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Senators Want to Honor Coral Reef Activist
Roy Watlington, a retired professor at the University of the Virgin Islands, testified, “After suffering a near-death health calamity, the magnitude of which could easily incapacitate most people, Kemit-Amon Lewis has recreated himself and returned to doing much of what he was doing before.”
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Roach Tests Positive for COVID; DOH to Test Students, Staff for Return to School
Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the remainder of Carnival activities as he self-quarantines until May 2, his office announced Thursday. The V.I. Health Department said Friday that due to a rise in cases, it will test all public school students and staff on
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TNC Dedicates Coral Innovation Hub on St. Croix
On Friday, the Nature Conservancy opened the V.I. Coral Innovation Hub, a laboratory focusing on coral research, conservation, new coral science, and technology with plans to share research and knowledge throughout the region and the world.
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Juan Feliciano Shot and Killed in Bovoni
On Saturday April 02, 2022, a person called 911 and reported that a man had been shot near a scrap metal shop in Bovoni, St. Thomas.
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Vigilance, Vaccinations Urged as COVID-19 Subvariant Confirmed in the Territory
The COVID-19 subvariant that has caused cases to spike on the mainland U.S. and around the world has been confirmed in the USVI, and Health Department officials are warning people to be vigilant.
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Cannabis Education and Quality-Care Products the Focus of Virgin Abis
The three-person team at Virgin Abis has two goals: to educate the public on the safe and medicinal use of the cannabis plant and to offer products that can bring some alternative relief to everything from joint pain to insomnia.
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League of Women Voters of the V.I. Holds 53rd Annual Meeting
The League of Women Voters of the V.I. held their 53rd annual meeting on Saturday with the Senate President of the 34th Legislature, Donna Frett-Gregory as their keynote speaker.
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Allegra Miles Continues Her battle on "American Idol" Sunday Night
Allegra Miles, whose family has been part of the St. John community since the late 1960s, has been singing and "play-playing" the piano since she was a toddler sitting on her grandmother Gigi's lap.
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Putting Their Future on the Dotted Line
Twenty-four seniors from the Virgin Islands Montessori School & Peter Gruber International Academy stepped up to the stage in a school assembly on Monday afternoon to sign commitment papers for their chosen endeavors.
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Virgin Islanders on Covid-19's Frontlines Honored at UVI Graduation
Two Virgin Islands health professionals were honored during graduation exercises held this week at the University of the Virgin Islands.
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Horse Racing Updates Slow Rounding the Bend
At the Commission meeting Friday, it looked like the two contestants running for six years to get horse racing back in the territory were limping down the track, maybe around the second bend and maybe not.
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Food Fair Tradition to Take on Modern Look
Wednesday's Food Fair on St. Thomas will be a new take on a Carnival classic with a group of Charlotte Amalie High School students in Shamang Straun's architectural drawing class designing the layout of vendors' spots.
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Senators Hear of Strategic Agriculture Plan
Sen. Carla Joseph, chairwoman of the Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection, said Wednesday a resolution honoring the Agriculture and Food Fair Board of Directors, the University of the Virgin Islands, and the Department of Agriculture for 50 years in promoting and hosting the
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Senators Hear of Strategic Agriculture Plan
Sen. Carla Joseph, chairwoman of the Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection, said Wednesday a resolution honoring the Agriculture and Food Fair Board of Directors, the University of the Virgin Islands, and the Department of Agriculture for 50 years in promoting and hosting the
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J’Ouvert Fashion in the Streets of St. Thomas
Over the years, J’Ouvert couture has evolved from the days of pajama pants and night shirts to  the comical, the whimsical, and the outrageous.
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Allegra Miles Continues Her battle on "American Idol" Sunday Night
Allegra Miles, whose family has been part of the St. John community since the late 1960s, has been singing and "play-playing" the piano since she was a toddler sitting on her grandmother Gigi's lap.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Coral World on Watch as Ping the Pregnant Dolphin Nears Due Date
Suspicions that Ping was pregnant were first raised last August, and then confirmed by an ultrasound in September. She is the first marine mammal at Coral World to become pregnant, and her calf will be the first dolphin to be born under the park’s care, said Kristine Tartaglio, assistant curator of
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Bryan Closes on First Successful V.I. Bond Sale Since 2017
According to Government House, the refinancing will create significant savings in debt-service and interest payments, which it plans to use to help shore up the rapidly collapsing V.I. the Government Employees’ Retirement System.
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Soursops, Sugar Apples, and Rat Apples
On Wednesday morning, April 20, the Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John attracted an enthusiastic crowd for their Earth Day-related plant and tree giveaway.
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Opinion: The Emergent State of Our Territory’s Schools
The 34th Legislature’s Committee on Education and Workforce Development plans to hold an emergency hearing (after Carnival) on May 2 to discuss the infrastructure of our public schools. We should always regard the betterment of our children’s education as an emergency.
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Cannabis Education and Quality-Care Products the Focus of Virgin Abis
The three-person team at Virgin Abis has two goals: to educate the public on the safe and medicinal use of the cannabis plant and to offer products that can bring some alternative relief to everything from joint pain to insomnia.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Texas Judge Imposes Stay on St. Croix Toxic Dust Trial
A federal bankruptcy judge in Texas ruled on Friday that a long-awaited toxic dust trial against Hess Oil cannot proceed as scheduled for May 2.
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Crime Stoppers Offering Reward in Murders of Jensen Estpan, Randy Tang Yuk and Juan Feliciano
Jensen Eastman and Randy Tang Yuk were killed August 25, 2017 on St. Croix and Juan Feliciano was killed in Bovoni, St. Thomas, April 2, 2022.
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Sen. Javan James Won't Seek Reelection to a Third Term
Sen. Javan James said Thursday he is stepping back from politics to spend more time with his family and will not seek reelection.
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Hebrew Congregation and Wider USVI Community Reach Out to Ukraine
For Michael Feshbach, rabbi of the St. Thomas Hebrew Congregation, the Passover themes of “Liberation” and “Redemption” ring especially true now as millions of Ukrainians have become refugees because of Russia’s invasion of their homeland.
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Senate Approves Southland Gaming Racetrack Plan in Contentious Session
Senators held a very tense and fiery legislative session Thursday as they approved a bill to allow Southland Gamins to rebuild the Clinton E. Phipps racetrack and put in video lottery slot machines.
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St. Thomas Child Pornography Case Now in Jury's Hands
Jury deliberations began on Friday for former Olympic boxer John Jackson. A federal judge sent the panel to review, debate and decide allegations of child pornography production and child sex abuse brought against the defendant.
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Help Solve Castle Burke Burglary
On Sunday, January 10, 2021, at 3:05 a.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to Castle Burke in reference to a burglary. On arriving, officers found an 80-year-old woman who said that after hearing a loud noise in her home, two men wearing masks entered her bedroom.
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Governor Tests Positive For COVID-19
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19, Government House announced on Wednesday.
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Teachers and Nurses Crowd Government House to Protest Unsafe and Unhealthy School Conditions
A group of about 100 teachers and nurses crowded Government House on St. Croix to protest unsafe and unhealthy school conditions. The protest took place between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. simultaneously on both St. Croix and St. Thomas. On St. Thomas protesters marched from Emancipation Garden to the
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