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V.I. Small Business Week Honors Small Businesses

The Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (VI SBDC) and the U.S. Small Business Administration will honor small businesses during Virgin Islands Small Business Week, which is scheduled to take place May 28-June 2.

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2012-05-17 18:31:51
Christensen CFO Bill Gets Committee Hearing

Delegate Donna Christensen's CFO legislation will be heard before a federal House subcommittee on Thursday.

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2012-05-17 01:14:48
VITEMA Holds 2012 All Hazards Preparedness Expo Territorywide

In a continuing effort to heighten awareness about the importance of being prepared, the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency will host the 2012 Annual All Hazards Preparedness Expoterritorywide, May 24 - 27.

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Local sports — St. John
Results Given for Modified Sling Shot Softball Tournament

These are the results of the St. John Sporting Center Inc. Modified Sling Shot Softball Tournament. The teams are divided into two brackets.
Bracket 1: Falcons, St. John and Atlanta
Bracket 2: All Out, Storm and Tortola
Thursday, Oct. 20 at Emile Griffith Ballpark – Game 1
Falcons: 6 runs, 4 hits and 3 errors
St. John: 13 runs, 10 hits and no errors (5 innings – time limit)
Winning pitcher: Elroy “Wanka” Hill; Losing pitcher: Irad Hodge
Top hitters:
St. John: Jakoi Percival 3-4; Deshawn Brooks 2-3 and Kareem Henly 2-4
Falcons: Timothy Brewer 2-2
Home runs:
St. John: Kyle LaMotta, 3 runs in the 2nd   
Falcons: Timonthy Brewer, 2 runs in the 1st; Vernon Jones, solo in the 5th
Thursday, Oct. 20 at Emile Griffith Ballpark – Game 2
Storm: 19 runs, 18 hits and 2 errors
All Out: 7 runs, 8 hits and 4 errors (6 innings – mercy rule)
Winning pitcher: Chris Berry; Losing pitcher: Michael Davis
Top hitters:
Storm: Rasheed Hodge, 4-5; Shawn Dowe and Akeem Francis, 2-3; Kai Smith and Dante Hunte, 2-4
All Out: Yohance Henley, 2-4
Home runs:
Storm: Causton Merchant 3 runs in the 1st; Raheed Hodge, solo in 1st
All Out: Wayne Donadelle, 2 runs in the 5th
Friday, Oct. 21 at Emile Griffith Ballpark – Game 3
All Out: 5 runs, 3 hits and 5 errors
Tortola: 14 runs, 8 hits and no errors (5 innings – time limit)
Winning pitcher: Allen Smith; Losing pitcher: Athneil Thomas
Top hitters:
Tortola: Sylvester Johnson, 2-4
All Out: scattered
Home runs: none
Friday, Oct. 21 at Emile Griffith Ballpark – Game 4
Atlanta: no runs, 1 hit and no errors
St. John: 9 runs, 6 hits and no errors (5 innings – time limit)
Winning pitcher: Gabriel Eddy; Losing pitcher: Bill Hamilton
Top hitters:
St. John: Levron Sarauw, 2-4; Kyle LaMotta and Richie Clendenin 1-2
Atlanta: Ira Baptiste, 1-1
Home runs:
St. John: Kyle LaMotta, 3 runs in 1st
Friday, Oct. 21 at Emile Griffith Ballpark – Game 5
Storm: no runs, no hits, no errors
Tortola: 7 runs, 7 hits, no errors (4.5 innings – forfeit)
Winning pitcher: Allen Smith; Losing pitcher: Chris Berry
Top hitters:
Storm: none
Tortola: scattered
Home runs: none
Saturday, Oct. 22 at Emile Griffith Ballpark – Game 6
Falcons: 5 runs, 5 hits and no errors
Atlanta: 13 runs, 10 hits and no errors (5 innings – time limit)
Winning pitcher: Adolfo Nieves; Losing pitcher: Robert Boschulte
Top hitters:
Storm:
Atlanta: Jose Rivera 3-4
Falcons: Timothy Brewer 2-2, Kemo Simeon, Roshawn Murraine and Wes Matthew 1-2
Tortola: scattered
Home runs:
Falcons: Timothy Brewer 2 runs in 1st. and solo in 3rd
Saturday, Oct. 22 at Emile Griffith Ballpark – Game 7
St. John: 13 runs, 15 hits and no errors

All Out: 8 runs, 12 hits and no errors (6 innings – time limit)
Winning Pitcher: Elroy Hill; Losing pitcher: Athneil Thomas
Top hitters:
St. John: Levron Sarauw and Richie Clendenin 3-4; Rodney Skelton, Sylvester Johnson and Elroy Hill 2-4
All Out: Akil Brathwaite and Atneil Thomas 3-4; Fernley Blake 2-3
Home runs:
All Out: Athneil Thomas 3 runs in 2nd, Troy Richards and Fernley
Blake solos in 4th
Saturday, Oct. 22 at Emile Griffith Ballpark – Game 8
Falcons: 4 runs, 6 hits and 1 error
Tortola: 5 runs, 10 hits and 5 errors (7 innings – complete game)
Winning pitcher: Allen Smith; Losing pitcher: Floyd Brathwaite
Top hitters:
Tortola: Shawn Dow 3-3 and Kareem Henley 2-3
Falcons: James Farrell 2-3
Home runs: none
Saturday, Oct. 22 at Emile Griffith Ballpark – Game 9
Atlanta: 7 runs, 5 hits and 7 errors
Storm: 16 runs, 8 hits and 5 errors (5 innings – time limit)
Winning pitcher: Chris Berry; Losing pitcher: Alolfo Nieves
Top hitters:
Storm: Kareem Henley 3-4
Atlanta: Scattered
Home runs:
Storm: Shamoi Samuel 3 runs in 1st; Chris Berry 3 runs in 3rd
Saturday, Oct. 22 at Emile Griffith Ballpark – Game 10
                                            Championship Game
Tortola: 10 runs, 13 hits and 2 errors
Storm: 5 runs, 6 hits and no errors (7 innings – complete game)
Winning pitcher: Allen Smith: Losing pitcher: Chris Berry
Top hitters:
Tortola: Richie Clendenin and Derwin Scattliffe 2-2; Allen Smith 2-3 and Jamal James 2-4
Storm: Ira Baptiste 1-1; Franklin Mercado 1-2
Home runs:
Storm: Franklin Mercado 3 runs in 5th
2011 St. John Sporting Center Inc. Slingshot/Modified-Pitch Softball Tournament
Champions: Tortola
MVP: Allen Smith (Tortola) 4 wins and 0 losses
Most Home Runs: Timothy Brewer (Falcons) 3 homeruns

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