Community Affairs – Page 49 – Virgin Islands Free Press

Gov’t Highlights Construction Projects As COVID-19 Moves Unchecked On St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — During the Government House weekly press briefing this afternoon, Communications Director Richard Motta detailed a number of projects currently underway that make up the government's revitalization plan for the…

John McCarthy October 18, 2021

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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day To Be Held On Saturday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting/Special Agent in Charge, John F. Kanig and U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event, scheduled for…

John McCarthy October 18, 2021

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Department of Education School Updates For October 11-18

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — All public schools will be closed today in observance of the Columbus Day holiday. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day will also be celebrated…

John McCarthy October 11, 2021

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DPNR And Friends Of East End Marine Park To Host Astronomy By The Sea Saturday

TEAGUE BAY — Commissioner Jean-Pierre L. Oriol of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces that the Division of Coastal Zone Management in collaboration with Friends of the St. Croix…

John McCarthy October 6, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Find 2 Missing Teenagers On St. Thomas: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The VIPD is asking for the St. Thomas community's assistance in locating 17-year-old Constance Brathwaite Phipps and 16-year-old K’Vante Brathwaite Phipps, who were last seen in Estate…

John McCarthy October 5, 2021

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Police Need Your Help To Find Missing Teenager Solimar Barnes On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help this evening to find a missing teenager on St. Thomas, authorities said. Solimar Barnes, 15, has been missing for three days, family members…

John McCarthy October 5, 2021

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Feds Give $125,520 For Substance Abuse Treatment For USVI Prisoners

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that the Virgin Islands Law Enforcement Planning Commission (LEPC) has received a $125,520 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice in…

John McCarthy October 4, 2021

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Head Start Sites On St. Croix Will Re-Open Tomorrow, DHS Says

KINGSHILL — The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (DHS, said that in-person classroom activities on St. Croix will resume tomorrow. The Head Start Program had experienced COVID positives, as…

John McCarthy October 3, 2021

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Driver Who Hit Sidewalk And Was Ejected From Vehicle Dies In Calquohoun: VIPD

FREDERIKSTED — A 31-year-old St. Croix man died just before midnight Friday in a car crash near mid-island. The 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to a one-car accident on…

John McCarthy October 3, 2021

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Today Is Contract Day In The U.S. Virgin Islands Recognizing 1878 Fire Burn Revolt

CHRISTIANSTED — Today is October 1st, the start of the new fiscal year and what has been known as Contract Day in the Virgin Islands. "Today we salute those who…

John McCarthy October 1, 2021