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DLCA’s Office of Boards and Commissions to Close Temporarily, July 7-23.
The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) informs the public that the Office of Boards and Commissions on St. Thomas and St. Croix will be closed more than two weeks.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Yale University Taps Nunez-Smith for New Appointment
U.S. Virgin Islands native Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith has been appointed the C.N.H. Long Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology by Yale University, effective July 1.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
V.I. Human Services Says it Will Follow Biden’s COVID-19 Mandates
At least one U.S. Virgin Islands government agency says it will follow a sweeping new federal plan to fight COVID-19 that requires teachers and health-care workers to be vaccinated, among other measures announced Thursday by President Joe Biden.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Yacht Haven USVI, LLC d/b/a Yacht Haven Grande
NOTICE TO ESTABLISHED VIRGIN ISLANDS BUSINESSES
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V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue to Assist Taxpayers With Advance Child Tax Credit Program
The BIR’s audit staff will help non-filers with the filing of their 2019 income tax returns in order to qualify for the program. This is a free service offered to taxpayers who did not file a 2019 return.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Partnerships Pave a Path to Strengthen Recovery After Irma and Maria
Hurricane recovery projects are taking shape to make facilities used every day by Virgin Islanders more resilient through support of $3.27 billion from FEMA.
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Bryan Expands Prize Amount Of Vax Lottery To $2M, Includes Folks With 1 Dose
CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced that he is expanding the general vaccine lottery to include USVI residents who have received only one dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine — increasing the total prize amount from $1 million to $2 million — and will now hold 10 consecutive
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Virgin Grand Villas-St. John Condominium Owners’ Association, Plaintiff, vs. Jerome C. Schoffler and Donna J. Schoffler, Defendants
NOTICE OF MARSHAL'S SALE
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Jennifer Ann Carroll Dies at 58
The friends and family of Jennifer Ann Carroll are saddened to announce her passing on Monday, July 12.
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Why Is The Caribbean Letting Others Shape Its Future? OP-ED By David Jessop
A few days ago, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, delivered a speech marking the anniversary of the birth of Simon Bolivar. In it he argued that the time has come for “a new coexistence among all the countries of the Americas” as “the model imposed more than
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Commemorate USVI Emancipation Online July 3
The St. Croix nonprofit History, Culture and Tradition Foundation Inc., Croix is inviting the U.S. Virgin Islands community to a virtual Emancipation Day Commemoration event Saturday, July 3 on the History, Culture and Tradition  and WTJX Public Television  Facebook pages.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Coral World (V.I.), Inc
NOTICE TO ESTABLISHED VIRGIN ISLANDS BUSINESSES
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Basketball Travelers Spending Aug. 4-10 on St. Croix for First Summer Tour
“Because of our longstanding relationship with the U.S.V.I., helping the territory to grow through sports has been one of Basketball Travelers’ most important company missions."
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Bryan, Caught With His Pants Down On Limetree Closing, Now Tries To Save Face
CHRISTIANSTED — The Bryan-Roach Administration was caught off guard Monday by the harsh suddenness, labor fallout and economic reality of September's planned shutdown of the Limetree Bay refinery on St. Croix. Resting on his imagined laurels since he was first elected in January of 2019, Governor
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VITFF: Yashira Rhymer-Stuart Wins Silver in Dominican Republic
Yashira Rhymer-Stuart jumped 1.75 meters to finish 2nd at the Felix Sanchez Invitational on June 12.
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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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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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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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First Lady Yolanda Bryan Is Guest Reader For Story Time On Wheels Tomorrow
CHRISTIANSTED — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources said that the St. Croix Bookmobile will be parked in front of Government House on Thursday, June 24th at 10 a.m. for STORY TIME HOUR ON WHEELS with this weeks’ guest reader, First Lady Yolanda
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Juan Luis Hospital Needs Clinical Professionals, Community Support as Surge Continues
For staff at Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital, fighting the ongoing COVID-19 surge is more than just finding more clinical professionals, ventilators or beds.
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CDC Declares USVI High Risk; Cruise Visitors Must Be Vaccinated
As St. Thomas welcomed thousands of Celebrity Edge cruise ship passengers on Tuesday, the U.S. Virgin Islands was listed by the Centers for Disease Control as a COVID-19 “very high” risk destination to avoid.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Bryan Confirms 30th COVID-19 Related Death Took Place On St. Thomas
CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, Governor Albert Bryan confirmed that the 30th COVID-19-related death took place in the territory. A 72-year-old female in St. Thomas died from complications of the coronavirus disease on Tuesday, the Virgin Islands
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School Delayed for Some Sprauve Students After COVID-19 Halts Laptop Distribution
The start of virtual classes will be delayed by almost a week for some students at the Julius E. Sprauve School on St. John after laptop and MiFi distribution was suspended on Thursday due to a COVID-19 exposure on campus.
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Town Hall Meeting On Long Point Watershed In St. Thomas Is Tonight
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — For the past several months a team of scientists, engineers, researchers and stormwater related experts have been surveying and collecting data as part of a USVI Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) project to assess eight high priority watersheds of concern. On
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Raphael S. Plaskett Dies at 76
Raphael S. Plaskett, also known as “Bucky,” of La Grange died on July 23.
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RFP-052-T-2021(P)
Request for Proposal: Emergency Territorial and Federal Roadside Clearance in the St. Thomas/St. John/Water Island District.
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Airline Executives Express Strong Confidence in USVI; Boschulte Has Successful Airline Talks
USVI's management of the COVID-19 crisis along with savvy marketing tactics are being credited for the confidence airlines have placed in increasing service to St. Croix and St. Thomas.
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DPNR to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Zoning Map Amendments for St. John, St. Croix
The V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources will hold the following three propsed zoning map amendment virtual public hearings via Microsoft Team.
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The Man Who Swam to St. John to Celebrate Emancipation of Every Kind
Upon learning of Fagan’s submission of the story of Edwards’ daring Emancipation Day feat 36 years ago, he laughed, “Oh, Scott does that every year.”
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Popular Beach Near Marriott Hotel On Turquoise Bay Fails Bacteria Testing
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The beach closest to one of the most popular hotels on St. Thomas has failed water quality testing this week, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources said today. Bluebeard's Beach, which is located in Turquoise Bay on the east end of St. Thomas, next to the
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