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FEMA Gives $2.9 Million For Needed Repairs To Turnbull Library On St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Office of Disaster Recovery announces the obligation of $2,902,538 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Public Assistance Program (FEMA) to the Department of Planning and Natural…

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How To Get Your Social Security Benefit Statement

Tax season is approaching, and replacing your Benefit Statement for last year has never been easier. The Benefit Statement, also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax…

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How To Host A Sip-and-See Post-Birth Party

From wearing masks while in labor to having to cancel baby showers and introduce grandparents to grandchildren over Zoom, the already-challenging process of bringing a new baby home became even…

VI Free Press February 9, 2021

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SNAKES OF ST. CROIX! What To Do About Exotic Pets Once They Are Loosed Into Our Neighborhoods

CHRISTIANSTED — Todd Kirkpatrick of Estate Rattan wrote to the Virgin Islands Free Press this week and asked what to do with a nine-foot-long Boa constrictor that was living under…

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Female Entrepreneurs Get A Leg Up Through SEAT Program Sponsored By CFVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — SEAT Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, the nonprofit division of SEAT Caribbean, has announced the launch of the Three Queens Ventures Women’s Business Accelerator Program. The goal of…

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Carlton Road To Be Closed For Road Work Starting Tomorrow: DPW Says

FREDERISTED — The Department of Public Works is advising the St. Croix community that Carlton Road will be closed starting tomorrow. During this time, the contractor, Marco St. Croix will…

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Police Need Your Help To Locate Missing Teen Beronica Cepeda Rosa of the Dominican Republic: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police need your help to find a missing teenager in the St. Thomas-St. John-Water Island district tonight. Beronica Cepeda Rosa, 16, of the Dominican Republic has been…

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VIPD To Close Police Station On St. John Monday Due To ‘Occurrences’ Of COVID-19

CRUz BAY — The Virgin Islands Police Department is advising the community that there have been occurrences of COVID-19 at the Leander Jurgen Command located in St. John. "Some employees…

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DINO PRINT! Potholes At Department of Finance St. Croix Large Enough To Swallow A Car Whole!

CHRISTIANSTED — The failure of the Bryan-Roach Administration to properly maintain St. Croix's roads and public spaces has reached pandemic levels — citizens complained on social media this weekend. As…

VI Free Press February 3, 2021

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Dr. Paul Vendel Maynard Sr. of Zion Village, Nevis Dies In St. Thomas Hospital At 69

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It is with great sorrow and breaking hearts, that we the family of Dr. Paul Vendel Maynard, Sr. announce his untimely passing. Dr. Maynard, a native of…

VI Free Press February 2, 2021