CHARLOTTE AMALIE — UVI’s Research and Technology Park wants to bring Virgin Islanders back home with their new Vista+ (Virgin Islands STEM Talent Archive) workforce development initiative. The official launch of this curated archive was announced in a webinar last week that focused on retaining and attracting home tech and STEM-related Virgin Islands talent. Vista+ […]
Category: Community Affairs
St. Croix’s Tim Duncan Donates Over 10,000 Masks to Virgin Islands Prison System
SAN ANTONIO — After hearing of the COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. Virgin Islands prison system, NBA legend Tim Duncan sent 10,800 masks to the territory for distribution. The generous donation by St. Croix native Duncan was facilitated by Sheldon and Sherwin Robinson, formerly of Jay-Z’s 40/40 Club, ViVid Streaming and Seaborne Airlines. A smaller […]
Cast Your Ballot In ‘Bling Bling Bras For Breast Cancer,’ A Local Benefit For A Breast Cancer Victim
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It’s time to vote! And it’s all for a good cause during Breast Cancer Awareness month. Every year during October, the Caribbean Palm Bonnets, a Chapter of The Red Hat Society of the Virgin Islands, present their annual “Bling Bling Bras for Breast Cancer” campaign. Monies raised will be used to benefit […]
Auven Therapeutics Makes $25,000 Donation To My Brother’s Workshop To Buy New CNC Routers
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Auven Therapeutics made their first donation to My Brother’s Workshop (MBW) in 2012 and is proud to support MBW again this year with a $25,000 donation to allow for additional CNC router equipment for their engineering R and D program. Auven Therapeutics is a territory-based global private equity firm focused on the […]
38 St. Thomas Cats And Dogs To Find New Homes In Cape Cod Thanks To The MSPCA
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Some 38 cats and dogs from St. Thomas have a new lease on life thanks to the good people of New England. The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said 10 cats and dogs arrived at the MSPCA in Cape Cod on August 29. The other 23 cats and […]
VIPD Training Academy Graduates 16 New Peace Officers On St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Police Department Training Academy held commencement exercises for 16 new peace officers at Lockhart Elementary School in St. Thomas on Wednesday. These peace officers completed nine months of virtual and in-person law enforcement training, and will go on to work at the Virgin Islands Police Department, Virgin Islands Port […]
Longtime Unsuccessful Senatorial Candidate Wayne ‘Facts Man’ Adams Dies Of COVID-19 At The Age of 57
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Perennial unsuccessful senatorial candidate Wayne “Facts Man” Adams died of the novel coronavirus on St. Thomas over the weekend. He was 57. Adams is a candidate for the Senate on the ballot in the St. Thomas-St. John District again this year. He is survived by his mother, Doreen Adams, also of St. […]
Legislative Bill to Amend Commission on Aging Act Approved In Senate: AARP
CHRISTIANSTED — AARP in The Virgin Islands said it has been “advocating for revision and re-establishment of the Commission on Aging.” AARP in The Virgin Islands provided testimony in support of Bill No. 33-0367, an act amending the Virgin Islands Code to change the composition of the Commission on Aging, during a 33rd Legislature of the Virgin Islands committee on […]
OBITUARY NOTICE: Evan Valdemar Hill Of St. Thomas
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Relatives and friends, it is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Evan Valdemar Hill of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He passed away August 15, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Valdemar A. Hill Sr., and Florence Hill. He was survived by his wife, Madonna Dorset […]
LEPC Awarded $638,248 In STOP Violence Against Women Federal Grant Money
FREDERIKSTED — Law Enforcement Planning Commission (LEPC) Director Ray Martinez said the agency was awarded $638,248 from the U.S. Department of Justice, FY2020 STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (VAWA). LEPC submitted its application on behalf of the territory in April 2020. LEPC serves as the State Administrative Agency (SAA) for the distribution of […]