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V.I. Slice, the program announced last October by Governor Albert Bryan Jr., appears to be just weeks away from beginning to offer financing to fund down payments on home purchases, construction and renovations for residents who qualify through their banks. Ad... More »
A lengthy decision meeting of the V.I. Economic Development Authority Board earlier this week considered and approved several applications for modifications to the applicants’ tax benefits frameworks. Commissioners also heard the annual report of the Enterpris... More »
Senators on the Committee on Government Operations spent the last day of Black History Month debating whether to include June 19th as a legally paid holiday in the territory and to amend the VI Code to reflect changes that had been made by the federal governme... More »
The University of the Virgin Islands School of Agriculture’s Cooperative Extension Service (CES) is inviting interested persons to a free fruit tree grafting workshop from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 9. This workshop is the first in a series of Plant ... More »
Two people from the Dominican Republic and one from Venezuela were arrested at the beginning of the week, when U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations agents intercepted a vessel south of Caja de Muerto, an island 8 miles off Puerto Rico’s... More »
