CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Janelle Sarauw thanked her colleagues, testifiers, supporting stakeholders, and Governor Albert Bryan for supporting her corporal punishment ban in U.S. Virgin Islands schools, saying that it would promote…
Category: Community Affairs
Bryan Signs Agreement With Renaissance Group For 2.5 Acres Of Land For Drag Strip
FREDERIKSTED — After years of trying to establish a safe site for drag racing on St. Croix, the Virgin Islands government said it is “thankful” for the donation of a 2.5-acre site…
Joseph Gomez Elementary School Students Dismissed Early Due To WAPA Issue
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Joseph Gomez Elementary School will dismiss at 1 p.m. today due to low water pressure impacting the campus, the Virgin Islands Department of Education said. “WAPA crews have…
UVI Holiday Administrative Leave Schedule For December 16 Through January 3
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands has announced the following Recess scheduled for the 2021- 2022 holiday season: · Last Business Day – December 15, 2021 Holiday Recess: ·…
The Market St. Croix Pledges To Match $10,000 To Queen Louise Home For Children
FREDERIKSTED — The Market St. Croix and the Hamed Family have pledged to match $10,000 in donations towards Christmas fundraiser benefitting Queen Louise Home for Children. The Hamed family has donated funds…
Combative WAPA Spokesman Jean Greaux Found Shot To Death In His Car
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police confirmed that a former St. Thomas radio newscaster and prominent self-styled public relations person was found shot dead late this afternoon in a car near his home. Jean…
UVI Mourns the Loss of Playwright and Professor, David Edgecombe
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is mourning the loss of David Edgecombe, former executive director of the Reichhold Center for the Arts and retired associate professor of communications who passed away on November 19. During his 30-year career at…
Charles Turnbull Library Closed Today Due To A/C Problem: DPNR
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Commissioner Jean-Pierre Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources said that the Charles W. Turnbull Regional Library on St. Thomas will be closed today. The A/C Unit at…
Boys & Girls Club Enjoys Thanksgiving Dinner Thanks To Frenchman’s Reef
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The USVI Hotel & Tourism Association and HTA members celebrated Thanksgiving with the Boys & Girls Club of St. Thomas during their annual luncheon on Wednesday and with a…
Miss UVI Reigns Supreme At National College Queens Competition
ATLANTA — University of the Virgin Islands student ambassador, Miss UVI Jackeima Flemming, was crowned Miss National Black College Alumni (NBCA) Hall of Fame 2021-2022 in Georgia last weekend. Flemming competed among 19 other contestants from other Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and is the third UVI queen to bring the…