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UVI HackFest Shines A Spotlight On Students’ Entrepreneurial Creativity

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Students from the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) recently showed off their entrepreneurial vision and spirit as part of the University’s annual Hackfest competition. The two…

John McCarthy December 6, 2021

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BVI boat captain who threw phone overboard to avoid smuggling charge skates

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A BVI boat captain who was caught smuggling illegal aliens into the U.S. Virgin Islands has been given no jail time by a federal judge after pleading…

John McCarthy December 3, 2021

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2 St. Thomas Men Charged With Smuggling 463 Pounds Of Cocaine By Sea At Night

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two St. Thomas men face criminal charges after allegedly trying to bring at least 463 pounds of cocaine into the territory by sea, authorities said. Russell Robinson…

John McCarthy December 3, 2021

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Dominican Republic Man Faces Life In Prison After Shootout In Haulover Bay

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Dominican Republic national who fired on federal agents with an assault rifle on a beach used for offloading large shipments of narcotics faces a possible life…

John McCarthy December 3, 2021

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Social Security Benefits To Increase In 2022

About 23,000 people of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds in U.S. Virgin Islands (and 850,000 in Puerto Rico) qualify for a 5.9 percent increase in their Social Security benefits in…

December 1, 2021

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UVI Now Offers ‘Marine Debris Curriculum’ For Educators Across The Territory

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), in partnership with local educators, said it now offers a "USVI Marine Debris Curriculum." The curriculum was written exclusively for the…

John McCarthy November 29, 2021

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USVI Tourism At Bahamas Conference Trying To Scare Up Hotel Development

NASSAU — The U.S. Virgin Islands is reveling by investor interest in the territory and the wider Caribbean. Attending the recently concluded annual Caribbean Hotel Investment Conference & Operations Summit (CHICOS) in…

November 29, 2021

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‘Made in the USVI’ Site Gives World A Peek At USVI Culture, Art, Entrepreneurship

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (VIEDA) announces that the Enterprise Zone Commission, an entity of the VIEDA, launched the "Made in the USVI" website at www.madeintheusvi.com, a…

John McCarthy November 26, 2021

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Coast Guard Warns About Rip Currents In USVI and Puerto Rico Over Thanksgiving

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard warns mariners, tourists and beachgoers of hazardous weather and sea states that will generate dangerous breaking waves and rip currents around coastal waters of Puerto Rico…

John McCarthy November 25, 2021

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U.S. Department of Education Approves $138M Rescue Plan For K-12 USVI Schools

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the approval of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education’s (VIDE) American Rescue Plan Outlying Areas State Educational Agency (ARP-OA SEA)…

John McCarthy November 24, 2021