CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands has received about $12 million from the COVID-19 aid bill passed by Congress in December to aid the territory’s residents with rent payments, Senator Marvin Blyden said. Blyden called on Governor Albert Bryan to take swift action to implement a program of financial assistance to renters and mortgage […]
Category: Community Affairs
How To Host A Sip-and-See Post-Birth Party
From wearing masks while in labor to having to cancel baby showers and introduce grandparents to grandchildren over Zoom, the already-challenging process of bringing a new baby home became even more so. But one positive trend that’s on the rise in the midst of the pandemic is the post-birth celebration called a “sip-and-see.” What is […]
SNAKES OF ST. CROIX! What To Do About Exotic Pets Once They Are Loosed Into Our Neighborhoods
CHRISTIANSTED — Todd Kirkpatrick of Estate Rattan wrote to the Virgin Islands Free Press this week and asked what to do with a nine-foot-long Boa constrictor that was living under a storage container in his yard. What to do indeed. That is the problem plaguing many homeowners around the island as exotic pets become too […]
Rich Cultural, Historical History Of The Virgin Islands Present In Its People And Its Buildings: OP-ED
March is Virgin Islands History Month. As a Virgin Islander, I find that we are ignorant to our rich history and culture that distinguishes us from any other people on Earth. We are nothing but a dot on the world map, yet we contribute to the world intellectually and culturally with a list of contributions […]
Female Entrepreneurs Get A Leg Up Through SEAT Program Sponsored By CFVI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — SEAT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, the nonprofit division of SEAT Caribbean, has announced the launch of the Three Queens Ventures Women’s Business Accelerator Program. The goal of the SEAT program is to encourage more female entrepreneurs in the U.S. Virgin Islands who are interested in growing or expanding their businesses. Three Queens […]
Carlton Road To Be Closed For Road Work Starting Tomorrow: DPW Says
FREDERISTED — The Department of Public Works is advising the St. Croix community that Carlton Road will be closed starting tomorrow. During this time, the contractor, Marco St. Croix will be shaping and compacting aggregate for the road base on Carlton Road, according to DPW. “This closure is expected to last 30 working days,” DPW […]
Police Need Your Help To Locate Missing Teen Beronica Cepeda Rosa of the Dominican Republic: VIPD
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a missing teenager in the St. Thomas-St. John-Water Island district tonight. Beronica Cepeda Rosa, 16, of the Dominican Republic has been declared a “missing-runaway minor” by the Virgin Islands Police Department. The VIPD is asking you to call the Youth Investigation Bureau at (340) 715-5540, or […]
VIPD To Close Police Station On St. John Monday Due To ‘Occurrences’ Of COVID-19
CRUz BAY — The Virgin Islands Police Department is advising the community that there have been occurrences of COVID-19 at the Leander Jurgen Command located in St. John. “Some employees may have been exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said. The VIPD will temporarily close the Command on Monday to […]
VITEMA Launches Hotline To Schedule Vaccine Appointments
CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly press briefing VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen said there is a new hotline for people to call if you are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination now. “Currently, the territory is still serving Phase 1A and Phase 1B, and as a result the 28-plus providers were quickly overwhelmed by individuals […]
Green Groups Call Limetree Bay An ‘Environmental Monster,’ Ask Biden’s EPA To Shut ‘Dirty Refinery’ Down
CHRISTIANSTED — Community and conservation groups filed a legal appeal today challenging the federal permit for the controversial Limetree Bay refinery on St. Croix that had a soft-opening in December 2020. The long-shuttered, pollution-plagued Limetree refinery has been one of the world’s biggest oil-processing facilities. St. Croix Environmental Association (SEA), the Center for Biological Diversity, NRDC and Sierra Club filed the […]