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Homicide Data 2012

A chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2012, with statistics broken down by island. The Source does…

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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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2012-05-17 00:55:42
Commentary - Op-ed — St. John
Islands Voting in Presidential Elections

David North tells what happens when other nations’ island can vote in presidential elections.

Read entire articleMay 9 2012 - 10:11am
Employment Taxes: You Can Trust that the IRS Will Make You Pay!

Could you become liable for your employer’s unpaid employment taxes?

Read entire articleMay 9 2012 - 12:34am
Source Manager’s Journal: The V.I. and the ‘Otherization’ of America

For decades now, conservative politicians have invoked “the American people,” referring to a group far more limited than one would think.

Read entire articleApr 30 2012 - 11:09pm
Source Manager’s Journal: Visions

In many ways, the Virgin Islands has been spared the Reagan Republican “vision,” BUT ...

Read entire articleApr 17 2012 - 8:32pm
A Healthier Virgin Islands Begins Today

Commissioner of Health Mercedes K.C. Dullum, M.D., writes that we all have to take responsibility for our own health and be proactive in order to prevent disease and control risk factors. The Department of Health has many ways to help in the fight against disease.

Read entire articleApr 10 2012 - 2:48pm
Elections Board Loses $250K in Available Federal Funds

The V.I. Board of Elections has left more than a quarter of a million dollars in federal funds sitting in Washington.

Read entire articleApr 9 2012 - 10:28pm
One Reason Why V.I. Elections are So Expensive: Election Boards

One of the reasons for the “fiscal crisis” is the very presence of the two six-member boards of elections in the Virgin Islands.

Read entire articleApr 4 2012 - 7:10pm
Source Manager’s Journal: Where Do You Live?

We rarely think of where we live as the place that we work or go to school, even though we spend many hours in these places.

Read entire articleMar 28 2012 - 10:42pm
An Open Letter to the CEO and Board of the Gov. Juan F. Luis Medical Center

As a healthcare provider, former Acting Commissioner of Health and Medical Director of the then St. Croix Hospital, the fiscal plight of this facility and the recent dismissals of LPNs and CNAs are deeply troubling to me as it has been to a broad spectrum of the St. Croix community.

Read entire articleMar 26 2012 - 11:19am
Source Manager’s Journal: The Virgin Islands and 'The Big Picture'

Despite its vehement denials, the Republican Party is now the party of reaction, of white nationalism, of corporate power, of theocracy and of hostility to the “others.”

Read entire articleMar 15 2012 - 8:08pm