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VITEMA Encourages Residents To Be Ready As 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Nears its Peak

CHRISTIANSTED — Daryl Jaschen, Director of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), is encouraging the public to take time now to make sure they are ready for the…

VI Free Press July 23, 2020

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EIGHT YEARS! USVI Public Schools Won’t Be Fully Repaired From 2017’s Hurricane Maria Until 2025

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. recently announced the completion of the education facilities master plan for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education. “Today is a good day as…

VI Free Press July 22, 2020

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Cranky ‘Usie’ Richards Chides Governor For Not Putting More People On Casino Control Commission

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — During Friday’s budget hearing before the Senate Finance Committee, acting CCC Chairman Raymond "Usie" Richards told lawmakers to talk to the governor about designating nominees for his…

Bro Bot July 15, 2020

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Are License Plates Required For Cars In The USVI? If You Can See, You’d Think Not

CHRISTIANSTED — You could get into an accident trying to take pictures of all the vehicles on St. Croix that do not have a license plate on the front or…

John McCarthy July 10, 2020

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2 VIWMA-Contracted Males Removing Trash From Tutu Bin Site Shot Dead … 1 Victim Was 14 Years Old: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority contracted workers — one of them below the legal age allowed to work — were brutally shot dead while attempting to…

John McCarthy July 9, 2020

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BMV Has ‘Special Operating Hours’ Tomorrow For Drop Box Users Only: Director Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Director Barbara Jackson-McIntosh is advising the public that the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) Offices on St. Croix and St. Thomas will conduct special operating hours tomorrow…

VI Free Press June 26, 2020

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Tourists Can Flock Back To Territory Starting June 1 As Return To Normalcy Begins

CHRISTIANSTED — During his COVID-19 briefing today, Governor Albert Bryan, Jr. said he is initiating the blue “Open Doors” phase of the territory’s path back to normalcy effective June 1.…

VI Free Press May 28, 2020

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Recovery In Focus Features An Update On Territory’s Schools Tonight On WTJX

CHRISTIANSTED — The Office of Disaster Recovery (ODR) and the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA), in collaboration with WTJX-TV Channel 12 (WTJX) announces the broadcast of the next episode…

VI Free Press May 28, 2020

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OMB Spring Revenue Estimating Conference Coming Up On June 2

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Office of Management and Budget Director Jenifer C. O’Neal informs the public of the upcoming Spring Revenue Estimating Conference to be held on June 2. Due…

VI Free Press May 28, 2020

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DPW Uses $1.1 Million To Fix Flooding Problem In Gallows Bay

CHRISTIANSTED — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) obligated $1,164,312 to the Virgin Islands Department of Public Works (DPW) to fund the first phase…

VI Free Press May 13, 2020