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Prison Program Helps Detainees to Become Better Parents

Dellana Magner, a single mother of two young boys, credited a prison program for helping her to become a better parent at a ceremony last week to honor 14 inmates and detainees at the Alexander Farrelly Criminal Justice Center on St. Thomas who completed the 12-week course sponsored by the V.I. Bureau of Corrections.

Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

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St. Croix’s Pollo Tropical Takes Chicken to a New Level

With an opening anticipated at the end of May, a new Pollo Tropical on St. Croix will be a Virgin Islands first. The Miami-born franchise infuses grilled chicken with citrus marinade.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

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

Showers Possible, High Around 90 Saturday, Rain, Sahara Haze On The Way

Increasing moisture levels associated with a surface may produce some shower activity across the region Saturday. Daytime high temperatures will reach the upper 80s to 90 with prevailing southeast winds. A Saharan air layer will bring hazy sky conditions to the local area on Monday and Tuesday

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Fitch Cites Senate Bill As Problem for WAPA's Outlook

Fitch Ratings, one of the three major government bond ratings agencies, specifically cited a recent bill in the V.I. Legislature as the reason it was putting the financially struggling utility on a negative ratings watch.

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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted 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 is putting pressure on the U.S. Virgin Islands' positivity rate, which in the previous week had dipped to 1 percent, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said on Monday.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

Mix of Sun and Clouds, Breezy Friday

A mixture of sunshine and clouds will prevail today with one or two showers possible. Daytime highs will be in the mid to upper 80s with east-southeast winds of 10-20 miles per hour with occasionally higher gusts. Moderate to locally fresh easterly winds may result in choppy six-foot seas across

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

V.I. Unemployment Assistance Has Paid $133 Million Since Pandemic Began

Unemployment insurance in the U.S. Virgin Isalnds has paid out more than $133 Million since the beginning of the pandemic through May 2, according to the V.I. Labor Department.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Sargassum’s Future Poses Bigger Mystery Than Its Origins

As the floating mats of brown seaweed, known as sargassum, continue to swamp Caribbean beaches summer after summer, the search is widening for a way to turn a nuisance into a gift.

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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

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

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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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

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. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999

More Dry and Dusty Weather Tuesday

A drier air mass continues to move across the region resulting in fair weather conditions with hazy skies Monday. The hazy skies are due to Saharan dust which is also limiting visibility to between nine and fifteen miles. Daytime highs may reach the upper 80s today and winds remain from the

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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. John Source | independent and trusted 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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EPA Air Quality Monitors Provide Protection for STX Residents

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing St. Croix residents with information on possible pollution via newly installed air quality control monitors around the Limetree Bay refinery.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

NOAA Report Declares Severe Drought for U.S. Virgin Islands

“There are signs of soil cracking on St. Thomas and St. Croix, and vegetation is showing distress across all islands. Precautions such as ordering hay and water deliveries are being taken to get through the dry season."

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

NOAA Report Declares Severe Drought for U.S. Virgin Islands

“There are signs of soil cracking on St. Thomas and St. Croix, and vegetation is showing distress across all islands. Precautions such as ordering hay and water deliveries are being taken to get through the dry season."

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

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

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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Meteorologist: Forget Predictions, Just be Prepared for Hurricane Season

It’s that time of year again -- the impending start of hurricane season, when everyone becomes a meteorologist, and the bane of Ernesto Morales’ existence.

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Bryan Waives Graduation Fees for 2021 Graduates of Public High Schools

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. announced on 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. 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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Hazy, Mainly Fair Wednesday

Hazy skies with mainly fair weather conditions are forecast today. One or two isolated to scattered showers should not be ruled out. Daytime high temperatures will average in the upper 80s today with east winds of 10-15 miles per hour. Choppy marine conditions are expected with seas to five feet

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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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NOAA: 13 to 20 Named Storms Expected this Hurricane Season

Buckle up – conditions are ripe for an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 20 named storms, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

NOAA Report Declares Severe Drought for U.S. Virgin Islands

“There are signs of soil cracking on St. Thomas and St. Croix, and vegetation is showing distress across all islands. Precautions such as ordering hay and water deliveries are being taken to get through the dry season."

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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999

Missing Plate Leads to Traffic Stop Which Leads to Firearm Charge

A car missing its rear license plate prompted a police traffic stop on Friday, which in turn resulted in an arrest on a firearms law, violation, the V.I. Police Department reported.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time 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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Variably Cloudy, Isolated to Scattered Showers Monday

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VIPD Administrative Services to Close for Civilian Day, May 12

Op-Ed: Peace Officers Memorial Day Honors Those Who Have Died in Line of Duty

Bryan Waives Graduation Fees for 2021 Graduates of Public High Schools

V.I. Unemployment Assistance Has Paid $133 Million Since Pandemic Began

V.I. Parole Board Schedules Parole Hearings

Sargassum’s Future Poses Bigger Mystery Than Its Origins

Congress to Hold Historic Hearing on Insular Cases Resolution

Mostly Dry, Breezy, Upper 80s Thursday

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CAHS to Host Virtual Pre-Orientation for Incoming 9th Graders on May 13

Plaskett: American Rescue Plan Gives Over $5M to UVI

Edward P. McKenzie Creates Scholarship Fund for USVI Graduating H.S. Seniors

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