FreshMinistries to Launch Desmond Tutu Project to End Hunger in Virgin Islands
Nobel laureate and renowned anti-apartheid leader Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has agreed to lend his name to an ambitious agricultural initiative by Jacksonville, Florida-based FreshMinistries Inc. to combat world hunger.
Jehovah’s Witnesses Convention in Frederiksted Sunday
The Jehovah's Witnesses will hold a one-day convention at their Assembly Hall at 23C North Carlton Road, Frederiksted on Sunday, Oct. 21.
Senate President and Lawmakers Meet With Israeli Ambassador
Ambassador Dani Dayan, consul general of Israel in New York, spoke briefly before the Legislature of the Virgin Islands led by Senate President Myron D. Jackson as part of a three-day visit to the territory to build diplomatic relations.
Baha’is to Commemorate Beginning of Their Faith on May 23
The Bahá’í Faith began with the mission of two divine messengers, The Báb and Bahá’u’lláh. The Báb was the Herald who prepared the way for the coming of Bahá’u’lláh.
DOH’s Mental Health Services on St. Thomas Relocate to SRMC
Outpatient client services for St. Croix are provided in two clinics located on St. Croix: Charles Harwood Memorial Complex and the Ingeborg-Nesbitt Frederiksted Clinic
American Academy of HIV Medicine Gives Nurse Practitioner Janette Bowers New Certification
Currently, only two providers in the V.I. are certified HIV providers; Bowers joins Dr. Barbara McDonald at St. Thomas East End Clinic as a specialist in HIV care.
Long-Term Recovery Groups Help Address Unmet Needs of Virgin Islanders
Long-Term Recovery Groups (LTRG) will continue to bring people together to support grassroots recovery efforts and find solutions for some of the major challenges Virgin Islanders continue to face after the disasters.
Sorority Combats Heart Disease, Encourages Community to Wear Red on Feb. 3
Members of the sorority will unite in showing their support for the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women® movement as they wear red and distribute information on heart disease.
Crazy Woman’s Guide to Health: On Walking, Trekking and Self Care
For the almost 30 years that I thought of myself as a “runner” I looked down my nose at walkers. But a meniscus tear caused me to reevaluate walking as a road to cardiovascular fitness – and more.
Health Department Urges Community to Get the Flu Shot, Not the Flu
It’s National Influenza Vaccination Week -- a reminder that it is not too late to get a flu vaccine.
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A single entity can save by having a single management staff, a single department dealing with capital projects and so forth. Transparency is why VIPA should take over instead of WICO. And efficiency is why the two entities should be merged.
Opinion: Dissolve WICO and Merge It into Port Authority
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The Legislature should dissolve the West Indian Company and merge it into the V.I. Port Authority, because it makes no sense for a tiny territory with the population of Peoria&comm...
