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Senators: State of Territory ‘Upbeat,’ but Lacks Details
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.’s second State of the Territory address was met with mixed reviews from senators, who described it as “enthusiastic” and “upbeat,” but lacking details on education and crime fighting initiatives, among other things.
Stabbing on St. Thomas in Dorothea
On Jan. 9 at 5:11 p.m., officers were dispatched to the Nidal Grocery Store located in Estate Dorothea in reference to a stabbing, according...
EDA Sees Bright Future for Investments in the Territory in 2020
The U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority Governing Board extended the contract for its auditor and approved travel for staff on Thursday.
Magnitude 6.5 Quake Kills One in Puerto Rico *USVI Update*
A severe earthquake registering a 6.5 on the Richter scale, struck Puerto Rico at 3:24 a.m. Tuesday, damaging homes, blocking roads, causing landslides and causing at least one fatality. VITEMA reported there was no tsunami threat.
Dengue’s V.I. Reappearance Makes Mosquito Control Paramount
The V.I. Health Department reported Wednesday a small number of Virgin Islanders have tested positive for the unpleasant, mosquito-borne illness dengue in recent weeks, marking its first lab-confirmed return since 2017.
Homicide in the Virgin Islands – Young Men Dead On the...
The average murder victim in the USVI is a 27-year-old man found dead in the street with multiple gunshot wounds. A Source study shows revenge killings drive the territory's troubling murder count.
EPA Approves USVI Self-Permitting of Landfills
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday it has approved the U.S. Virgin Islands’ municipal solid waste landfill permit program, allowing the territory to manage its landfills and expand or create new ones.
Short-Term Bailout Coming To Keep WAPA Running
After a second emergency meeting on Monday, the governor and senators agreed in principle to make an emergency appropriation later this week to pay immediate past-due accounts to Vitol to restore propane supplies and keep the electricity flowing at the V.I. Water and Power Authority.
Not Even Hurricanes Could Stop These Entrepreneurs
The story of Stormy Pirates Boat Charters on St. Thomas was supposed to begin on Sept. 1, 2017, but hurricanes Irma and Maria were heading our way. The debris was barely cleared when Kristie and Richard Weiss started their business in early 2018. Less than two years later, they have grown from two to six boats.
WAPA Default Cuts Off Propane: Electricity Crisis Prompts Emergency Meetings
Vitol, the V.I. Water and Power Authority's propane supplier and creditor for WAPA's conversion from oil to propane electricity generation, cut off the propane it supplies the utility at noon Saturday. This means WAPA must use more expensive fuel oil instead and cannot use its newest, most efficient generators.
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Benita Martin was chosen by her fellow farmers to wear the title of Farmer of the Year, and has been a part of Bordeaux’s Farmers Rastafari Agricultural and Cultural Vegan Food every year, including this one. On Jan. 18 and 19, when the next food fair is hosted on St. Thomas, Martin will have participated in the event for 23 years straight. #visource #usvi #foodfair
Farmer of the Year Cultivates Interest for 23rd Annual Vegan Food Fair | St. Thomas Source
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Benita Martin was chosen by her fellow farmers to wear the title of Farmer of the Year, and has been a part of Bordeaux's Farmers Rastafari Agricultural and Cultural Vegan Food every year, includ
