October 2021

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Second USVI Cop Sentenced in Florida Cocaine Conspiracy

For the second time this month, a Virgin Islands Police officer is on his way to federal p...

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Long-Stalled Paul E. Joseph Stadium to Start Construction Next Week

Gov. Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced Thursday that construction on the Paul E. Joseph...

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Feds Make Massive Cocaine Bust Near Tap & Still in Havensight; Multipl...

ST. THOMAS — Federal agents led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on Thursday c...

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Breast Cancer Is The Leading Cause Of Cancer Death Among Caribbean Wom...

More women in the Caribbean have succumbed to breast cancer in the last two decades than f...

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Women From Latin America And The Caribbean Launch Network For Disaster...

United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction—Women from across Latin America and the...

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Former track prodigy sues Nike and her ex-coach Alberto Salazar for $2...

(CNN)A former rising track star is suing Nike and her ex-coach for $20 million, saying she...

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US officially rejoins controversial UN Human Rights Council

(CNN)The United States is officially a member of the controversial United Nations Human Ri...

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Beirut's worst street violence in more than a decade kills at least 6

(CNN)A fierce political dispute over a probe into Beirut's August 2020 port blast prompted...

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WAPA 6 Months Behind On Payments To PSC, Potentially Jeopardizing Oper...

V.I. Public Services Commission Director Donald Cole revealed during a Committee on Govern...

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Grants to WAPA and Energy Office to Purchase Electric Vehicles is Begi...

Governor Albert Bryan on Wednesday applauded the $2.15 million in grants awarded by the De...

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Emergency Nurses Week Highlight: Cadira McIntosh

Editor's Note: V.I. Consortium has joined with emergency nurses at the Juan F. Luis Hospit...

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Bill Aimed at Curtailing 'Ghost Guns' - Weapons Assembled in USVI Usin...

The Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety on Wednesday forwarded a bil...

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Beloved St. Croix Businessman and Owner of Bi-Rite Supermarket Dies Du...

ST. CROIX — Many on St. Croix who knew the owner of the Bi-Rite Supermarket in Richmond we...

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Police say they caught burglar in the act

A burglar was arrested by the East End Police after he gained illegal access to a business...

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Government Won't Sacrifice People's Safety During Cruise Season

The government has said it will not sacrifice the safety of its people despite the reopeni...

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Emergency Nurses Week Highlight: Alanna Morales

Editor's Note: V.I. Consortium has joined with emergency nurses at the Juan F. Luis Hospit...

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Government Renews No-Bid $70,000 Contract for Attorney General's Daugh...

The government of the Virgin Islands has renewed for another year a $70,000 no-bid contrac...

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Proposed Legislation to Pad Peace Officer Pay Held in Committee

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ED COMMISSIONER SLAMS CHS TEACHER FOR ‘INAPPROPRIATE DRESS’ DURING ZOO...

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Department of Education was made aware of a photo circulati...

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Fortress Investment Group Plans to take Frenchman’s Reef to Next Level

Officials from CREF3 USVI Hotel Owner, Inc., a company owned and managed by Fortress Inves...

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Lender Says Limetree Bay Refinery Defaulted on Bankruptcy Loan

Limetree Bay refinery owes more than $63,000 in overdue interest on funds it was loaned to...

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Bills Could Expand Beauty Service Licenses, Make Peace Officers Eligib...

Lawmakers sent two bills out of committee Tuesday, measures to expand and crystalize two s...

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83 Percent of COVID-Positive Cases Are on St. Croix, Officials Say

The COVID-19 positivity rate is under three percent this week in the U.S. Virgin Islands,...

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As America Reopens to Tourists, USVI Takes Marketing Push to Italy

As the United States prepares to welcome European visitors once again this November, the V...

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Emergency Nurses Week Highlight: Shenequa Dore

Editor's Note: V.I. Consortium has joined with emergency nurses at the Juan F. Luis Hospit...

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Advocates See Window of Opportunity Through Reconciliation for Congres...

Congressional delays in passing the FY2022 Budget Reconciliation bill have created a new w...

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WAPA Secures $1 Million Grant From Dept. of Interior for Fleet of Elec...

A $1 million grant application by Virgin Islands Water and Authority has been approved by...

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Office of the Lieutenant Governor Reminds Residents of Medicare Part D...

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor is advising all Medicare beneficiaries and persons n...

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Senate Committee on Ethical Conduct Charges Blyden With Violation of O...

The Senate Committee on Ethical Conduct on Monday announced that Senator Marvin Blyden, a...

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Caribbean's Food Production Vulnerability is Stark, Says CARICOM Offic...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A senior official of the Guyana-based Caribbean Community (CARIC...

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