Student Volunteers Explore Ways to Enrich Their Communities

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Student Volunteers Explore Ways to Enrich Their Communities

Since the start of the year, a colorful seascape has taken shape on a wall outside the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School. Weekend passers-by could also see a small crew of mural artists applying brush strokes, often shaded by an umbrella. It’s just one example of young people getting in touch with their community-mindedness through volunteer service.

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

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Limetree Bay Refinery Suspends Operations After Second Oil Release Impacts Cisterns

St. Croix residents in the Enfield Green community were told not to use their cisterns Wednesday afternoon as the result of a release of oil from Limetree Bay refinery, the second since the refinery restarted operations in February.

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

USVI’s Team Thompson Wins Second STYC Invitational Regatta

Sailing their own race, minimizing distractions and sailing clean with no penalties or protests are the three strategies employed by the first, second and third place teams in the 2nd annual St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational.

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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

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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Limetree Protests EPA Shutdown, Calls Order Unlawful

Limetree Bay Refining has challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 60-day shut-down order, protesting that the federal agency lacked legal authority to issue it.

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

Dry Spell Continues With Hazy, Mostly Sunny Saturday

Hazy and mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies will prevail across the local area Saturday. While one or two scattered may develop, widespread rainfall is not anticipated. Daytime highs will be in the upper 80s to near 90 degrees with east to southeast winds of 10-15 miles per hour and occasionally

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

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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Coral Disease Part 2 – Strike Teams Fight Underwater

While some agencies are focused on restoring and regrowing coral on land-based nurseries, others are taking the battle directly beneath the sea. Among them is Frank Cummings, a leader of the St. John Strike Team.

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Senators Praise Dowe While Raising Concerns About Port Authority

Senators 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. Croix Source | online all the time 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. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

Limetree Protests EPA Shutdown, Calls Order Unlawful

Limetree Bay Refining has challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 60-day shut-down order, protesting that the federal agency lacked legal authority to issue it.

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Prime Contractor in Forced Labor Lawsuit Calls for Arbitration

AECOM Caribe, a defendant with seven others in a lawsuit that alleges human trafficking and forced labor of eight workers has asked that the proceedings be stayed in favor of forced arbitration.

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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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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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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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Hazy, Hot, Dry Thursday

Thursday will see a weather pattern similar to Wednesday's is expected today, with very warm temperatures, hazy skies and only a few passing showers. Daytime highs will range from the middle to upper 80s with prevailing southeast winds of 5-15 miles per hour. Seas to five feet and winds to 15 knots

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Limetree Flare Sprayed Onto Homes, Impacting Water Cisterns

The massive fireball and flare at the Limetree Bay Refinery Wednesday afternoon impacted the Enfield Green community. Enfield Green residents should disconnect downspouts to cisterns if accessible.

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

V.I.'s Cancer Registry Starting to Produce Information that May Help Save Lives

When a shower of oil from the neighboring refinery descended on Maria Otano’s neighborhood, the St. Croix resident pulled no punches about what was on her mind. “Our No. 1 concern is cancer,” Otano said.

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

Census Data for Territories Lags Behind Rest of the Nation

Those eager to know whether – and how much – the population of the U.S. Virgin Islands has decreased in the past decade are going to have to wait a while to find out.

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St. Croix Residents File Suit Against Limetree Refinery for Negative Impact on Health and Homes

Nine St. Croix residents filed a complaint against Limetree Bay Ventures on Wednesday, charging that toxic emissions and oil from their refining operations threaten the residents' health and enjoyment of their homes.

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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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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

Limetree Flare Sprayed Onto Homes, Impacting Water Cisterns

The massive fireball and flare at the Limetree Bay Refinery Wednesday afternoon impacted the Enfield Green community. Enfield Green residents should disconnect downspouts to cisterns if accessible.

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

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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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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"Crossing" Poem By Filippo Cassinelli

CROSSING The bridge at Magens Bay, dark pond smoothed out. Whiff of sulfur, mangrove trees with craggy roots entwined. One solitary Egret hunting, a smudge of white plumes the brackish landscape. Canopies of palm, Seagrape and mahogany. Chords of morning light filter in. Hum of ocean surf the

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Prime Contractor in Forced Labor Lawsuit Calls for Arbitration

AECOM Caribe, a defendant with seven others in a lawsuit that alleges human trafficking and forced labor of eight workers has asked that the proceedings be stayed in favor of forced arbitration.

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

Limetree Bay Refinery Suspends Operations After Second Oil Release Impacts Cisterns

St. Croix residents in the Enfield Green community were told not to use their cisterns Wednesday afternoon as the result of a release of oil from Limetree Bay refinery, the second since the refinery restarted operations in February.

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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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