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To feed, medicate, neuter and find homes for St. Croix’s stray and unwanted dogs and cats, the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center is hosting the Fur Ball next week after a hiatus of a few years.
Read more: https://stcroixsource.com/2023/02/04/fur-ball-benefits-st-croix-unwanted-animals-next-week/
📸: Staff at the St. Croix Animal Welfare Center pose with some of the puppies at the Five Corners location. (Photo provided by SCAWC)
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As we begin the month of February, “Black History Month,” how coincidental is it that the first African woman saint should be celebrated in the Catholic Church worldwide on what is the date of her passing- Feb. 8?
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/02/04/open-forum-first-african-woman-canonized-a-saint-in-the-catholic-church/
📸: A life-sized statue of Saint Josephine Bakhita stands in St. Peter’s Square in Rome. (Shutterstock image)
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Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach will be out of the territory next week, leaving Finance Commissioner Bosede Bruce as acting governor and Senate President Novelle Francis Jr. to assume the duties of the lieutenant governor, Government House announced Friday.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/02/03/bryan-to-travel-next-week-to-meet-with-white-house-and-d-c-officials-and-top-tech-execs-roach-also-off-island/
📸: Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach (Source file photo)
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The Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Varsity Basketball Program played three games in the second week of St. Thomas/St. John Interscholastic Athletic Association (IAA). The Rays won all three contests.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/02/03/rays-varsity-basketball-program-has-banner-week/
📸: Jayden Dixie, #11 Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, dunks the ball in the game against Antilles School. (Photo by Mark J Daniel)
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Editor’s note: Amy Roberts has been a volunteer with the VINP Sea Turtle Program since 2017.
When volunteers for the Virgin Islands National Park’s Sea Turtle Program search beaches for signs of a sea turtle nest laid during the previous night, the last thing they expect to see is this:
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📸: A green sub-adult turtle washed up on a north shore beach on St. John in December (Photo by Amy H. Roberts)
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Two men wanted in connection with two homicides that occurred on St. Croix in 2022 have been arrested, the V.I. Police Department reported Friday.
Read more: https://stcroixsource.com/2023/02/04/two-men-arrested-in-georgia-in-connection-with-two-homicides-on-st-croix/
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has moved from the Ron de Lugo Federal Building in Charlotte Amalie to Crown Mountain on St. Thomas. (Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/02/02/new-home-for-customs-and-border-protection-at-crown-mountain/
📸: U.S. Customs and Border Protection has moved from the Ron de Lugo Federal Building in Charlotte Amalie to Crown Mountain on St. Thomas. (Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection)
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The V.I. government’s lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase over its business dealings with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is a “masterclass in deflection” and should be dismissed, attorneys for the bank said in a court filing Wednesday.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/02/02/jpmorgan-chase-says-v-i-lawsuit-a-masterclass-in-deflection/
📸: The JPMorgan Chase Bank headquarters in New York. (Shutterstock photo)
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Congressional leadership has named U.S. Virgin Islands Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett to the controversial Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal Government, the congresswoman’s office announced Thursday.
Read more: https://stcroixsource.com/2023/02/02/plaskett-takes-on-controversial-committee/
📸: V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett. (Source File Photo
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Efforts to forge a partnership between the Port Authority and the private sector took a step forward Wednesday at the Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas. About 60 potential investors attended an industry forum where they heard about the authority’s plans to upgrade the territory’s airports.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/02/02/vips-hosts-industry-forums-on-st-thomas-and-st-croix/
📸: Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. pitches opportunity for airport upgrades and modernization at an industry forum held Wednesday on St. Thomas. (Source photo by Judi Shimel)
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Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. has taken action on 26 bills and a resolution from the 34th Legislature’s final session on Dec. 29-30, signing 19 of them into law and vetoing seven measures, Government House announced Thursday.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/02/02/bryan-signs-19-bills-into-law-from-34th-legislature-vetoes-7/
📸: A woman enters Government House in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. (Shutterstock photo)
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The V.I. Office of Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Affairs Caribbean Healthcare System held a town hall meeting at the American Legion Hall on St. Croix to listen to veterans’ concerns.
Read more: https://stcroixsource.com/2023/02/01/340412/
📸: Panelists address veterans’ concerns. (Photo by Diana Dias)
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The U.S. Virgin Islands Fire Service & V.I. Emergency Medical Services has received $1.897 million in federal funding for seven new ambulances, Director Daryl George announced.
Read more:https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/02/01/federal-dollars-funding-seven-new-ambulances-for-territory/
📸: A USVI ambulance, parked in front of the Schneider Regional Medical Center. The territory is due to receive seven new ambulances with funding from the federal government. (Source file photo)
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Now familiar faces in the territory after more than three decades of giving to local healthcare facilities and non-profits, David and Tina Beale received a warm reception at the St. Thomas East End Medical Center this week as they handed over a check for more than $65,000 for critical supplies and equipment.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/02/01/benny-and-martha-benjamin-foundation-caps-30-years-of-giving-with-east-end-medical-center-donation/
📸: (from left) David Beale, East End Medical Center Rene’ Crawford, Tina Beale, East End board member Dr. Gloria Callwood and Foundation liaison Liza Margolis share a moment while taking a tour of the Center’s facilities. (Ananta Pancham photo)
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Mekiel Reuben has been playing his saxophone for decades and most folks recognize his familiar sound. Recently, at the opening of the Artists Guild’s, “Art Show 2023” at CMCArts, patrons were “wooed” and “wowed” at Reuben’s huge sound reverberating from the balcony above the courtyard.
Read more: https://stcroixsource.com/2023/02/01/local-saxophonist-mekiel-reuben-releases-new-cd/
📸: Saxophonist Mekiel Reuben (Photo Submitted By: Mekiel Reuben)
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Three more arrests were made on St. Thomas surrounding illegal gun possession, the V.I. Police Department reported Monday.
Hospital Ground
Jah’Quan Nesbitt, 20, was arrested and charged with possession of illegal
ammunition and possession of illegal ammunition in a government housing community after officers responded to shots fired in Hospital Ground Friday, according to the police report.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/01/30/operation-clean-sweep-yields-more-arrests-for-gun-possession/
📸: Police car lights at night (Stock photo)
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A man on St. Thomas was shot and killed, marking the territory’s fourth homicide for 2023, the V.I. Police Department reported.
The 911 Emergency Call Center received reports of shots fired in the Bolongo area. Officers responded to the scene and upon arrival, they discovered one victim who appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds. EMTs arrived on the scene and concluded that the man did not have any vital signs, according to the police report.
Read more: https://stthomassource.com/content/2023/01/30/man-shot-and-killed-in-bolongo-on-st-thomas/
📸: Homicide (Stock photo)
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