Royal Caribbean Guarantees Triple Passenger Growth for St. Croix, New Excursion to St. John

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Royal Caribbean Guarantees Triple Passenger Growth for St. Croix, New Excursion to St. John

Making the announcement from the annual Seatrade Cruise Global conference, Royal Caribbean officials promised increased passenger growth territory-wide in the coming year, with up to 70 percent more passengers to Crown Bay on St. Thomas and triple the numbers on St. Croix.

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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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Cluster-Related Incident Pushes COVID Positivity Rate Over 3 Percent

A cluster-related incident, followed by private functions and parties during the longer Carnival weekend, caused a spike of COVID-19 cases on St. Thomas, helping to bring the territory’s weekly positivity rate to 3.33 percent.

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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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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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Superior Court Strikes Down Senate's Hospital Board Changes

V.I. Superior Court has struck down an act of the Legislature that aimed at restructuring V.I. public hospital boards, saying it violated separation of powers doctrine and federal law.

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Charlotte Amalie, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Seniors Test Positive for COVID-19

One Charlotte Amalie High School senior and two Ivanna Eudora Kean High School seniors have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Education Department. The students are in quarantine.

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Manufactured Progress: Harvey Aluminum on St. Croix (Part 3)

This historical six-part series explores three moments in the past century – VI Corp, Harvey Aluminum, and Hess Oil – where frustration with the given situation boiled over into radical change.

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DOE Sticking to Hybrid Graduations Despite Student Protests

Despite student protests and an online petition, V.I. Education Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin said on Friday that the drive-through or walk-through format announced on May 8 would not change.

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Hundreds Join Third Class Action Against Limetree Bay Refinery

Litigation against Limetree Bay Refinery mounted as Lee J. Rohn and Associates became the third law firm in a week to file a class action against the company.

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Fitch Cites Senate Bill As Problem for WAPA's Outlook

Fitch Ratings, one of the three major government bond ratings agencies, specifically cited a recent bill in the V.I. Legislature as the reason it was putting the financially struggling utility on a negative ratings watch.

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Coral Disease Part 2 – Strike Teams Fight Underwater

While some agencies are focused on restoring and regrowing coral on land-based nurseries, others are taking the battle directly beneath the sea. Among them is Frank Cummings, a leader of the St. John Strike Team.

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Attorney Seeks Writ of Mandamus to Move Cases Forward

St. Croix attorney Russell Pate has filed a petition seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the V.I. Superior Court to assign hundreds of cases orphaned when the judge presiding over them was named to a higher court.

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The First Green New Deal: VI Corp on St. Croix (Part 2)

This historical six-part series explores three moments in the past century – VI Corp, Harvey Aluminum, and Hess Oil – where frustration with the given situation boiled over into radical change.

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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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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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Hundreds Join Third Legal Action Against Limetree Bay Refinery

Litigation against Limetree Bay Refinery mounted as Lee J. Rohn and Associates became the third law firm in a week to file a class action against the company.

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Meteorologist: Forget Predictions, Just be Prepared for Hurricane Season

It’s that time of year again -- the impending start of hurricane season, when everyone becomes a meteorologist, and the bane of Ernesto Morales’ existence.

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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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St. Croix’s Pollo Tropical Takes Chicken to a New Level

With an opening anticipated at the end of May, a new Pollo Tropical on St. Croix will be a Virgin Islands first. The Miami-born franchise infuses grilled chicken with citrus marinade.

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Meteorologist: Forget Predictions, Just be Prepared for Hurricane Season

It’s that time of year again -- the impending start of hurricane season, when everyone becomes a meteorologist, and the bane of Ernesto Morales’ existence.

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RTPark May Begin Offering Loans to Entice New Enterprise

The Senate Finance Committee advanced legislation Thursday that, if signed into law, would allow the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park to award and disburse loans to eligible businesses.

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One Killed, Two Wounded in Midday Shooting on STX

The dead man was identified by family members as 23-year-old David Semper of Anna's Hope. Two other victims were listed in serious but fair condition as of Friday evening.

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More Dry and Dusty Weather Tuesday

A drier air mass continues to move across the region resulting in fair weather conditions with hazy skies Monday. The hazy skies are due to Saharan dust which is also limiting visibility to between nine and fifteen miles. Daytime highs may reach the upper 80s today and winds remain from the

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VIPA Announces Departure of Senior Engineer Damian Cartwright

Carlton Dowe, executive director of the V.I. Port Authority, announced the department of the agency's senior engineer and assistant executive director, Damian Cartwright, the VIPA's Wednesday board meeting.

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Catholic Charities Shepherds Housing Capital Projects on Three Islands

Catholic Charities of the Virgin Islands is planning to upgrade or replace its emergency shelters on St. Thomas and St. Croix and is planning an all-new facility on St. John.

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Hundreds Join Third Legal Action Against Limetree Bay Refinery

Litigation against Limetree Bay Refinery mounted as Lee J. Rohn and Associates became the third law firm in a week to file a class action against the company.

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Census Data for Territories Lags Behind Rest of the Nation

Those eager to know whether – and how much – the population of the U.S. Virgin Islands has decreased in the past decade are going to have to wait a while to find out.

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EPA Air Quality Monitors Provide Protection for STX Residents

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing St. Croix residents with information on possible pollution via newly installed air quality control monitors around the Limetree Bay refinery.

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NOAA: 13 to 20 Named Storms Expected this Hurricane Season

Buckle up – conditions are ripe for an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 20 named storms, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

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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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