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Photo Focus: Chaotic for a Cause in Cruz Bay

Organizers of the 2023 St. John fundraiser for wounded warriors said they were pleased by the support they received on Sunday. Volunteers, onlookers and participants in the Chaotic Kayak race cheered competitors from start to finish as they navigated a course filled with distraction.

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Free Entrepreneurial Camp for USVI High School/ College Students

Amps Entrepreneurship Institute and the Natural Resources Conservation Service are seeking 25 motivated USVI 16 to 22-year-old students to participate in the free ground-breaking “Shaping Equity through Conservation Entrepreneurial Camp.”

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Great Pond’s History Dramatic, Future Uncertain

The Great Pond on the North Shore of St. Croix has gone through dramatic changes since Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Some of the changes are natural, but human activity has played its part, too.

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Women's Coalition Joins National Campaign Against Domestic Violence

This October, the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix is joining the National Network to End Domestic Violence and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence in their national combined campaign for Domestic Violence Awareness Month and GiveForDV.

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Vialet Questions Stadium Schedule

Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Kurt Vialet was less than optimistic last week about the prospects of a decades-old Paul E. Joseph Stadium rebuild would be completed on the aggressive schedule laid out by his political opponent, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.

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Historic Preservation Committee Approves Modifications to Two Cruz Bay Restaurants and Master Plan for Historic Property near 99 Steps on St. Thomas

The St. Thomas-St. John Historic Preservation Committee approved several applications and issued continuances to others during a marathon online meeting Tuesday afternoon.

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Last-Minute Guilty Plea in Case of Bogus Home Repairman

An unlicensed home repairman, accused of taking money from St. Thomas homeowners and leaving projects incomplete, opted to plead guilty the night before his trial was supposed to begin.

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Antilles, CAHS, and Gifft Hill Lead the Way in St. Thomas/St. John IAA Volleyball League

One week into the St. Thomas/St. John Interscholastic Athletic Association volleyball season, some familiar faces and one new face sit on top of the various league divisions.

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Researchers Look for ‘Socially Vulnerable’ Islanders

About ten years ago, the federal government started using something called the “social vulnerability index” as a guide for allocating resources when an area was hit by a natural disaster, such as a tornado or an outbreak of disease. More recently, some experts have turned to the index for guidance

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Generation Next and JohnHope Entertainment to Present a Three-Day Comedy Tour

Non-profit and Democratic Club Generation Next and John Hope Entertainment will be hosting a three-day comedy tour. The tour will feature Tyler Chronicles from MTV’s Wild ‘N’ Out, Vanessa Fraction from HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, and Ronnie Jordan from P. Diddy’s Bad Boys of Comedy.

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St. Croix Man Arrested for Bank Fraud

A man on St. Croix was arrested for bank fraud, police said Tuesday.

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Coral Bay Community Council to Host Meeting on Addressing Initiative

The Coral Bay Community Council has several upcoming events, including a meeting with the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Oct. 27 to discuss area roads that are slated to receive official street names.

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St. Croix Man Arrested for Bank Fraud

A man on St. Croix was arrested for bank fraud, police said Tuesday.

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A Bucs Nation Celebration Honors Coach Elridge Blake

At the University of the Virgin Islands, student-athletes and their teams are called the Buccaneers. On Friday, academics, student-athletes, past and present, and public officials joined President David Hall at a naming ceremony for the Sports and Fitness Center on the St. Thomas campus.

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EHI Acquisitions Rejects Call to Dismiss Its Suit Over Caneel Bay Ownership

In a court filing Tuesday, EHI Acquisitions asked a federal judge to reject the government’s motion to dismiss its lawsuit seeking to be declared the owner of the 150-acre Caneel Bay Resort property on St. John.

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St. Thomas Man Found Guilty of Murder

A St. Thomas man was found guilty of murder, the V.I. Attorney General's Office announced Tuesday.

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St. Croix Man Sentenced for Murder

A 22-year-old St. Croix man was sentenced for murder, prosecutors said Monday.

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Look Out for Land Crabs

Many people don’t ever see the land crabs in the Virgin Islands because these crustaceans live in the mangrove wetlands and mostly come out at night. The large blue kind (Cardisoma guanhumi) look a bit ghostly and can grow to about 5 or 6 inches across their backs. They have one large claw and one

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Waste Management Director Gets More Spending Power

The head of the Waste Management Authority has new spending power, thanks to a recent vote taken by the agency’s board of directors. Board members accepted the recommendations of the agency’s chief financial officer to increase Executive Director Roger Merritt’s spending limit to a quarter million

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STT Humane Society Gets Helping Hand From Maddie's Fund Program

A total of 106 shelter pets at the Humane Society of St. Thomas were sterilized recently thanks to a pro bono assessment from Maddie’s Million Pet Challenge, a free educational program of Maddie’s Fund.

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Group Hopes 'Peace Poles' Will Replace Guns as Island Icons

Two or three generations ago, murder in the Virgin Islands was still rare enough to dominate public attention for weeks. But by 2009, according to the Source archives, the territory was vying for the dubious title of murder capital of the U.S.

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Last-Minute Guilty Plea in Case of Bogus Home Repairman

An unlicensed home repairman, accused of taking money from St. Thomas homeowners and leaving projects incomplete, opted to plead guilty the night before his trial was supposed to begin.

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Community Group Seeks Input for Proposed Enighed Park

At a three-hour meeting in Cruz Bay Thursday night, community members narrowed down their wish list for a park proposed by the Virgin Islands Port Authority near the Enighed gravel lot.

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PFA Dissolves $720,000 Annual Contract With Squire Patton Boggs Law Firm

Members of the Public Finance Authority governing board dissolved a $60,000 monthly annual service contract with Squire Patton Boggs on Thursday and reappropriated $60,000 for repairs to the Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation.

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Dancing, Drums, Stories and Song Commemorate 1892 Coal Workers' Strike

The sounds of drums and song filled the air Saturday in downtown Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, at the 17th annual commemoration of the Coal Workers' Strike of 1892.

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Stephen Swanton and Esther Ellis Win First Triathlon of the Season

Rough seas, hot sun, nor the North Shore breeze did not detour 14 brave individual athletes and four relay teams from participating in the 18th Annual Wall-2-Wall Sprint Triathlon and Try-a-Tri on Sunday, Sept. 25 on St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

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PFA Dissolves $720,000 Annual Contract With Squire Patton Boggs Law Firm

Members of the Public Finance Authority governing board dissolved a $60,000 monthly annual service contract with Squire Patton Boggs on Thursday and reappropriated $60,000 for repairs to the Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation.

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58th VIPR Village Gathered Crowds of People Over the Weekend

The 58th V.I. Puerto Rican Friendship Village gathered crowds of people at the David Canegata Ballpark over the weekend. Families, vendors, and excited children waiting in long lines to get on rides and food enjoyed a weekend packed with festivities.

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USVI Awarded $3.4 Million in Grants to Expand Electric Vehicle Fleet, Support

More electric vehicles will soon be on the road in the U.S. Virgin Islands, thanks to $3.4 million in grants from the Department of the Interior.

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Vialet Questions Stadium Schedule

Gubernatorial candidate Sen. Kurt Vialet was less than optimistic last week about the prospects of a decades-old Paul E. Joseph Stadium rebuild would be completed on the aggressive schedule laid out by his political opponent, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.

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Submit Tips and Help Crime Stoppers Find Missing Persons

Crime Stoppers is asking the community to help find two missing persons.

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