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NPS Gives $10 Million Grant To VI For Historic Resources Damaged By 2017 Hurricanes

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The National Park Service awarded the territory at least $10 million dollars in supplemental funding to the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office (VISHPO). The NPS funds…

April 7, 2019

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UVI Launches Inaugural Film Festival Starting Today on St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — The University of the Virgin Islands Department of Communication, Art, Theater and Music will host its inaugural weekend-long Caribbean Film and Artistic Cinematic Festival on the Albert A.…

April 6, 2019

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5 Safe and Exciting Place To Travel This Year 2019

When planning on traveling away from home, be it for business or leisure, there are various factors you have to consider before making that major decision. One of those includes…

April 6, 2019

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Flying The Flag For Puerto Rico at the NCAA Tournament

With March Madness finally over, we move on to the climax of the 2019 NCAA basketball season in which the Final Four will be battling it out for the trophy.…

April 5, 2019

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Researchers Predicting Slightly Below-Average 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season

By CSU Tropical Meteorology Project Colorado State University hurricane researchers are predicting a slightly below-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2019, citing the relatively high likelihood of a weak El Niño as a…

April 5, 2019

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St. Croix’s A’shyra Sweeney Found Shot To Death In Estate La Vallee Wednesday

CANE BAY — A St. Croix woman was shot to death in La Vallee in the early morning hours on Wednesday. A'shyra Sweeney, 22, of Estate La Vallee was found…

John McCarthy April 4, 2019

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St. Croix’s Roosevelt Dowling Faces Five Years In Prison For 31 Grams Crack Cocaine

CHRISTIANSTED — A St. Croix man admitted that he was a crack cocaine dealer on the Big Island in federal court. Roosevelt Dowling, 58, of Estate La Grande Princesse, pled…

John McCarthy April 3, 2019

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Some 11 Cruise Ships Dock In St. Thomas Over Two Days

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- It's 11 cruise ships in two days on St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands Port Authority said that the Crown Princess, the Norwegian Epic and the Regal Princess…

John McCarthy April 3, 2019

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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Scrapped On Christiansted Boardwalk This Morning

CHRISTIANSTED — If you didn't glance at the Bohemian Rhapsody 440 Lagoon catamaran the last time you walked on the boardwalk — you might have missed your chance. That's because…

John McCarthy April 3, 2019

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Williams Brought Marijuana To Federal Government Parking Lot On St. Croix — Will Get Slap On The Wrist

CHRISTIANSTED – A St. Croix man admitted to his role in a marijuana possession case here and can expect little time in prison as a result. Dion Alfred-Carlton Williams, 20,…

John McCarthy April 2, 2019