GOVERNMENT & POLICE NEWS
- Parking Regulations Strictly Enforced at Red Hook Dock for July 4th Weekend
Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) Executive Director Carlton Dowe urges the public to adhere to traffic and parking restrictions during…
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On Wednesday, June 5, Gov. John deJongh Jr. presented a radio address outlining the economic problems facing the territory and proposing legislation to deal with it.
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MOVIES
- Coming Thursday: “Monsters University” and “World War Z”
The following movies are playing at Market Square East Theaters on St. Thomas.
LOCAL NEWS
- Senate Begins Grappling With 2014 Budget Dilemmas
Senators and the governor's financial team took turns assigning principle responsibility for any needed budget cuts or tax increases to avoid layoffs, during the first day of budget hearings before the Finance Committee.
- UVI Alumni Association Nominated for HBCU Award
UVI earned a nomination for National Alumni Association of the Year Award after it increased its alumni’s giving rate by 223 percent in 2012.
- Innovative Donates $200K to Technical Schools
Innovative presented a check for $200,000 to the Vocational and Technical Board during the St. Croix Career and Technical Education Center’s graduation ceremony Monday night.
- Undercurrents: Condo Sales Face Financing Squeeze
Although tighter lending requirements may strain future condo sales, for now St. Thomas and St. John sales are holding steady while St. Croix is going slightly wild.
EDITORIAL/BLOGS
- The V.I. Answer Desk
Demand answers. Question authority. Agitate for change. Go ahead, you're entitled.
- (LEAC) Resistance Is Futile
Delaying LEAC increases just means everyone pays more in the long run.
SOURCE PICKS
- WTJX PBS Highlights for the Week, June 17 – June 23
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The Virgin Islands Public Television System, WTJX Channel 12 serves the public, providing quality educational programs on channels 12, 90…
- Undercurrents: Condo Sales Face Financing Squeeze
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Although tighter lending requirements may strain future condo sales, for now St. Thomas and St. John sales are holding …
- CFVI Awards 75 Student Scholarships
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The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands announced that the 75 scholarships awarded at ceremonies this week will allow…
- American Airlines Grounds Pets with Wings Program
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American Airlines ended its sponsorship of Humane Society of St. Thomas’ Pets with Wings program that provided free air…
- Changes Afoot in Fisheries Management
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The NMFS plans to change the way it manages commercial and recreational fishing in federal waters around the territory…
- NOAA and IGBA to Hold Green Construction Training
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In its continuing efforts to protect the V.I. environment, NOAA in conjunction with St. John’s Island Green Building Association will…
ON ST. CROIX
- Volunteers Battle Invasives at Sandy Point
Turnout was low, but the volunteers who did show up got a lot of work done in preventing invasive species from taking over sea-turtle breeding beaches.
ON ST. THOMAS
- Captain Pleads Guilty in Fatal 2011 Parasailing Accident
The captain of a vessel involved in a fatal 2011 parasailing accident pleaded guilty to negligence and the corporate owner of the vessel pleaded no contest to negligence.