*Update – Reopened * Anguilla Landfill Closed Due to Fire for Seventh Time in...
The Anguilla Landfill is on fire again, according to a release from the Waste Management Authority. The Waste Management Authority advises the public and all haulers that landfill operations have been temporarily suspended.
Senators Criticize Carambola Sale, Want More Experienced GERS Board
The Senate Committee on Government Operations, Consumer Affairs, Energy, Environment and Planning OK’d a bill Thursday that would require board members of the Government Employees Retirement System to have greater financial expertise.
Comprehensive Land and Water Use Plan Could Finally Be Coming
A long awaited and heavily debated comprehensive land and water use plan for the territory may be on the horizon after decades of discussion and controversy.
WMA Plans Anguilla Landfill Closure at Annual Meeting
The board of the V.I. Waste Management Authority Thursday started a weekend annual meeting discussing plans to shut down the St. Croix Anguilla Landfill in the next two years. In 2018, the federal government ordered the landfill to close.
Senators Move to Limit Hiring Requirements for Specialized V.I. Tax Breaks
The coming of the International Private Bank to St. Croix was an economic boom for the town of Christiansted, and senators expressed hope that by clarifying the Economic Development Authority’s regulations they can bring in more entities like it.
Street Naming Moving Forward; Street Signs Coming
Streets in Frederiksted and Charlotte Amalie have been named or renamed, and within the next year and a half it is possible that street signs will pop up throughout the territory, the director of Lt. Gov. Tregenza Roach’s Street Addressing Initiative said.
NLRB takes V.I. Casino Control Commission to Court
The federal authority charged with overseeing labor relations between employers and their workers is asking a court to declare that the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission cannot interfere with unionized workers or their collective bargaining rights.
FEATURED REAL ESTATE
WAPA SERIES
Now Playing: “Brahms: The Boy II” and “Call of the Wild”
FROM FACEBOOK
You can now catch the Virgin Island Source's top headlines in a daily news brief that appears multiple times per day on the USVI's NBC and Fox TV channels. If interested in sponsoring these briefs and having your business or organization's ad reach audiences throughout the USVI, please contact [email protected] or call 340-228-8784. #news #visource #advertising
