croix
A St. Croix non-profit called the Virgin Islands Architecture Center for Built Heritage and Crafts, Inc. is seeking an initial $1.5 million of the total $10 million needed, for their grassroots effort to open a vocational school.
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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. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Police Seeking Help to ID Body Found in Bugby Hole, STX
On Wednesday evening, the V.I. Police Department reported that a dead body was found near the roadway in Estate Bugby Hole on St. Croix.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
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. 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
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. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
One Killed, Two Wounded in Midday Shooting on STX
The dead man was identified by family members as 23-year-old David Semper of Anna's Hope. Two other victims were listed in serious but fair condition as of Friday evening.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Work on VINP Facilities in Cruz Bay Creek Could Begin in November
The National Park Service presented its plans to repair the Visitors Center and marine facilities in Cruz Bay to the St. John Committee of Coastal Zone Management in a public online meeting held by Thursday evening.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
St. Croix's Legendary ‘Junie Bomba’ Receives Community Support
St. Croix sailor, musician, teacher, artist and conch shell blower Wilfred “Junie Bomba” Allick is asking his community for help. Bomba is legally blind and has stage 4 prostate cancer.
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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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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
RTPark May Begin Offering Loans to Entice New Enterprise
The Senate Finance Committee advanced legislation Thursday that, if signed into law, would allow the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park to award and disburse loans to eligible businesses.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
UVI Awards 313 Degrees in Inspirational Virtual Ceremony
Having earned their degrees despite the disruptions of two Category 5 hurricanes and a global pandemic, University of the Virgin Islands graduates were urged in an inspirational ceremony to keep on rising.
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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. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
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. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Charlotte Amalie, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Seniors Test Positive for COVID-19
One Charlotte Amalie High School senior and two Ivanna Eudora Kean High School seniors have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Education Department. The students are in quarantine.
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