Community Affairs – Page 103 – Virgin Islands Free Press

OP-ED PIECE: ‘Vote Slow, Not No’ On Limetree Refinery Deal: By Andrew C. Simpson

OP-ED PIECE BY ATTORNEY ANDREW C. SIMPSON [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] The Governor and Limetree Bay LLC are trying to hurry a refinery deal through our Legislature with undue…

John McCarthy July 25, 2018

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Police Ask For Your Help To Find Missing Man On St. Croix Who Suffers From Dementia

MISSING MAN: TIMOTHY HOWARD ON ST. CROIX SUFFERS FROM MEMORY PROBLEMS [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Police said they need your help today to locate a missing man…

John McCarthy July 25, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

St. Thomas Native Akira Pickering Wins Miss Black USA Talented Teen Competition

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- The Miss Black USA Organization crowned St. Thomas native Akira Pickering as Miss Black USA Talented Teen 2018 at TheARC Theater in Washington,…

John McCarthy July 14, 2018

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Israeli Consul-General Ambassador Dani Dayan to Visit St. Thomas on Thursday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Israeli Consul-General Ambassador Dani Dayan will pay St. Thomas a visit on Thursday, July 19. A reception and conversation will be held at…

John McCarthy July 13, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

Virgin Islands Muslim Community Renounces Flag Switcher Salem … Urges Tolerance

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Representatives of churches, synagogues and mosques met at the Masjid Nur Islamic Center in Sugar Estate on Sunday afternoon to talk about religious tolerance and cooperation among…

John McCarthy July 2, 2018

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Ivanna Eudora Kean and CAHS Salute Graduating Seniors in St. Thomas Ceremonies

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Governor Kenneth Mapp and Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter said they commended 329 graduating seniors on St. Thomas who overcame "numerous difficulties during a challenging school year due…

John McCarthy June 26, 2018

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Mosler-Fonseca Team Sponsors $4.99 Half Chicken, Johnny Cakes At Meet-Greet Monday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- One of the eight teams to challenge the Mapp-Potter ticket will be holding a meeting a greet at mid-island St. Croix tomorrow. Warren…

John McCarthy June 24, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

UVI Professor Asks Homeowners Who Find Bats to Get Expert Help Relocating Them

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- As we go into another hurricane season, homeowners especially are asked to seek help before evicting an unusual type of refugee from last…

John McCarthy June 19, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

2nd Meeting of Project Safe Neighborhoods To Take Place at Contant Knolls Thursday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE --U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert said that she and other federal law enforcement and members of the District’s Project Safe Neighborhoods Task Force…

John McCarthy June 18, 2018

At VIFreep Breaking News Community Affairs

‘Bush Tea With A Cop’ Community Outreach Program Kicks Off Saturday in St. Thomas

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Coffee with A Cop first started in Hawthorne, California in 2011 after a brainstorming session. Members of the Hawthorne Police Department were…

John McCarthy June 13, 2018