USVI Youth Women Complete the Golden Sweep

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USVI Youth Women Complete the Golden Sweep

The United States Virgin Islands Women's Youth National Volleyball Team followed in the footsteps of the USVI Junior Women, winning their championship game against a tough Martinique team in straight sets at the 2022 Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association (CAZOVA) Youth and Junior Championships in Pleasantville, Trinidad.

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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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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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UVI Speech Students Share Their Final Presentations Online

Students of the UVI public speaking course shared their final projects of the spring semester online, covering a variety of topics including police brutality and the missing senior citizens of the USVI.

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CZM Extends Decision-Making Period for Proposed Rehab of Salt River Visitor Center

During the St. Croix CZM meeting Tuesday, members voted unanimously to extend the decision-making period for the proposed rehabilitation plans for the visitor center at the Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve.

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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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STX Restaurants Part 1: New Eateries Add Variety to Diverse Scene

Just before the pandemic struck and while it raged over the world, entrepreneurs braved COVID restrictions to open restaurants and feed the people of St. Croix.

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Virgin Islands Paving, Inc. Applies for Extension of EDA Benefits

While presenting to the Economic Development Authority’s board at a public hearing on Thursday, Virgin Islands Paving, Inc.’s owner Robert Schierloh said the company's reliance on government contracts makes EDC benefits a financial necessity.

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The First Green New Deal: VI Corp on St. Croix (Part 2)

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

Unemployment insurance in the U.S. Virgin Islands 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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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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Bryan Suspends Evictions, Eases Some COVID Limits on Bars, Taxis

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has issued a 24th Supplemental Executive Order that eases restrictions put into place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including suspending some evictions until July 30.

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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 Question Accessibility of Sports Camps, Effectiveness of Police Programs

Parents who want to have a child attend one of the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation summer camps this year should not hesitate.

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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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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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Public Has Until May 26 to Comment on Cowgirl Bebop Floating Lounge

The public can weigh in on whether a 120-foot floating barge containing a restaurant and a bar should be allowed to operate off two uninhabited cays near St. Thomas and St. John.

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Senators Question Accessibility of Sports Camps, Effectiveness of Police Programs

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Charlotte Amalie, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Seniors Test Positive for COVID-19

One Charlotte Amalie High School senior and two Ivanna Eudora Kean High School seniors have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Education Department. The students are in quarantine.

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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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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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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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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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Public Has Until May 26 to Comment on Cowgirl Bebop Floating Lounge

The public can weigh in on whether a 120-foot floating barge containing a restaurant and a bar should be allowed to operate off two uninhabited cays near St. Thomas and St. John.

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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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Limetree Refinery Hit with Second Class-Action Lawsuit

A second lawsuit was filed Thursday seeking damages from Limetree Bay and its investment partners for St. Croix residents affected by the toxic emissions and since the facility resumed operations in February.

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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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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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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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Colorful, Vicious Convicted Conman Yamini Potter Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Yamini Potter pled guilty Wednesday in federal court to wire fraud and witness tampering/obstruction of justice, U.S. Attorney Gretchen Shappert announced in a statement Wednesday afternoon. Potter agreed to pay $121,000 in restitution as part of the plea.

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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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