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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, ST. THOMAS — The weather forecast was projected the night before: it would rain heavy on Saturday for the entire day, possibly canceling the combined Children’s and Adults parade scheduled for the 70th V.I. Carnival. But though the predicted ... More »
The Schneider Regional Medical Center announced Saturday that it has suspended all in-person patient visits at its St. Thomas hospital and the Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center on St. John, in line with the latest guidelines issued by the V.I. Depart... More »
The V.I. Department of Human Services has announced that Head Start offices and centers will remain closed until Thursday in an effort to protect students and staff. This delay in resumption of services will allow Head Start participants territory-wide to acce... More »
“WAPA needs to do something!” That’s the call from Hurbert Turnbull, a member of the governing board of the Virgin Island Water and Power Authority. Turnbull wants management to act with urgency about outstanding payments to the Government Employees’ Retiremen... More »
ST. CROIX — An elderly man who was reported missing Thursday was found dead Sunday afternoon in a vehicle, according to the V.I. Police Department. The man, identified as 73-year-old Steadroy Meade, was first reported missing by his son who told police that hi... More »
The system is broken, and elected officials in the current and previous administrations like it that way. That’s the picture Commissioner Gary Hickinbottom paints in his 940+ page report that British Virgin Islands Governor John Rankin released to the public o... More »
