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USVI Celebrates World Food Day Online
Government officials and members of the agriculture community shared thoughts and hopes for the future at a virtual event Sunday to celebrate World Food Day.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
US VIRGIN ISLANDS: Paradise Isn’t Just For Vacation Anymore
U.S. Virgin Islands: America's Business Paradise looks to a Vision for the Future Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Welcome to America's Business Paradise! Doing business in the U.S. Virgin Islands has many advantages beyond the world-class beaches and eco-tourism, incredible views and
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Observing Indigenous Peoples’ Day
In observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the Source is republishing its four-part series, "Taino Today," about Taino culture and history as it relates to the Virgin Islands. And on Friday, Joe Biden became the first U.S. president to officially recognize the observance.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Finance Committee Begins Budget Season Reviewing “Ambitious” Executive Budget
Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal said the new biennial budget is vastly different from fiscal year 2021 and proposes an increase of roughly $100 million for each year creating a total proposed budget of nearly $1 billion.
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On St. Croix and Puerto Rico, a Centuries-Old Crop is New Again
Touring St. Croix’s distilleries in 2014, Apfel said he saw a tanker truck pull up with a delivery of molasses from Guatemala and wondered, why from there?
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Update: Three More STX COVID-19 Death Brings USVI Toll to 79 – Nearly All Among Unvaccinated
The territory’s COVID-19 tragic death toll climbed to 76 on Wednesday with the death of a 59-year-old St. Croix woman, the Department of Health reports.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Educational Initiatives Garner Favor With Senate Committee
A push has been made towards educational initiatives with programs that teach environmental conservation and Caribbean culture by two separate non-profits that testified before the V.I. Senate Committee on Education and Workforce Development Wednesday.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Territory's COVID Death Toll Hits 73
The COVID-19 fatality toll in the USVI rose to 73 on Friday after the V.I. Department of Health reported the death of a 78-year-old woman on St. Croix. According to the statistics posted Friday by the department, there have been 44 COVID deaths on St. Thomas, 26 on St. Croix, and three on St. John.
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Trial Shows Bacteria Swat Down Dengue Virus in Mosquitos
Efforts to control the spread of dengue have long centered on its vector – mosquitos, but the latest approach goes well beyond ... and it appears to work.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
81C to Host Author Event to Celebrate Tiphanie Yanique's Latest Publication
81C in historic Charlotte Amalie is hosting a ticketed author appearance event for Tiphanie Yanique, in celebration of her new publication Monster in the Middle.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Commentary: Let Us Not Take the 1878 Fireburn Lightly in Our History
On Oct. 1, 1878, agricultural laborers on St. Croix protested the fixed wages and harsh living conditions they were forced into on plantation villages in an event that came to be known as the Fireburn.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Town Hall Explores the Agricultural Impacts of Limetree Bay Refinery
During Thursday’s virtual town hall farmers came to share their experience of growing food alongside a refinery that, without warning, can spew oil onto their crops, leach oil into their soil, and contaminate resident’s water supplies.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Finance Committee Begins Budget Season Reviewing “Ambitious” Executive Budget
Budget Director Jenifer O’Neal said the new biennial budget is vastly different from fiscal year 2021 and proposes an increase of roughly $100 million for each year creating a total proposed budget of nearly $1 billion.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Contant Knolls Man Charged With Rape, Child Abuse
According to the V.I. Police Department, on Oct. 6, at 6:20 p.m., police arrested Mackeem Appleton, age 28 of Contant Knolls – charged with 2nd degree rape, delinquency of a minor, child abuse, unlawful sexual contact, 2nd degree aggravated rape, and prohibition of visual medium depicting sexually
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Corrupt VIPD Officer Sentenced to 15 Years
The first of two V.I. police officers charged with smuggling cocaine on a private plane from St. Thomas to Miami was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Police officer Teshawn Adams pleaded guilty to his role in a Florida cocaine conspiracy case and was sentenced on Tuesday
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Three-Alarm Fire Damages Frenchtown Home, No Residents Injured
A structure fire caused major damage to a home in the Frenchtown Community Friday afternoon, but no civilians were injured in the blaze, the V.I. Fire Service announced.
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USVI Celebrates World Food Day Online
Government officials and members of the agriculture community shared thoughts and hopes for the future at a virtual event Sunday to celebrate World Food Day.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Boating in the USVI: Tensions Mount in Quiet East End of St. John
St. John has been known as a destination for those seeking peace and quiet, and Round Bay, on the island’s remote East End, has been particularly treasured by boaters seeking an unspoiled anchorage. But things change.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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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Ruptured Water Main Leaves Subbase, Downtown Area Without Potable Water
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A ruptured water main on Monday night disrupted potable water service throughout the Subbase area potentially extending to downtown St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority announced the disruption on Monday evening just after 6 p.m. WAPA Water Operations crews
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81C Presents Pop-Up Clothing and Art Exhibition By Keisha Augustine
81C is hosting a single-day pop-up art exhibition featuring artist and clothing line founder Keisha Augustine on Sunday, October 10 from 3 to 10 p.m.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
On St. Croix and Puerto Rico, a Centuries-Old Crop is New Again
Touring St. Croix’s distilleries in 2014, Apfel said he saw a tanker truck pull up with a delivery of molasses from Guatemala and wondered, why from there?
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
19-Year-Old Miya Marcano of St. Croix Remembered at Funeral Service
Family from near and far, friends and the community gathered on Thursday to remember the life of Miya Yman Maeling Marcano in a funeral service fit for a princess.
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Feds Giving USVI $280,000 for Coral Restoration and Combating Invasive Species
The Department of Planning and Natural Resources received $279,976.90 from the U.S. Department of the Interior in an effort to protect coral reefs and combat invasive species in the territory for the 2021 fiscal year.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Senators Concerned By Unspent Federal Public School Funds
How V.I. schools are still dilapidated when the federal government has granted the Education Department more than half a billion dollars perplexed senators at an Education and Workforce Development Committee hearing Wednesday.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
St. Thomas Man Charged with Burglary of Business
Police arrested Allen Samuel, age 47 of Altona, Tuesday, charging him with 3rd degree burglary, petit larceny, destruction of property, and aiding and abetting, according to the V.I. Police Department.
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LGBTQ+ Community Marks Pride Month by Hosting Run
The beginning of June marked the start of LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the nation, including the U.S. Virgin Islands, and though local government has not planned ony public observances, that hasn’t stopped resident activists from celebrating.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Teaching Virgin Islanders to Dream at Workforce Development Summit
The Governor’s 2021 Workforce Development Summit aimed to meet people where they are and let Virgin Islanders know what resources, jobs and careers are available right here for job seekers and businesses.
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Historic Preservation Committee Cool to Plans for Cruz Bay Ferry Dock
For years the Virgin Islands Port Authority has stated its intention to upgrade the hurricane-damaged Loredon L. Boynes Sr. ferry dock in Cruz Bay, including the ticketing- and waiting-area structure.
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Training Workshops Scheduled for Volunteers for Sea Turtle Program on STJ
As the start of hurricane season, the month of June fills some people with dread. But for volunteers in the Virgin Islands National Park’s Sea Turtle Program
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VIPS Hosts Industry Forums on St. Thomas and St. Croix
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