CHARLOTTE AMALIE –– Governor Kenneth Mapp has ordered that the minimum wage of all Executive Branch employees be raised to $13 per hour and for the base salaries of teachers, social workers…
Category: Education News
ROBUST FACE! Education Commissioner Tells Finance Cmte She Doesn’t Know Who Her Staff Is
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Education officials said that temporary modular units and school repairs will be completed by August 28. Education Commissioner Sharon McCollum and her underlings appeared before the Senate Finance Committee…
Slave Wrecks Archeology Project Will Present St. Croix Findings At UVI On Thursday
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — Five members of the Slave Wrecks Project-St. Croix will give an update of the findings from their research about the slave trade and its history…
Governor Mapp Salutes 340 High School Graduates at Two Schools on St. Croix
FREDERIKSTED – Governor Kenneth Mapp and Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter continued celebrating Virgin Islands graduates this week by congratulating the 348 students who received their high school diplomas on St. Croix. On…
Ivanna Eudora Kean and CAHS Salute Graduating Seniors in St. Thomas Ceremonies
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Kenneth Mapp and Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter said they commended 329 graduating seniors on St. Thomas who overcame “numerous difficulties during a challenging school year due to the…
DPNR Emphasizes Importance of Reading With ‘Adventure in Library’ … Deadline Thurs
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces its first territorial summer camp, “Adventure at Your Library.” The “Adventure at Your Library” Summer camp is designed to foster and promote…
MAPP TO FEMA: ‘We Must Be Able To Protect Lives In The Event of A Storm This Year’
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — Governor Kenneth Mapp met with Federal Emergency Management Agency leadership on Tuesday to discuss advancing the rebuild and repair of Virgin Islands schools, hospitals and…
OBITUARY NOTICE: Gov. Mapp Wishes Condolences To Family of Anne-Marie Danet
OBITUARY NOTICE: Anne-Marie Danet of St. Thomas [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Kenneth Mapp, on behalf of the Government and people of the United States Virgin Islands,…
REPORT: UVI’s Research and Technology Park, Destroyed By Hurricane Maria, Has Value
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — The UVI Research and Technology Park (RTPark) of the U.S. Virgin Islands said Friday that it has value and contributes to the territory. The RT…
BIG FAT LIAR! McCollum Says She Moved School’s Generator To Keep It From Being Stolen … Senator Says: Resign!
FREDERIKSTED — A St. Croix Senator is calling for the immediate resignation of Education Commissioner Sharon McCollum over her alleged “misuse of government equipment.” Sen. Novelle Francis Jr. (D-St. Croix) said that…