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WAPA Pleads Continued Emergency, Gives CEO $50K Bonus

The Virgin Islands Legislature approved a 90-day extension of a state of emergency at the...

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Senate OKs Medicaid Money, Approves Two to Waste Management Board

The Virgin Islands Senate approved $3 million for the V.I. Human Services Department to sh...

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Outgoing UVI President Delivers His Final Report to Board of Trustees

The current and soon-to-be past president of the University of the Virgin Islands offered...

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Emancipation Exhibit Opening Wednesday Kicks off Freedom Week on St. T...

On Wednesday, the Virgin Islands Council of the Arts (VICA) will premiere its emancipation...

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Nicholas D’Amour Remains Consistent at World Cup in Run Up to the Olym...

The final Olympic quota tournament and World Cup Stage 3 were contested over the past ten...

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Tourism Reeling in the Money, Bills Go Unpaid

Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte delivered an optimistic report to the Committee on B...

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St. John Residents Respond to Proposed Land and Water Use Plan

In the coming decades, where should development take place to meet the territory’s needs f...

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Labor Department Probes June 14 Jobsite Accident on St. Thomas

The collapse of a construction scaffold on a western St. Thomas worksite on June 14 is now...

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Electric Vehicle Summit 2024 to Pioneer Sustainable Transportation in...

Virgin Islands Energy Office Director Kyle Fleming has announced that, in July, the territ...

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Ruby Rutnik Scholarship Fund Announces Two Winners for 2024

The Ruby Rutnik Scholarship Fund has announced that two recent graduates of the Gifft Hill...

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Bastille Day Celebration Kicks off French Heritage Week With a Bang

On Wednesday, July 10, many will gather at the Lindbergh Bay Hotel and Villas at 6 p.m. fo...

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Senate Gets Ferry, Landfill, Roadwork and Tourism Impact Tax Updates

While the Public Works Department celebrated naming the territory’s new St. John ferry, Sp...

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Senators Find DPNR Budget Questionable

Sen. Donna Frett-Gregory, chair of the Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finance, h...

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GERS Fund Losing on Rum, Gaining on Interest

The Matching Fund Special Purpose Securitization Corporation Board of Directors heard the...

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Education Department, Board Face Deadline for New K-12 History Curricu...

The V.I. Education Department and Board of Education have one year to develop local histor...

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Open Forum: More Bureaucracy, Same Problems: The Case Against a Virgin...

In the wake of the corruption crisis surrounding the Virgin Islands Government, Sen. Kenne...

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VITEMA Advises on How to Review, Replenish Disaster Supply Kits for Hu...

As this year’s Atlantic hurricane season begins, now is the time to update your disaster s...

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WAPA Gives Wärtsilä Another $10 Million

Virgin Islanders have been promised for several years that their high Water and Power Auth...

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WAPA Seeks Stay of Court Order as it Appeals $6.8M Judgment

WAPA has filed an emergency motion in Puerto Rico District Court seeking to stay an order...

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USVI Hospitals Report Hospitalizations Due to COVID-19

The V.I. Health Department received reports Thursday of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 f...

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Virgin Islands Labor Department’s 2025 Budget Under Scrutiny

V.I. Labor Commissioner Gary Molloy detailed his department’s proposed $20.1 million fisca...

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USVI Department of Tourism Highlights Luxury Travel at Aspen Food & Wi...

The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism made a significant impact at the annual Food...

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SNAP Certification Units in Both Districts to Close Half-day on Friday...

For any inquiries or further information, contact the Division of Family Assistance Certif...

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WAPA Gets Reprieve — for Now — in Case Over FirstBank Funds

A judge has given the V.I. Water and Power Authority a reprieve of sorts, staying — for no...

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Plaskett Seeks to Dismiss Doe Suit; Judge Denies Plaintiffs’ Bid for S...

V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against...

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Kayaking Through Salt River a Great Way to Begin Coral Reef Week

The East End Marine Park is hosting a series of events to celebrate “Coral Reef Week.” The...

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Updated | Hurricane Beryl Developments

An 11 a.m. update from the National Hurricane Center on Monday explained that Hurricane Be...

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Virtue of the Week – Beauty

Virtue of the Week focuses on building peaceful and caring communities through understandi...

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Education Plagued By Potential Vacancies

The Virgin Islands Education Department lost 77 key employees during the last school year...

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Delegate Talks Loans and Grants for Farmers

Local farmers learned about available federal grants and loans during a virtual forum host...

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