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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. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Senators Praise Dowe While Raising Concerns About Port Authority
Senator 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. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Residents Speak out at Virtual Town Hall on Limetree Refinery
Some 300 people attending a virtual town hall Thursday had three words for officials investigating the Limetree Bay refinery – "Shut it down!" Friday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency did just that.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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
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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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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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Bryan Waives Graduation Fees for 2021 Graduates of Public High Schools
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. announced Tuesday he is waiving graduation fees for students graduating from the territory’s public high schools this year as COVID-19 health protocols have prevented traditional graduation ceremonies.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
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
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. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Virgin Islands Paving, Inc. Applies for Extension of EDA Benefits
While presenting to the Economic Development Authority’s board at a public hearing on Thursday, Virgin Islands Paving, Inc.’s owner Robert Schierloh said the company's reliance on government contracts makes EDC benefits a financial necessity.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
16-Year-Old Shot and Killed Sunday in JFK Housing Community |
A teenage boy was shot and killed early Sunday morning at the John F. Kennedy Terrace housing community on St. Croix, the V.I. Police Department reported. The victim was identified as 16-year-old Kimani Perdomo.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
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. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
DOE Sticking to Hybrid Graduations Despite Student Protests
Despite student protests and an online petition, V.I. Education Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin said on Friday that the drive-through or walk-through format announced on May 8 would not change.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Utility Pole Fire Cuts STT-STJ Power Two Hours Sunday Night
A utility pole fire caused a two-hour power outage on St. Thomas Sunday evening.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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
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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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
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
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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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. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
STT Police Station Closed After Five Test Positive for COVID-19
The V.I. Police Department closed the Mariel C. Newton Command station in Anna’s Retreat on Monday after five employees who worked there tested positive for COVID-19.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
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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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
AVIP Is A Great Way to Get Acquainted With the Psychological Field
“In September 1990, a group of psychologists met on the porch of the Social Science Building of the University of the Virgin Islands. It was a warm muggy evening when eight or nine of us gathered, but the excitement was palpable as we talk about the possibility of establishing an association here
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Caribbean Green Technology Center Presents Sustainability Webinar
The Virgin Islands can create a more sustainable and healthier community by adopting practices being followed in other island communities around the world, according to a the Caribbean Green Technology Center webinar.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
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. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Bryan Suspends Evictions, Eases Some COVID Limits on Bars, Taxis
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has issued a 24th Supplemental Executive Order that eases restrictions put into place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including suspending some evictions until July 30.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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
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
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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