[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] FREDERIKSTED — Each summer the Youth Ocean Explorers (YOE) Program educates middle school and high school youth about the marine
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SMALL POTATOES: Claude Walker Goes After Senator’s Wife For Allegedly ‘Borrowing’ Money From School’s Safe
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The wife of a sitting Virgin Islands Senator is under territorial investigation in connection with missing funds
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Acting U.S. Secretary of Education Jason Botel Weighs in on State of Territory’s Schools Following Devastating Hurricanes
By ACTING ASSISTANT U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION JASON BOTEL SPECIAL TO THE VIRGIN ISLANDS FREE PRESS Two trips to the U.S. Virgin
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HURRICANE RECOVERY: Former St. Croix Resident Jessica Joseph Starts College and Career Access Program for Virgin Islanders
BALTIMORE — Some 100 days after Hurricanes Maria and Irma devastated the territory, many students are still struggling to get back into regular school routines.
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BIG UP? Australian Scientists Name High-Spirited, Hairy Spider After Reggae Legend Bob Marley
STEPPIN’ RAZOR (Don’t you watch his size, he’s dangerous, dangerous.): This hairy-looking spider would give anyone the heebie jeebies. Researchers in Australia named him after
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CHRISTMAS HORROR STORY: ‘Accidental Death’ Ruled In BVI Case Where Mom’s Few Seconds Of Inattention Cost Her Beautiful Toddler Ellie Her Life
ELLIE PERKINS: Died the day before her second birthday in a freak accident as her mother idly chatted to a day care center worker in
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Devastating ‘White Plague’ Smothering Coral Reefs In Southern Florida and Beyond
Brain Coral (Diploria strigosa) in Juno Beach, FL suffering from White Plague, a disease that has ravaged coral reefs in the Western Atlantic. [ad name=”HTML-68″]
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OPINION: Puerto Rican Americans Can’t Be Second-Class Citizens Forever … Now’s The Time To Do The Right Thing By Its People
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] By JACQUELINE N. FONT-GUZMAN SPECIAL TO THE V.I. FREE PRESS SAN JUAN — Hurricanes do more than destroy homes,
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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: WAPA Needs 50 Flagmen and You Don’t Need A High School Diploma To Get The Job
MERRY CHRISTMAS: Gov. Kenneth Mapp is in the holiday spirit early. [ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED – Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced 50 jobs are available for flagmen
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Natural Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC) Says There Is Fecal Matter In Puerto Rico’s Drinking Water
SAN JUAN — At least half the population of Puerto Rico was at potential risk of exposure to bacterial contamination in the aftermath of Hurricane
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