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Compact Tropical Disturbance Moving Slowly Towards U.S. Virgin Islands And Puerto Rico

MIAMI — A tropical disturbance just east of the Caribbean is battling strong upper-level winds as it crawls towards the islands. Unless something very unexpected happens, the hostile upper environment…

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DHS Recognizes National Disability Employment Awareness Month In October With Readiness Training

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Human Services, Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program, is seeking to raise awareness about disability employment issues and celebrate the many contributions of Virgin Islands employers,…

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U.S. Attorney’s Office Announces YouTube Video Promoting Project Safe Neighborhoods

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands announced today a YouTube video promoting the partnership between the USVI Project Safe Neighborhoods,…

VI Free Press October 13, 2020

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U.S. Virgin Islands And Guam Fight In Court For The Right To Vote For President

HAGATNA — Six U.S. citizens living in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam have filed a federal lawsuit challenging federal and state laws that deny them the right to vote…

VI Free Press October 13, 2020

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Puerto Rican Man Adds Some Flash And Pizzazz To U.S. Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Day With Song

SAN JUAN ? Tiny Tim has gone bush. Leaving room for a talented Boriquen man with a ukulele on our neighbor's island just 100 miles to the north. “Forget Columbus.…

VI Free Press October 12, 2020

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Man Fires Weapon At Bystander, Then Leads Police On High Speed Chase Around St. John: VIPD

CRUZ BAY — A man in a company vehicle led police on a high speed chase around St. John Friday afternoon after firing a weapon in the direction of a…

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USVI Expecting More Tourists From The U.S. Mainland With American Airlines Boosting Flights

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands is gearing up for tourists, expecting a major increase in American Airlines flights, beginning next month. Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte said that the…

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U.S. News & World Report Ranks UVI #7 Top Public School Among Southern Regional Colleges

WASHINGTON — In the much-anticipated release of its 2021 edition, U.S. News & World Report published its Best Colleges report ranking the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) number seven among the top U.S. public schools in the category of…

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UVI Gets Bennie & Martha Benjamin Foundation Gift to Support School of Nursing

FREDERIKSTED — The University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) accepted four new gifts from the Bennie & Martha Benjamin Foundation (Benjamin Foundation) that it said "will bolster the university’s School…

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UVI Caribbean Green Technology Center To Host ’Lunch And Learn’ Webinar Series

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Throughout the month of October, the University of the Virgin Islands’ Caribbean Green Technology Center (CGTC) will commemorate National Energy Awareness Month with several activities.  The month kicked off with “Back to the Basics: Renewable Energy…

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