Enjoy ‘Family Fun Day’ when Vincent Mason pool re-opens
FREDERIKSTED — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. and the Office of the Governor invite residents and families to a Family Fun Day celebrating the reopening of the Vincent Mason Coral Resort,…
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Virgin Islands National Park touts community engagement meeting
CRUZ BAY — Virgin Islands National Park will host a meeting on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, from 5:45 PM to 6:45 PM "as part of the park’s ongoing effort to…
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Scooter operator dies in crash with car on Donoe Bypass Road
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 24-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a motor scooter and a car in St. Thomas on Monday evening, authorities said. RickQuan D. James of…
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Trump seeks an end to Head Start funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands
WASHINGTON — A recent draft of the Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 budget proposes eliminating all federal funding for the Head Start program nationally, the Virgin Islands Free Press has…
Pope Francis, beloved for his compassion and willingness to shake up scandal-ridden church, dies at 88
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and…
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Fitness experts reveal EXACTLY how you should walk to lose weight and get fit – and why a slower pace can bring surprising health benefits
As a nation, our feelings about walking are mixed. Some of us still harbour resentment at being hauled out as teenagers, post-Sunday lunch, to march over a windy heath by…
Easter around the world: From bombed out church in Lebanon to community prayer in Pakistan, how Christian occasion was marked across the globe
ROME (Daily Mail) — Christians around the world are today celebrating Easter. All Christians, from Orthodox and Western churches, are observing the holiday on the same day this year in…
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Holy week tradition: Miami Catholics gather to mark Good Friday ahead of Easter Sunday
MIAMI (Miami Herald) — About a hundred Miami Catholics walked the streets of Little River Friday afternoon for a longstanding Good Friday ritual: The procession of the cross to honor…
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Every day is 4/20 in the USVI, so having it fall on Easter is pretty OK, too
If you live in the U.S. Virgin Islands, you know that every day is 4/20 in the territory. But on the U.S. mainland, the fact that Easter Sunday falls on the same…
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Donald Trump’s con of working-class people is beginning to unravel
President Trump played a con on working-class Americans during last year’s election that is being exposed now, only a few months into his presidency. It seems like every other time…