Improvements to St. John Ferry Dock Set to Begin in April

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Improvements to St. John Ferry Dock Set to Begin in April

Construction will begin in April to the Loredon Boynes Sr. Dock – the main ferry dock in Cruz Bay – and Port Authority Executive Director Carlton Dowe is asking the public for patience during the estimated six-months process.

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James M. Dudovick, Trustee, Plaintiff, v. James M. Dudovick, Individually, Barbara Thomson, Et Al., Defendants

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D’Amour Takes First Place at Junior Pan Am Games Qualifier

Nicholas D’Amour of St. Thomas took first place in the Junior Pan American Games Qualifier in Medellin, Colombia on May 8.

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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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Request For Quotation: for MS TEAMS compatible telephone handsets/headsets and related equipment for the University of the Virgin Islands.

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Get a Head Start on Readiness and Resilience During Hurricane Preparedness Week

Residents have nearly three months before the season’s peak when tropical waves form off the west coast of Africa and move through the Caribbean, but Virgin Islanders know hurricanes can spin up anytime.

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Staffing Shortages Plague Tourism Sector

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. declared a state of emergency on March 13, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, over a year later, the tourism industry has emerged from a total shutdown only to be faced with the challenge of inadequate staffing.

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Plaskett: American Rescue Plan Gives Over $5M to UVI

The Biden-Harris Administration releases the American Rescue Plan funding for local institutions; at least half of the funding will be distributed to students as emergency financial aid.

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Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Closes St. Thomas Office May 10-14.

The PFA (St. Thomas) office will reopen on Monday, May 17.

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Request For Quotation: for MS TEAMS compatible telephone handsets/headsets and related equipment for the University of the Virgin Islands.

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16-Year-Old Shot and Killed Sunday in JFK Housing Community |

A teenage boy was shot and killed early Sunday morning at the John F. Kennedy Terrace housing community on St. Croix, the V.I. Police Department reported. The victim was identified as 16-year-old Kimani Perdomo.

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Housing Authority’s Offices on St. Thomas Resume Regular Operations

Central offices in the St. Thomas-St. John District will resume regular operations on Tuesday, May 11.

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V.I. Parole Board Schedules Parole Hearings

The Virgin Islands Parole Board advises the public that it will convene June 7-10 to hear testimony from victims, family members of victims or other interested persons for and against the application for parole by inmates incarcerated at various penal institutions.

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Chakwera to relaunch 250-school US-funded project | Malawi 24 - Malawi news

President Lazarus Chakwera is in the Northern Region to relaunch the 250-school United States funded project which former President Peter Mutharika launched on 8 October 2019. Chakwera has arrived in Mzuzu today and he will launch the Secondary Education Expansion for Development (Seed) Project in

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Agricultural Plan Task Force to Hold Food Security Town Halls to Gather Input

In order to increase the territory’s sustainability and become more self-reliant, three town hall meetings have been announced.

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Judicial Branch Extends Limited Continuance of In-Person Proceedings Through June 30

Administrator of Courts Regina Petersen advises the public and members of the Virgin Islands Bar Association that the limited resumption of in-person proceedings in the Judicial Branch of the Virgin Islands has been extended, as modified, through 11:59 p.m., Friday, June 30. All judicial branch

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Plaskett slams qualified immunity for 'modern-day Ku Klux Klan' police

As members of Congress mull over what they can do legislatively to address the spate of police-involved shootings of Black... View Article The post Plaskett slams qualified immunity for 'modern-day Ku Klux Klan' police appeared first on TheGrio.

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VITFF Reports on Virgin Islands’ Young Track and Field Athletes

VITFF has announced that Nia Jack, who attends Alabama State University, contributed to its winning streak in the Women’s Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC) Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

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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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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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Energy Office Ends Rebate Program

Effective immediately, it will not be accepting any new applications received in the Virgin Island Energy Office after 5 p.m., May 14.

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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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AARP Discusses Priority Issues With Senators at Virtual Roundtable

AARP in the Virgin Islands conducted a survey last year to better understand what Virgin Islanders felt were the main issues affecting them.

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Viya Shares Hurricane Preparedness Tips with Public

“This is Viya’s second year that we will be in the midst of hurricane season while facing the COVID-19 pandemic. Viya remains committed to keeping customers connected before and after any emergency that our community may face.”

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D’Amour Takes First Place at Junior Pan Am Games Qualifier

Nicholas D’Amour of St. Thomas took first place in the Junior Pan American Games Qualifier in Medellin, Colombia on May 8.

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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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James M. Dudovick, Trustee, Plaintiff, v. James M. Dudovick, Individually, Barbara Thomson, Et Al., Defendants

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Caribbean Genealogy Library to Present Panel on ‘The Body of the Virgin Islands Woman’

The virtual event will be a discussion by the V.I. Studies Collective on "The Body of the Virgin Islands Woman: Queens, Debutantes and Virgins."

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A chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2020 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as reported by the VIPD. Cases are broken down by island.

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House calls bring COVID-19 vaccine to homebound patients | BlackPressUSA

BIRMINGHAM TIMES — So far, the House Calls program has vaccinated 30 patients and eligible caregivers and plans to administer up to 130 doses by mid-April. The program provides care to patients who cannot travel to their doctor’s office for appointments. The House Calls providers work together as

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Second St. Thomas Yacht Club Invitational Regatta Set for May 14-16

Run out of the St. Thomas Yacht Club’s Sailing Center in Cowpet Bay, this event will welcome eight teams representing the U.S. Virgin Islands, the U.S.A. and Sweden.

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