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Ain’t No Vibes, Good Vibes and All The Way Earn Wins in RBI Softball
Four games took center stage over the weekend in RBI Junior Softball League play* and three teams – Ain't No Vibe, Good Vibes and All The Way came away with wins.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Nigel O. Hodge Foundation Celebrates Its 25th Year with a Drive-Thru
Family, friends, and community members drove to the Fort Christian parking lot on Sunday to listen to music, poetry, and testimonials celebrating the many years of service that the Nigel O. Hodge Foundation has provided in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Double Dipping Employees Costs GERS Millions, Report Says
The Inspector General concluded a report last month critical of how the government has handled the rehiring of retired government employees.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Dale LeFebvre: A Man Defined by Ambition
Often the goal of investing in private equity is to put your capital into companies that people recognize as having an immense amount of potential. However, local businessman Dale LeFebvre takes a different approach when he decides how to invest his resources.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Community Mourns the Loss of Broadcaster, Friend Anita Davis-Sedlak
The news of the death of Anita Davis-Sedlak after an illness was met with shock and sorrow, not only by those who knew her best, but by people who may have met her a few times in passing, who listened to her on the radio growing up,
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
A day with the King: A look back at Dr. King’s visit to Winston-Salem - WS Chronicle
While the date probably won’t show up in any history books, civil rights museums, or your favorite search engine, for the thousands of people who were able to witness the scene at Goler Metropolitan AME Zion Church, April 13, 1964, is a day they will never forget. On that day, just a year after his
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USVI May Raise Mandatory Retirement Age for Fire, Police and Corrections
The Finance Committee is seeking to bring a permanent solution to a retirement problem afflicting U.S. Virgin Islands police officers, firefighters, prison guards, and correction officers with legislation which raises the mandatory retirement age by 10 years for those professions.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Department of Labor Working Through Backlog of 3,000 Claimants
During Friday’s hearing, Virgin Islands Department of Labor officials told Education and Workforce Development Committee members that while all Federal COVID-19 emergency unemployment programs ended last month, the department is still processing a backlog of 3,000 claimants.
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Senate Reorganizing V.I. Virtual Information System
The Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection discussed proposed legislation amending the territory’s virtual data system and upon approval sent it to Rules and Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
LIAT to Resume Services to STT
Caribbean airline LIAT will resume service to St. Thomas, the airline announced Tuesday. The airline has been working to resume services since its restart in November 2020. St. Thomas will be its 10th destination as it works to reconnect the Caribbean.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
USVI May Raise Mandatory Retirement Age for Fire, Police and Corrections
The Finance Committee is seeking to bring a permanent solution to a retirement problem afflicting U.S. Virgin Islands police officers, firefighters, prison guards, and correction officers with legislation which raises the mandatory retirement age by 10 years for those professions.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Army Corps Warns Summers End Marina Application Needs More Information
If you’re waiting for a marina to be built on St. John, don’t hold your breath. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sent a letter last month to the Summers End Group, LLC. detailing a list of concerns that must be addressed before the developers can proceed with construction of a 144-slip mega-yacht
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Gittens Hospitalized with Blood Clots in Leg, Lungs
Sen. Kenneth L. Gittens thanked the community for their prayers and well wishes on Sunday after being admitted to the hospital Saturday afternoon.
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Federal ‘Build Back Better’ Framework Has Large Impact for the Territory
USVI officials are touting the passage of President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill, which they said will give the territory – and the nation – a “much-needed economic shot in the arm” after the financial impact dealt by the ongoing global pandemic.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Dallas Weekly News: Ep. 103-Man accused of making bomb threat during Zoom Lecture | Dallas Weekly
Today in Dallas Weekly News, Man accused of making bomb threat during Zoom Lecture, Chief Hall, Dallas 1st Black Female Police Chief, to step down Nov. 10, and the City of Dallas Hospital Capacity report.
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Senate Reorganizing V.I. Virtual Information System
The Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection discussed proposed legislation amending the territory’s virtual data system and upon approval sent it to Rules and Judiciary Committee Wednesday.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
St. Croix Could Have Temporary Hospital Support by April
The Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital could have temporary hospital support system complete as soon as April, Daryl Smalls told members of the St. Croix Coastal Zone Management Committee Tuesday.
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'I Thought I Was Going To Die': AOC Says She Feared For Her Life During Attempted Coup - Blavity
Rep.  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  (D-N.Y.) spoke out on Instagram Live about the Jan. 6 attempted coup on Capitol Hill . "I thought I was going to die. And I had a lot of thoughts, you have a lot of thoughts when you're in a situation like that. I have never been quieter in my entire
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Ain’t No Vibes, Good Vibes and All The Way Earn Wins in RBI Softball
Four games took center stage over the weekend in RBI Junior Softball League play* and three teams – Ain't No Vibe, Good Vibes and All The Way came away with wins.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Five-Year Coral Bay Watershed Management Plan Released
The Coral Bay Community Council recently released its 2021 Coral Bay Watershed Management Plan, which it describes as a detailed 330-page action plan for the next five years
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
LIAT to Resume Services to STT
Caribbean airline LIAT will resume service to St. Thomas, the airline announced Tuesday. The airline has been working to resume services since its restart in November 2020. St. Thomas will be its 10th destination as it works to reconnect the Caribbean.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
LIAT to Resume Services to STT
Caribbean airline LIAT will resume service to St. Thomas, the airline announced Tuesday. The airline has been working to resume services since its restart in November 2020. St. Thomas will be its 10th destination as it works to reconnect the Caribbean.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Finance Committee Advances Bill Requiring Remittance of Hotel Occupancy Tax
The Finance Committee advanced legislation Tuesday to require “sharing economy” companies like VRBO to establish an agreement with the U.S. Virgin Islands to remit collected hotel occupancy taxes.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
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Island Green Living Association Encourages 'Sustainable Deconstruction'
Builders in the U.S. Virgin Islands could lower construction costs and help slow the flow of waste material into landfills if they learned to practice "sustainable deconstruction," according to presenters at a weekend conference.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Bill to Raise Senators’ Retirement Age Dead on Arrival
There were more senators on the floor of the Legislature at the end of Wednesday’s session than usual and they collectively let a bill die to raise the retirement age of senators from 60 to 65.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Senate Panel Advances Legislation to Bar Corporal Punishment from Schools
The Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development advanced legislation of Friday, sponsored by Sen. Janelle Sarauw, to repeal the current law allowing the use of corporal punishment within U.S. Virgin Islands’ public schools.
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Host UVI Women Take Second in HBCU Basketball Tournament
The University of the Virgin Islands women's basketball overcame being perpetually shorthanded to finish second in the tournament for Historically Black Colleges and Universities hosted at UVI's Sports and Recreation Center on St Thomas.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Federal ‘Build Back Better’ Framework Has Large Impact for the Territory
USVI officials are touting the passage of President Joe Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure bill, which they said will give the territory – and the nation – a “much-needed economic shot in the arm” after the financial impact dealt by the ongoing global pandemic.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Gittens Released from Hospital, Recuperating as an Outpatient
Sen. Kenneth L. Gittens was discharged from Juan F. Luis Hospital over the weekend and will continue his recuperation and treatment as an outpatient, he said in a news release issued Monday.
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