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Baseball Tournament in Honor of St. Croix Sports Legend Eugene “Genix” Thomas Starts April 15 - USVI News The V.I. Department of Education’s Division of Sports and Athletics, in collaboration with the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation, will host the first annual “Honoring a Legend: Eugene “Genix” Thomas” tournament for varsity and junior varsity softball and baseball student-athletes,...

After Being Closed for a Year, Bowling Alley (Tropical Ten Pins) Reopens Monday With Major Upgrades - USVI News Tropical Ten Pins, the long-running bowling alley located in Castle Coakley, St. Croix, like many other businesses in the leisure industry was ordered closed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic that swept the world in March 2020. Now, after being shuttered for more than a year, Tropical Ten Pins...

Former Equally American Board of Directors Member Tapped by Biden to Serve as Deputy Director For Puerto Rico and Other U.S. Territories - USVI News The interests of U.S. citizens living in the territories will receive a boost in the White House as President Joe Biden brings on Gretchen Sierra Zorita to serve as deputy director for Puerto Rico and the territories in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, announced Equally American,...

Four Men Arrested for Smuggling and Concealing $1.28 Million Following Apprehension Near Stumpy Beach on St. Thomas - USVI News ST. THOMAS — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Wednesday that charges were filed against four men for smuggling and concealing approximately $1.28 million dollars. Geraldo Alverio Morales, Jesus Javier Lebron Pinto, and Alcibiades Flis Batista were arrested Wednesday evening,...

UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in St. Vincent as up to 20,000 People Are Displaced by La Soufriere Volcanic Eruptions - USVI News SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Ongoing volcanic eruptions have displaced about 20% of people in the eastern Caribbean island of St. Vincent as a U.N. official on Wednesday warned of a growing humanitarian crisis Between 16,000 to 20,000 people were evacuated under government orders before La Soufrie...

Licensed small manufacturers, artisans of USVI-Made Products sought for “Made in the USVI” Pop Up Shop - USVI News CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands – April 14, 2021 – The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority’s (VIEDA) Enterprise Zone Commission (EZC), in partnership with the Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources’ (VIDPNR) Virgin Islands Council on the Arts (VICA), is s...

Be Youth Centre Opens- First Session To Be Held In May - USVI News Registration continues for the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports’ Be YOUth Centre in anticipation for the opening of its first session in May. A ceremony was recently held for the persons to view the centre and tour its amenities. Director of Youth Affairs and Sports, Mrs. Brenda Lettsome-Tye...

WAPA Breaks Ground For Electrical Undergrounding Projects on St. Croix - USVI News The V.I. Water and Power Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday morning on St. Croix heralding the commencement of work on three electrical undergrounding projects, the authority has announced. Located in Golden Grove, Midland and the Wilfred “Bomba” Allick Port and Transshipment Cen...

Trinidadian Charged With Illegal Re-entry Into U.S. He Was Previously Convicted on He**in and Co***ne Charges in New York. - USVI News ST. THOMAS — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that Allan Browne, a citizen of Trinidad, was charged with entering the United States after having been previously deported and removed from the United States. Browne made his initial appearance before the United States Mag...

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Ash From La Soufriere Volcanic Eruption Now Affecting USVI; DPNR Urging Residents to Disconnect Downspouts, Hose Roofs - USVI News The Dept. of Planning and Natural Resources on Wednesday advised Virgin Islanders that the gray haze observed in the territory for the past few days is a combined result of the volcanic eruption on St. Vincent and the movement of African Sahara Desert dust. According to a statement from the National...

Bahamians Awestruck By Intense Fireball Streaking Across Night Sky - USVI News USVI News Bahamians Awestruck By Intense Fireball Streaking Across Night Sky Published 12 mins ago USVI News12 mins ago USVI News More » 0 sharesShareTweetSharePin itEmailPrint

Request For Expression Of Interest - Engagement Of A Consultant To Conduct Comprehensive Physical Security Assessment Audit - USVI News The BVI Social Security Board (the “SSB”) will be engaging a consultant to conduct a comprehensive physical security assessment audit for all SSB offices located in the British Virgin Islands. In this regard, the SSB is requesting an Expression of Interest (“EOI”) from qualified individuals ...

Entangled Whale In Nanny Cay Has Been Freed - USVI News The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries has reported that a male humpback whale has been freed after getting caught in a net in the Sir Francis Drake’s Channel. Mr. Ken Pemberton of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries said that reports were received on Monday, April 12, of a whale sout...

V.I. Dept. of Health Halts Use of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Following CDC, FDA Action - USVI News The V.I. Department of Health said late Tuesday it has taken immediate action to notify Johnson & Johnson vaccine providers to mark inventory, continue to store the vaccines as previously instructed, and to continue to monitor and document storage unit temperatures. But the department has halted use...

Bont Ticks With Disease Causing Death in Livestock Discovered on St. Croix - USVI News The V.I. Dept. of Agriculture announced Tuesday that a cluster of tropical bont ticks were found in Estate Lower Love on St. Croix on a herd of sheep and horses. These ticks were discovered during a farm visit by the Division of Veterinary Services. The ticks were collected and positively identified...

Large Explosion Reported at La Soufriere Volcano Early Monday - USVI News KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, CMC – The Trinidad-based Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies (UWI) Monday said that there was a “large explosion” at the La Soufriere volcano in St. Vincent. In a brief update posted on its website, the SRC said that its team monitoring th...

Lawmakers Support Frett-Gregory-Sponsored Bill Calling For Turnaround Company to Assess WAPA While Providing Measure to Reduce Cost of Electricity - USVI News Senator Donna Frett-Gregory has expressed gratitude to her colleagues for supporting Amendment No. 34-164 that calls for a turnaround company to provide an assessment on the true state of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority, and provide measures on how to reduce the cost of electricity and....

Bryan Announces Second Territorial Day of Prayer Set for Tuesday - USVI News Government House has announced that Governor Albert Bryan will hold the second annual Territorial Day of Prayer service for protection against Covid-19 and for the well-being of all Virgin Islanders as the territory continues to be impacted by the corona virus pandemic. The event will be held on Tue...

Senator Novelle Francis Calls for Emergency Hearing Following Hospital Revelations - USVI News Senator Novelle Francis, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, Hospitals and Human Services, has called for an emergency meeting, telling the Consortium Sunday that Juan F. Luis Hospital officials need to answer questions on a number of matters concerning the beleaguered hospital. The hearing c...

Territory's Public High Schools Will Have In-Person Graduation Ceremonies, But You'll Have to Watch Virtually. See Full Schedule. - USVI News The Dept. of Education late Monday announced the dates and formats of the territory’s public school graduation ceremonies. The document shows the four high schools — Charlotte Amalie High, Central High, St. Croix Educational Complex and Ivanna Eudora Kean High — all having a mix format that se...

La Soufriere Volcanic Eruption Leaves ‘Entire Population’ of St. Vincent Without Clean Water, UN Says - USVI News UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations said last week’s eruption of La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent and the Grenadines?has left the entire population of the main island without clean water and electricity. Citing reports from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCH...

Dept. of Justice Says it Has No Record of Case Involving Pashanique Brown, Who Was Fired From JFL For Allegedly Providing Fraudulent CMA Credentials - USVI News The V.I. Dept. of Justice on Monday responded to a Consortium query concerning Pashanique Brown, a woman who was allegedly fired by the Juan F. Luis Hospital earlier this year for providing fraudulent certified medical assistant (CMA) certification documents that led to her hiring by the hospital, w...

St. Croix Arrests: Domestic Assault; Weapons Possession - USVI News ST. CROIX — The V.I. Police Department last week made arrests related to domestic violence and unauthorized possession of a firearm. According to V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima, On April 9, at approximately 5:25 a.m., police arrested Ian Benjamin, Jr., age 19 of Queen Street, Fred...

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Virgin Islands Department of Education will consolidate breakfast and lunch distributions - iNFO Vi ST. THOMAS, USVI /iNFO Vi News/– Effective Monday, April 6, the Virgin Islands Department of Education (VIDE) will consolidate breakfast and lunch distributions in its “No V.I. Child Goes Hungry” Feeding Initiative to a once-daily distribution from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Both meals may be pic...