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Seat Check Raises Safety Concerns

Data generated from the Seat Safety initiative raised concerns for children's safety throughout the territory.

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

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Some Sports Projects Completed, But Senators Express Concern About Stadiums and Race Tracks

While several senators expressed confidence in Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White for completing projects, they also raised concerns about a number of stalled projects.

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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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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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Police Seeking Help to ID Body Found in Bugby Hole, STX

On Wednesday evening, the V.I. Police Department reported that a dead body was found near the roadway in Estate Bugby Hole on St. Croix.

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Staffing Shortages Plague Tourism Sector

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. declared a state of emergency on March 13, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, over a year later, the tourism industry has emerged from a total shutdown only to be faced with the challenge of inadequate staffing.

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One Killed, Two Wounded in Midday Shooting on STX

The dead man was identified by family members as 23-year-old David Semper of Anna's Hope. Two other victims were listed in serious but fair condition as of Friday evening.

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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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FHC: Mental Health Awareness Month

As May is “Mental Health Awareness Month”, let us remember to pay attention to our well-being.

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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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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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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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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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St. Croix's Legendary ‘Junie Bomba’ Receives Community Support

St. Croix sailor, musician, teacher, artist and conch shell blower Wilfred “Junie Bomba” Allick is asking his community for help. Bomba is legally blind and has stage 4 prostate cancer.

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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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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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Elevated Levels of Sulfur Dioxide Found in Air Over STX

Preliminary air quality testing conducted by the Virgin Islands National Guard Civil Support Team Saturday found elevated levels of sulfur dioxide in the air near the Limetree Bay Refinery.

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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

Non-Profit Seeks Funding to Open Vocation School on St. Croix

A St. Croix non-profit called the Virgin Islands Architecture Center for Built Heritage and Crafts, Inc. is seeking an initial $1.5 million of the total $10 million needed, for their grassroots effort to open a vocational school.

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Hundreds Join Third Legal Action Against Limetree Bay Refinery

Litigation against Limetree Bay Refinery mounted as Lee J. Rohn and Associates became the third law firm in a week to file a class action against the company.

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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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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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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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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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Youth Summer Camps Are Scarce This Year, But Some Have Begun Registration *Updated*

Soon children and teenagers typically would dive into the territory’s summer programs offered by various schools, private businesses, and the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, camps and programs are scarce.

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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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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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Oil Flare Impacted Residential Water in Half-Dozen Communities On 7-Mile Swath | St. Croix Source

Densely populated Williams Delight abuts Enfield Green. Residential communities in Estate Cane, Estate Carlton, Good Hope and Ruan Bay are also in the line of travel.

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Some Sports Projects Completed, But Senators Express Concern About Stadiums and Race Tracks

While several senators expressed confidence in Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White for completing projects, they also raised concerns about a number of stalled projects.

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This historical six-part series explores three moments in the past century – VI Corp, Harvey Aluminum, and Hess Oil – where frustration with the given situation boiled over into radical change.

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Non-Profit Seeks Funding to Open Vocation School on St. Croix

A St. Croix non-profit called the Virgin Islands Architecture Center for Built Heritage and Crafts, Inc. is seeking an initial $1.5 million of the total $10 million needed, for their grassroots effort to open a vocational school.

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