UVI RTPark To Launch Loan Fund In Support Of High Impact Businesses

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UVI RTPark To Launch Loan Fund In Support Of High Impact Businesses

FREDERIKSTED — The UVI Research and Technology Park announced on Thursday the launch of the Virgin Islands Catalyst Fund designed to support business growth, job creation and incentive complementary economic development in the territory. The Fund, which will officially launch on Monday, January 17th, 2022, with an initial capitalization of $5 million, will be administered by

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On November 6, 2021, the Hungry Club Forum of Savannah, Inc. will present its regular first-Saturday Signature Roundtable and Open Forum entitled, “The Nov. 2 Election: A Peephole to 2022.” Free and open to the public, everyone is invited to join in the discussion to be held virtually at

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Police Investigate Double Homicide At Vitraco Mall In St. Thomas Sunday: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after two 'males' were found shot dead in the parking lot of a downtown shopping mall in St. Thomas on Sunday night. The 911 Emergency Call Center reported 'multiple shots fired and two males down at Vitraco Mall' at 9:13 p.m. Sunday, the Virgin

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Boating in the USVI: Recreational Boating Industry Thrives on St. Thomas and St. John

If you observed a huge increase of recreational boats plying the waters around St. Thomas and St. John this past year, you’re not alone.

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Plaskett Makes Statement on Release of Build Better Framework

Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement regarding the Build Back Better framework.

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U.S. Virgin Islands Confirms 82nd COVID-19 Death Happened On St. Croix: VIDOH

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Health Department has said that a 59-year-old St. Croix man is the 82nd person to die from COVID-19 in the territory. The announcement came just eight days after the department notified the public that a 77-year-old woman on St. Croix had died of the disease,

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In a blog, the dynamic Elizabeth Wattley wrote that her mission “is to get everyone and anyone to join in the fight against the systemic racism that plagues South Dallas.” The post Superb Woman: Elizabeth Wattley appeared first on Garland Journal.

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FBI Releases Video Of 5 Kidnappers Who Killed Teenage Restaurant Worker

SAN JUAN — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a video last night in which the five men charged with the murder of a 17-year-old teenager appear. Three males were kidnapped Saturday at the El Hipopótamo restaurant in Río Piedras — one of them, a teenage restaurant worker —

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The Caribbean Writer Announces Volume 35 Prize Winners

“The Caribbean Writer” is pleased to announce the prize winners for Volume 35 which is themed: “Diasporic Rhythms: Interrogating the Past Imagining a Future.”

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2 St. Thomas Men Charged With Smuggling 11 Pounds Of Cocaine By Sea At Night

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Thomas men face criminal charges after allegedly trying to bring at least 11 pounds of cocaine into the territory by sea, authorities said. Russell Robinson and Trevor Stephen appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller on a criminal complaint Tuesday, charging the

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Taxicab Commission to Hold Annual Medallion Auction for Only Veterans on Each Island

Applications must be taken to the Office of Veterans Affairs proving eligibility as a U.S. Virgin Islands veteran on the island for which the bid is scheduled.

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4 Losing Cock-Fighting Roosters Tied To A Tree And Left To Die At Sandy Point Beach

FREDERIKSTED —Four apparently failed cock-fighting roosters were tied to a tree and left to die upside down in the blazing hot St. Croix sun, authorities said. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched the VIPD Animal Cruelty Investigator to the Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge regarding several

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World’s No. 4 Canada Easily Bests USVI Women’s Basketball Team 101-41

SAN JUAN — Canada dominated from the opening tip-off, easily besting the U.S. Virgin Islands' women's basketball team 101-41 at the AmeriCup tournament at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in Puerto Rico early this afternoon. Shaina Pellington of Pickering, Ontario led the Canadians in scoring with 16

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Partnerships Energize Projects to Strengthen Legacy of Resilience for USVI

About $93.03 million has been obligated for projects to reduce the loss of life and property from disasters through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.

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TRICK OR TREAT? PRPD Gets ‘Blue Flu’ On Halloween In Protest Over Pension Cuts

SAN JUAN — Some 1,900 police officers across Puerto Rico went on strike this morning to demand a better public pension plan, authorities said. The absences are expected to continue through the weekend and prompted several mayors to declare a state of emergency. A minority of officers are planning

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Bryan, Encarnacion Say COVID Is 'Far From Over'

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion said that the U.S. Virgin Islands has conquered the last surge in the coronavirus, while at the same time warning that COVID is “far from over.”

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Man Injured In Shooting Near Home Depot In Donoe Wednesday Night: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — One man was injured in a shooting near the Home Depot in St. Thomas on Wednesday night, authorities said. Officers were dispatched to the Schneider Regional Medical Center to investigate a reported gunshot victim at 10:03 p.m. Wednesday, the Virgin Islands Police Department

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Puerto Rican Woman With 10 Pounds Of Marijuana For Bartender Gets Probation

CHRISTIANSTED — A Puerto Rican woman who delivered nearly ten pounds of marijuana to a St. Croix bartender aboard a commercial airline was given probation by a federal judge, authorities said. Nathalie Lopez, 32, of San Juan, was sentenced on one count of possession of marijuana with intent to

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Bryan Heaps Praise On Lease Agreements VIPA Signed With 2 Shipping Companies

CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan lauded the long-term lease agreements the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) is entering into with Tropical Shipping Company and Crowley Caribbean Services, hailing it as a public-private partnership that is pivotal to the Territory’s economic future and

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Bryan Preparing to Impose New COVID Restrictions as Cases Rise

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is preparing to impose new restrictions as the territory battles rising COVID-19 cases, but a vaccine mandate is unlikely to be among them, Government House said Friday.

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Op-Ed: USVI Needs Infrastructure to Increase Physical Activity

Lyña E. Fredericks, the acting director of the Division of Chronic Disease and Prevention at the USVI Department of Health, couples the idea of improving infrastructure with exercise and better health for Virgin Islanders.

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Non-Profit Hosts Weekend Entrepreneurship Conference for V.I. Youth

A non-profit group organized to teach entrepreneurship to youths in the U.S., hosted a weekend conference for young people in the U.S. Virgin Islands that kicked off Thursday at the Palms at Pelican Cove.

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Taxi Medallions Worth $20,000 In St. Thomas-St. John, But Only $8K In St. Croix

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Executive Director Linda Smith of the Virgin Islands Taxicab Commission is pleased to announce that pursuant to Title 20, Section 407 (c) of the VI Code, the commission will hold its annual veteran medallion auction on December 13, 14, 15, 2021. This auction is OPEN TO VIRGIN

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Police Need Your Help To Find Kenneth Springer Wanted For Check Kiting

FREDERIKSTED — The VIPD is asking for the St. Croix community’s assistance in locating 46-year-old Kenneth L. Springer. Springer is wanted on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses, forgery, fraudulent claims upon the government, and grand larceny, according to the Virgin Islands Police

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JetBlue Airways flight B6 2219 arrived for the first time in St. Thomas Thursday, bringing with it many visitors from the New Jersey, New York and Connecticut area who are ready to explore the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is preparing to impose new restrictions as the territory battles rising COVID-19 cases, but a vaccine mandate is unlikely to be among them, Government House said Friday.

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The V.I. Department of Health on Monday confirmed two more deaths in the U.S. Virgin Islands due to COVID-19, marking the territory's 38th and 39th deaths due to the disease.

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