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Legislature Approves Bill in Hopes of Rescuing GERS from Bankruptcy
The Legislature approved a "historic" bill during Monday's legislative session that provides a financial plan which could liberate the Government Employees Retirement System from its anticipated bankruptcy projected for Oct. 2024.
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STX Waste Haulers Stop Briefly to Comply With IG Concerns
On Tuesday the Authority announced a temporary suspension of house-to-house collection on the island of St. Croix.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Diara's Basketball Love Story
Diara Parsons was in the sixth grade when she tried it and fell head over heels for the game of basketball. She was one of 18 girls that signed up for the Antilles School elementary girls' basketball team that year. Diara played on the Red Team, one of the school's two elementary girl teams. Her
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Students Stress Inclusion, Social Justice and Tolerance as Hebrew Congregation Honors Eight at MLK Awards Ceremony
The universality of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s work was not lost on the eight students who spoke to the Hebrew Congregation of St. Thomas virtually on Friday night about their hopes for steering our community toward a path of tolerance, equitable communication, acceptance, and change.
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Virgin Islander Simmione Fullwood Presents NASA's Artemis in NASA & UVI Outreach / Encourages STEM Studies
As a girl growing up on St. Thomas, NASA engineer Simmione Fullwood never envisioned herself in the space industry.
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Slab Poured for Frederiksted's Paul E. Joseph Stadium
Contractor GEC LLC has poured a full slab of concrete for the left field bleacher area of the Paul E. Joseph Stadium in Frederiksted. Next steps will include preparation for the right field and center field concrete slab pour.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Griffith Park Massive Win Memorial Fastpitch Softball Tournament
Championship day of the Department of Sports, Park and Recreation's Memorial Softball-Fastpitch Tournament included plenty of exciting games. The department hosted the event in memory of Dwayne Abbott and Ceneca Lindo.
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'The Great WAPA Migration,' A Poem by Filippo Cassinelli
The Source Arts & Literature section highlights the work of our creative readers. All visual artists and creative writers are encouraged to share with us new works.
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Thorny Issues Line the Path to Possible Constitutional Convention
If there is a sixth Constitution Convention, it will face a challenge both clear and daunting: reconciling a desire to preserve traditional culture without running afoul of protections for individual rights, including those of "newcomers."
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Agreement Lets Southland Get Slots Money While VIGL Runs St. Thomas Racetrack
According to Government House, the agreement allows Southland to construct a facility in the grandstand and provide 50 slot machines, which Southland calls "Video Lottery Terminals," and VIGL will operate the VLT facility and be the promoter of the races at the track.
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Friends of VINP to Host Virtual Annual Gala on Saturday
The Friends of Virgin Islands National Park will host their annual gala from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 5, with park trivia, multiple opportunities to win prizes, and an online auction.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
CDC Study: Mother's COVID Vaccination May Protect Baby
A recent study bolsters mounting evidence that Covid-19 vaccines are not only safe for pregnant women but offer protection to their unborn children.
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V.I. Republicans Caucus Set
The rupture in the V. I. Republican Party has lasted so long that two of the prime players – Holland Redfield and Herb Schoenbohm -- passed away before much was resolved. However, the main player in the drama -- John Canegata – is still standing; although some say he is not the legitimate chairman
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Sebastian Franks Wants You to Find Your ‘Purpose’
“Remember What You’re Fighting For” is the name of Sebastian Franks’s newest album and features his focal song “Purpose,” which inspires people to find their reason for being.
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Business Spotlight: Best-Richardson African Diaspora Literature & Culture Museum
Owners: Skip Richardson and Gigi Best-Richardson Years in Business: 23 years Location: 1463 Tampa Park Plaza, Suite A, Tampa On Green Book: greenbooktampabay.org/listing/best-richardson-african-diaspora-literature-museum/ Skip Richardson and Gigi Best-Richardson have owned and operated Best
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Golden Age Ranch Needs Public's Help to Fly Horses to a Better Life
Six horses from the Golden Age Ranch Horse Sanctuary on St. Thomas were flown off-island last week as their journey to new lives on the mainland began.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
John Jackson Denied Bid for Review of Bail Conditions
John Jackson, the onetime Olympic boxer awaiting trial on rape and child pornography charges at a detention facility in Puerto Rico, has been denied a review of his bail conditions and the return of property seized during his arrest.
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Judge Orders Justice to Amend Charges in Glitters Murder-Robbery Case
A judge in Superior Court is ordering prosecutors with the Justice Department to amend the charging document for the defendants accused in connection with the 2021 Glitters jewelry store heist. Judge Renee Carty-Gumbs gave Justice until Thursday to amend the list of charges after one defendant said
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Friends of V.I. National Park Publish 'Here, St. John' Oral History
Friends of Virgin Islands National Park have published "Here, St. John," an oral history about Virgin Islands National Park and St. John that serves to give voice to the heritage, culture and natural history as told by born St. Johnians and resident scientists.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
St. Croix Energy Seeks to Delay Limetree Sale and V.I. Government Seeks to Recoup $7.5M
As the Jan. 21 deadline nears for the sale of Limetree Bay Refinery to West Indies Petroleum, St. Croix Energy and the V.I. government have each separately filed to delay the closing, for different reasons.
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The Fireburn Documentary - An Afternoon Chat with Crucian Producer Angela Golden Bryan
Crucian Fireburn documentary producer Angela Golden Bryan chatted with VI Source reporter Elisa McKay on Monday afternoon.
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"When God Blinked" a Part of St. Thomas Disappeared, Along with Some Dark History of the Moravian Church
What was the cause of an entire slave estate disappearing on St. Thomas? David W. Knight Sr. presented "When God Blinked" during the Caribbean Genealogy Library's annual meeting on Saturday to answer that question.
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Law Enforcement's Two-Day Effort to Resolve Use of Force Complaints
Police, government lawyers, and court-appointed monitors met on St. Croix this week to resolve the use of force reports recently filed against police personnel. It's been four years since a federal judge said the Virgin Islands Police Department was on its way to meeting the terms of a consent
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AG Says Federal Verdict in Maxwell Case Validates Sex Trafficking Accounts of Abuse on Little St. James
The attorney general of the Virgin Islands says in spite of a recent verdict against an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, it is still up to the territory's Justice Department to win their civil case in court. Attorney General Denise George recently issued a statement about the conviction of Ghislaine
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Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park Share a Year of Successes in Spite of COVID
The Friends of the Virgin Islands National Park – more than 2,000 members strong – had good news to report during their annual meeting held online on Friday.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Virgin Islander Simmione Fullwood Presents NASA's Artemis in NASA & UVI Outreach / Encourages STEM Studies
As a girl growing up on St. Thomas, NASA engineer Simmione Fullwood never envisioned herself in the space industry.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Sebastian Franks Wants You to Find Your ‘Purpose’
“Remember What You’re Fighting For” is the name of Sebastian Franks’s newest album and features his focal song “Purpose,” which inspires people to find their reason for being.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Construction Underway at Lind Point for National Park Housing, Offices, and Historical Collections
After nearly four years of planning, construction has begun for projects totaling $27 million on 2.8 acres on Lind Point within Virgin Islands National Park, according to Park Superintendent Nigel Fields.
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Commentary: We All Should Study Black History
The history of Black people didn’t start from the importation of enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere. Nor did the history of man start with the cartoon show of Fred Flintstone. Scientists have been telling us for some years now that human life began in Africa. But there are other reasons we
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Climate Assessment Workshop Set for Jan. 19
The Caribbean chapter of the Fifth National Climate Assessment will host a virtual workshop on Wednesday, Jan. 19 from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to gather participants’ thoughts on the climate change issues that are most important to the U.S. Caribbean region.
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