Federal Auditors Zero In on V.I. Management of Disaster Recovery Funding

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Federal Auditors Zero In on V.I. Management of Disaster Recovery Funding

As officials charged with directing programs to help long-term disaster recovery appeared at a recent Senate committee hearing, they took responsibility for several shortcomings. Those admissions came from the official holding the title of chief recovery officer.

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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. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999

Police Make Three Arrests in St. Croix Murders

As projected by the Virgin Islands Police Department, three arrests have been made on St. Croix associated with a double homicide that occurred on April 19.

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

Police Make Three Arrests in St. Croix Murders

As projected by the Virgin Islands Police Department, three arrests have been made on St. Croix associated with a double homicide that occurred on April 19.

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

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

Elevated Levels of Sulfur Dioxide Found in Air Over STX

Preliminary air quality testing conducted by the Virgin Islands National Guard Civil Support Team Saturday found elevated levels of sulfur dioxide in the air near the Limetree Bay Refinery.

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

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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Police Seeking Help to ID Body Found in Bugby Hole, STX

On Wednesday evening, the V.I. Police Department reported that a dead body was found near the roadway in Estate Bugby Hole on St. Croix.

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Non-Profit Seeks Funding to Open Vocation School on St. Croix

A St. Croix non-profit called the Virgin Islands Architecture Center for Built Heritage and Crafts, Inc. is seeking an initial $1.5 million of the total $10 million needed, for their grassroots effort to open a vocational school.

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Superior Court Rules in Favor of Summer’s End Marina

A Superior Court judge’s ruling removed one legal hurdle for the developers of a mega-yacht marina in Coral Bay on St. John.

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

On This Day In History: Robert C. Weaver Becomes The First Black Person Appointed To A Presidential Cabinet

Former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Robert C. Weaver became the first Black member of a presidential cabinet on this day in 1966.

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Source: NewsOne

Residents Speak out at Virtual Town Hall on Limetree Refinery

Some 300 people attending a virtual town hall Thursday had three words for officials investigating the Limetree Bay refinery – "Shut it down!" Friday the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency did just that.

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Bryan Vows to Find Source of Emissions Hovering Over STX

In the wake of a flood of reports about a "rotten egg" smell hovering over parts of St. Croix, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said Friday that everything possible is being done to “find out what is this strange odor affecting our residents.”

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WMA Board OKs Sewer Line Replacement, Manhole Rehabilitation in C'sted

The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority’s board of directors on Tuesday approved an $8.4 million project to replace sewer lines and rehabilitate manhole covers in Christiansted.

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Bryan Vows to Find Source of Emissions Hovering Over STX

In the wake of a flood of reports about a "rotten egg" smell hovering over parts of St. Croix, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said Friday that everything possible is being done to “find out what is this strange odor affecting our residents.”

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

St. Croix's Legendary ‘Junie Bomba’ Receives Community Support

St. Croix sailor, musician, teacher, artist and conch shell blower Wilfred “Junie Bomba” Allick is asking his community for help. Bomba is legally blind and has stage 4 prostate cancer.

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

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

NOAA Report Declares Severe Drought for U.S. Virgin Islands

“There are signs of soil cracking on St. Thomas and St. Croix, and vegetation is showing distress across all islands. Precautions such as ordering hay and water deliveries are being taken to get through the dry season."

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Oil Flare Impacted Residential Water in Half-Dozen Communities On 7-Mile Swath | St. Thomas Source

Densely populated Williams Delight abuts Enfield Green. Residential communities in Estate Cane, Estate Carlton, Good Hope and Ruan Bay are also in the line of travel.

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

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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Close to 300 Expected for COVID-Safe Beach 2 Beach Race on STJ

Hundreds of athletes will make their way to St. John to swim along the island’s north shore in a racing competition on May 30, the 18th annual Beach 2 Beach Power Swim.

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UVI Awards 313 Degrees in Inspirational Virtual Ceremony

Having earned their degrees despite the disruptions of two Category 5 hurricanes and a global pandemic, University of the Virgin Islands graduates were urged in an inspirational ceremony to keep on rising.

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Shirley Sherrod Is Why Tom Vilsack As Agriculture Secretary Is A ‘Slap In The Face To Black Americans’

Former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's controversial firing of Shirley Sherrod in 2010 should preclude him from leading the agriculture agency under Joe Biden's administration, civil rights leaders and advocates say.

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Source: NewsOne

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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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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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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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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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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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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Showers Possible, High Around 90 Saturday, Rain, Sahara Haze On The Way

Increasing moisture levels associated with a surface may produce some shower activity across the region Saturday. Daytime high temperatures will reach the upper 80s to 90 with prevailing southeast winds. A Saharan air layer will bring hazy sky conditions to the local area on Monday and Tuesday

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

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

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