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WAPA Not Paying for Employees’ Retirement

WAPA has not been making employee contributions to GERS for almost a year now, according to officials at a meeting of the Government Employees' Retirement System board of trustees on Thursday.

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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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While the proposed sports facility project in Frederiksted, the Paul E. Joseph Stadium, has languished for a decade, the proposal for a sports facility on St. Thomas appears to be gaining steam.

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Project Safe Neighborhoods, VIPD and Others Schedule Town Hall in Savan for June 3

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The Caribbean Writer Calls for Creative Work and Artwork for Volume 36

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Catholic Charities Shepherds Housing Capital Projects on Three Islands

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Fitch Cites Senate Bill As Problem for WAPA's Outlook

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2 Men Charged With Grand Larceny In Connection To Island Center Burglary

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VI Veterans to Honor War Dead on Memorial Day 2021

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