October 2020 – Page 12 – Virgin Islands Free Press

U.S. News & World Report Ranks UVI #7 Top Public School Among Southern Regional Colleges

WASHINGTON — In the much-anticipated release of its 2021 edition, U.S. News & World Report published its Best Colleges report ranking the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) number seven among the top U.S. public schools in the category of…

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UVI Gets Bennie & Martha Benjamin Foundation Gift to Support School of Nursing

FREDERIKSTED — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) accepted four new gifts from the Bennie & Martha Benjamin Foundation (Benjamin Foundation) that it said "will bolster the university’s School…

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UVI Caribbean Green Technology Center To Host ’Lunch And Learn’ Webinar Series

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Throughout the month of October, the University of the Virgin Islands’ Caribbean Green Technology Center (CGTC) will commemorate National Energy Awareness Month with several activities.  The month kicked off with “Back to the Basics: Renewable Energy…

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Coast Guard Wants Boaters To Stay Safe This Holiday Weekend

MIAMI — The Coast Guard reminds boaters throughout the Caribbean to use extra caution while out on the water this holiday weekend. Coast Guard crews, along with local and state law enforcement…

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Cuba Opens Most Of The Country To Tourism As It Enters A “New Normality”

HAVANA — Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero said late on Thursday that most of the Caribbean island nation would open to international tourism starting next week as it moved towards…

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Royal Caribbean Shareholders Sue Cruise Line Over ‘Misleading’ COVID-19 Disclosures

MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Cruises has been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit in Florida federal court over allegations that the company failed to disclose decreased bookings due to…

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WHO Says It Is Worried About COVID-19 Spikes In Jamaica And 12 Other Caribbean States

KINGSTON — The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about spikes in COVID-19 cases spikes in countries that had managed outbreaks effectively, such as Cuba and Jamaica, and 11 Caribbean…

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VIHA Awards Contracts For Long-Awaited Hurricane Repairs

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Residents at Michael J. Kirwan Terrace and the Knolls at Contant on St. Thomas who have been awaiting repairs to roofs damaged from Hurricanes Irma and Maria can look forward to some relief.…

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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Boater After He Is Rescued By Police

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard and Puerto Rico Police concluded their search for an overdue boater, who was found stranded and rescued by the crew of a Puerto Rico…

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Accused Hospital Ground Killer Gets 1.5 Years In Prison On Federal Drug Conviction: USAO

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man accused of a Hospital Ground murder two years ago was given 1.5 years in prison today for possessing narcotics, authorities said. Aubrey Frett,…

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