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Dance Competition Planned to Select 165th Emancipation Celebration Performers

 A competition to select dancers to perform at the 165th Emancipation Celebration on St. Croix will be held. The…

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On Thursday, April 25, the St. Thomas community was enjoying J'Ouvert when the celebration was shattered by gunshots which injured three people. Public safety officials immediately canceled the remainder of J'Ouvert.

 
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UVI Celebrates V.I. African Heritage Week and Liberation Day

The VICCC is hosting a "V.I. African Heritage and African Liberation Day" forum on Saturday on St. Thomas and an "African Heritage Parade/Walk and Roundtable" on St. Croix Monday.

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2013-05-23 20:54:22
No Record of Guns Confiscated by DPNR Cop Accused of Drug Smuggling

DPNR Enforcement Officer Roberto Tapia testified in March that he regularly confiscated boaters’ firearms but DPNR has no records at all of any firearms confiscated by Tapia.

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2013-05-23 03:41:05
Banco Popular’s Celebrity Chef Events Begin Thursday

Banco Popular is bringing back its "Ultimate Flavors of the Islands" celebrity cookout on Thursday and Friday to showcase talent and lend a hand to the development of future culinary professionals.

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2013-05-23 00:36:32
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'Central Park Five' Subject On Island to Promote Film

Yusef Salaam brought his story, highlighted in Ken Burns' documentary "The Central Park Five,"  to the Virgin Islands, making appearances throughout the weekend. WJTX will air the film Saturday at 7 p.m.

Read entire articleMay 24 2013 - 10:57pm
Another Law Enforcement Officer Arrested on Cocaine Smuggling Charges

Federal agents arrested V.I. Police officer Angelo Hill on Friday, charging him with conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Read entire articleMay 24 2013 - 7:15pm
WAPA Board Approves FY 2014 Budget

V.I. Water and Power Authority board members sat down Thursday to approve their Fiscal Year 2014 budgets for the water and electric systems – months in advance.

Read entire articleMay 24 2013 - 12:03am
Court Ruling Bolsters V.I. Tax Benefit Programs

In a decision with major ramifications for V.I. EDC tax incentive programs, the U.S. Tax Court on Wednesday ruled the federal statute of limitations applies to V.I. taxpayers who file locally.

Read entire articleMay 23 2013 - 11:59pm
Senate Bill May Expand UVI Academic Credits from Other Schools

Students will be able to take classes for dual high school and college credit and possibly get UVI academic credit for past life experience, if two bills approved in committee become law.

Read entire articleMay 23 2013 - 11:54pm
UVI Celebrates V.I. African Heritage Week and Liberation Day

The VICCC is hosting a "V.I. African Heritage and African Liberation Day" forum on Saturday on St. Thomas and an "African Heritage Parade/Walk and Roundtable" on St. Croix Monday.

Read entire articleMay 23 2013 - 8:54pm
No Record of Guns Confiscated by DPNR Cop Accused of Drug Smuggling

DPNR Enforcement Officer Roberto Tapia testified in March that he regularly confiscated boaters’ firearms but DPNR has no records at all of any firearms confiscated by Tapia.

Read entire articleMay 23 2013 - 3:41am
Tapia Co-Conspirators Each Granted $50K Bail

Two men charged with being co-conspirators in a drug trafficking enterprise allegedly involving a DPNR official were each granted $50,000 bail during detention hearings Wednesday.

Read entire articleMay 23 2013 - 3:38am
DeJongh Appoints Acting Leadership for DPNR Enforcement

The governor appointed an acting director and deputy director of the Division of Environmental Enforcement at DPNR following the arrest of Roberto Tapia on drug trafficking charges.

Read entire articleMay 23 2013 - 3:07am
Hospital Specifies Funding Request

The Juan F. Luis Medical Center’s interim chief executive officer continued to sound the alarm on the hospital’s troubled finances at a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday.

Read entire articleMay 23 2013 - 2:40am