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M1 Enterprises Joins RTPark to Provide Healthcare and Technology Training Opportunities

RTPark -
This partnership of M1 and RTPark will provide healthcare technology resources through a hybrid in-person classroom and online instructor-led training model.

UVI Bulletin Board for December – February

University of the Virgin Islands -
Here is what's happening on both campuses of the University of the Virgin Islands.

WAPA Team Visits Elementary School Students During Career Education Week

Press release -
WAPA employees head to Juanita Gardine Elementary School on St. Croix and Addelita Cancryn Junior High School on St. Thomas to share with students the diverse career paths available within the energy and utility industry sectors.

UVI Names Administrative Building in Honor of President Emerita Dr. LaVerne Ragster

University of the Virgin Islands -
In addition to authorizing the naming of the campus’ administrative hub in Ragster’s honor, the 34th Legislature of the Virgin Islands recognizes her contributions to UVI and the territory in research and science as well as her contributions to the children of the Virgin Islands. 

UVI Seeks Ideas from Community for 2023 Afternoon on the Green Theme

University of the Virgin Islands -
To enter the contest, ideas must be submitted by Christmas Eve and the winner will be announced in the New Year.

Plaskett Announces $47+ Million in Grant Funding for V.I. Department of Education

V.I. Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett -
The federal grant is from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the Virgin Islands Department of Education.

Merchants Commercial Bank to Host an Informational Workshop on Employee Retention Tax Credits

V.I. Small Business Development Center -
The Employee Retention Tax Credit program is a refundable credit that businesses throughout the territory can claim on qualified wages, including certain health insurance costs.

USVI Tournament Shows Territory’s Growing Interest in Chess

USVI Chess Association -
Over the Nov. 12-13 weekend, the USVI Chess Association (USVICA) held a US Chess-rated tournament at the Research and Technology Park on the St. Croix campus of the University of the Virgin Islands.

Plaskett Releases Statement on Student Loan Repayment Extension

Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett, -
Congresswoman Plaskett released the following statement following the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement of the Student Loan Repayment Pause Extension.

V.I. Board of Education Announces Office Closures During Holiday Season

Virgin Islands Board of Education -
VIBE releases the dates offices will be closed during the holidays territory-wide, 2022 and 2023.

Access to Racial and Cultural Health Institute and UVI Receive Grant to Address Structural Racism

Access to Racial and Cultural Health Institute (ARCH) -
The grant helps communities use data to improve community conditions that have been shaped by structural racism.

CGL Reminds Public of Conference on ‘Inter-Island Connections in the Lesser Antilles’

Caribbean Genealogy Library -
The Caribbean Genealogy Library (CGL) reminds the public about the opportunity to participate in the upcoming conference: "Inter-Island Connections in the Lesser Antilles: Family, Friends and Institutions across the Sea."

International Men’s Day Summit to Be Held on Nov. 21 at UVI Great Hall

International Men's Day (IMD) Summit -
International Men's Day was designed to recognize men for their achievements and contributions toward the betterment of the communities in which they reside.

VIDE, DPNR Launch ‘I Am David Hamilton Jackson: Art for Activism’ Project

V.I. Department of Education -
The project invites students in grades 7-12 to use a variety of creative forms, including poems, monologues, original songs, Tik Toks, reels and works of art, to depict how students see themselves embodying the life of David Hamilton Jackson today.

Two St. Croix Lawyers Establish ‘The Lawyers’ Scholarship Fund’ at CFVI

Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands -
Two attorneys who formerly practiced law together on St. Croix back in the late 1980s, Lisa Harris Moorhead and Susan Bastress, recently joined forces again to set up the fund as a way of giving back.

D.H. Jackson Long-term Disaster Recovery Awards College Scholarships to 4 H.S. Students

D. H. Jackson Long-Term Disaster Recovery Committee Inc. -
The D. H. Jackson Long-Term Disaster Recovery Committee Inc, hosted its Annual Scholarship Banquet on Saturday, Nov. 12. DHJ awarded $2500 in college scholarships to three public school students.

STT-STJ Seventh-day Adventist School FFA Chapter Receives Grant

Seventh-day Adventist School Trail Blazers Future Farmers of America -
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 735,000 student members as part of 8,817 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

USVI Sends Students to National Future Farmers of America Convention in Indiana

Future Farmers of America of the Virgin Islands Association -
Among the 69,000 + young people, the Virgin Islands had a contingent of 18 FFA students, six chaperones, stand-alone alumni member Kirk Lewis, and Assistant Commissioner from the V.I. Department of Education Victor Somme III.

Four Fire Service Members Complete EMR to EMT Bridge Program

V.I. Fire Service -
The EMR to EMT Bridge Program provides EMT training to employees who are currently certified as EMRs and prepares them for the next level of certification training.

National Society of High School Scholars Selects Local Student Ariel R. Paul for Honor

The National Society of High School Scholars -
The Society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship and community commitment.

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