CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the USVI Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Division of Family Assistance announced that their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP – formerly known as Food Stamps), cash, and energy assistance programs are ready to serve existing and new clients through conducting interviews via telephone rather than in person […]
Category: Community Affairs
‘Ghostbuster’ Dan Aykroyd Spotted At Cane Bay Monday Afternoon By St. Croix Man
CHRISTIANSTED — In a time of coronavirus, there was a celebrity spotting on St. Croix’s beautifully-scenic North Shore. Longtime St. Croix resident Michael Belcheff said he struck up a conversation with Canadian-born American funnyman Dan Aykroyd at Leatherback Landing Bar & Restaurant (formerly Eat At Cane Bay) about 4 p.m. on Monday. Belcheff said he […]
DHS Encourages Old People To Register With Them For Help In Times Of Disaster
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services (DHS), the Bureau of Motor Vehicles and the Virgin Islands Elections System, according to ACT NO. 805, hereby notifies the public that all persons who 60 years and older and persons with disabilities who live alone, are invited to enter their names into an Elder, Dependent, Adult […]
DLCA Establishes Safety Protocols To Try To Prevent Spread of COVID-19 In USVI
CHRISTIANSTED — Commissioner Richard Evangelista said today that his Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) is committed to the safety of the public in trying to prevent of the spread of the killer Chinese virus COVID-19. “Protection of our internal and external customers is DLCA’s upmost importance” Evangelista said. “Social distancing is one of […]
DSPR Suspends After School Programs For 3 Weeks Due To COVID-19
CHRISTIANSTED — In light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation (DSPR) has taken the below preventative measures in alignment with the Department of Health’s recommendations to help protect and continue to serve our community: • Augmented facility hours territory-wide are 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. until further notice. […]
Caribbean Centers For Boys & Girls V.I. Cancels Programs Due To COVID-19
CHRISTIANSTED — Following the State of Emergency Declaration by Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. on Friday, the Caribbean Centers for Boys & Girls V.I. said it is canceling after-school programs due to COVID-19. “In keeping with all safety advice and precautions as recommended by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, and the […]
UVI Board of Trustees Approves $40.2 Million Budget For 2021
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In the regular session of its quarterly meeting today, on the St. Thomas Campus, the University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees unanimously approved a Fiscal Year 2021 appropriations request of $40.2 million to cover the local university’s operations and programs. “Our appropriation remains in line with FY 2020 with the exception of […]
Detectives Find Missing St. Thomas Woman Safe And Sound At Shopping Mall
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas woman missing for four days was found by police safe and sound at a local shopping mall on Friday afternoon, authorities said. Detectives were notified that Kamifa Lawrence was seen in the area of Kmart Lockhart Gardens about 4:50 p.m. Friday, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The 22-year-old […]
Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Science Club Learns Complexities Of Undersea World
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Michealrose Ravalier, the St. Thomas-St. John District 2020 Teacher of the Year, believes in the educational value of field trips. On January 17, Ravalier brought 18 members of the Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Science Club to Coral World for a Discovery Day. Her students participated in several activities through which they […]
Disaster Has Highlighted Workers’ Rights Disparity
Despite it being over two years since hurricanes struck St. John, Caneel Bay Resort remains out of action. As highlighted by the New York Times, this led to the loss of job for seven percent of the island’s employed, creating a huge hole in the economy and shining a light on some of the less equitable […]