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BIR Reminds Businesses of Postal Excise Taxes

         The Virgin Islands Bureau of Internal Revenue reminds the business community that items imported into the territory via the United…

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The V.I. Police Department has a theme song, "Don't Run, Don't Hide," written by local musicians Fusion Band for use in the government television channel documentary, "V.I. Cops."

 
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Some Thoughts on Signatures Needed for Board of Elections Recalls

Mathematics are universal and I think it might be helpful to discuss the question of just how many signatures will be needed to put the proposed recall on the ballot.

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2012-02-03 00:02:07
Police Arrest Two in Cruz Bay Park

St. John police on Saturday arrested Steven Dean Reichel, 47, and Scott Chamberlain in Cruz Bay Park after an alleged public disturbance.

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2012-01-30 21:13:42
Mango Tango Art Gallery Opens Art Jamboree Featuring Five Artists

Mango Tango Art Gallery on Raphune Hill (Route 38) will hold an opening reception from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, as part of the St. Thomas-St. John Art Jamboree.

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2012-01-26 11:41:30
Commentary - Open forum — St. John
Let Not the Perfect Become the Enemy of the Good

Paul Chakroff asks that we find realistic alternatives to the solutions for the waste management problem.

Read entire articleJan 31 2012 - 4:27pm
Senate: Start Working for the Good of the Community

Maria Ferreras asks the senators to do something about the fiscal crisis in the Virgin Islands besides having secret meetings and “passing meaningless legislation that can't be put into effect.”

Read entire articleJan 25 2012 - 5:29pm
Bureaucracy vs. Elementary Communication

Alexander Randall, Ph.D., professor of communications at UVI, is frustrated by governmental agencies such as the Bureau of Motor Vehicles that do not communicate the most basic information to their clients.

Read entire articleDec 16 2011 - 1:54am
Demand a Full Investigation

Jason Budsan has been trying in vain to get answers from legislators about the misuse of $6.9 million.

Read entire articleDec 2 2011 - 11:28pm
We Have Been Robbed

Maria Ferreras demands the identification and prosecution of those senators who have been found to have misused public monies.

Read entire articleDec 1 2011 - 4:21pm
Ira Michael Heyman, Virgin Islands Legacy

Darlan Brin pays tribute to Ira Michael Heyman, former chancellor of the University of California at Berkely, who had ties with the Virgin Islands.

Read entire articleNov 30 2011 - 12:54am
Support Our Libraries!

Anita Davis asks that everyone get involved in using and preserving libraries.

Read entire articleOct 14 2011 - 1:12am
St. John Capital Improvement Fund Used as ‘Tipping Fees’

Steve Black wants to know why St. John is the only island that has to pay for its trash being hauled away.

Read entire articleSep 27 2011 - 5:54pm
King Memorial Ready to Be Unveiled

 

Jason Budsan reminds us that Dr. Martin Luther King will be the only non-president or non-soldier to be memorialized with a monument in Washington, D.C.

 

Read entire articleAug 19 2011 - 11:23pm
Going Green…!

Susan Kuzenski has been trying to go green with a wind turbine, but she has met with little more than obstacles and delays.

Read entire articleAug 12 2011 - 6:40am