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VIPD Records And Firearms Offices For St. Thomas, St. John and Water Island Closed on Wednesday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Police Department's Records and Firearms Departments for the St. Thomas and St. John Districts will be closed on Wednesday. Employees will be attending a…

John McCarthy February 25, 2019

$Good Hope Country Day Wins MATHCOUNTS Competition on St. Croix$

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Good Hope Country Day Wins MATHCOUNTS Competition on St. Croix

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Education, St. Croix District held its annual District MATHCOUNTS competition at the UVI Great Hall in St. Croix. Four Good Hope Country Day…

John McCarthy February 22, 2019

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Opposition To Dolphin ‘Sanctuary’ on St. Thomas Forms Along Humane Lines

By RITA DE FERRARY The multiples of repetition of “sea sanctuary” by multiple news media outlets doesn’t make it so, and is simply an untruth concocted to sway public opinion.…

VI Free Press February 22, 2019

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VIPD Shoots Down WhatsApp Hoax Voice Mail Threats Circulating In Territory

FREDERIKSTED -- The Virgin Islands Police Department has responded to the WhatsApp voice message circulating in the territory falsely claiming that there will be a threat to the USVI in…

John McCarthy February 20, 2019

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V.I. G.O.P. National Committee Member Named To Group That Will Nominate 2020 President

WASHINGTON — The Virgin Islands national committeeman has been named to the group that will nominate the Republican Party's choice for president in 2020. Jevon O.A. Williams, 31, of St. Croix also…

John McCarthy February 20, 2019

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VIPD Cracking Down On People Without Driver’s Licenses And Registration

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The V.I. Bureau of Motor Vehicles said today police will soon be cracking down on motorists who fail to register their vehicles and apply for a local…

John McCarthy February 19, 2019

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Virgin Islands Payless Shoe Stores Escape U.S. Mainland Closures

TOPEKA, Kansas -- Payless ShoeSource locations in the territory will be spared closures affecting stores on the United States mainland and Puerto Rico. The discount shoe retail chain has ceased…

John McCarthy February 19, 2019

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Philanthropic Organization Receives Check For $20,000 From Viya

CHRISTIANSTED — The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) has received a $20,000 CFVI 2019 ANGELS donation from Viya to further the Foundation’s work in the territory. In presenting the donation to…

John McCarthy February 17, 2019

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Community Foundation Wants You To Share What You Learned From Storms

CHRISTIANSTED -- The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands (CFVI) announces the launch of a new information-collection campaign: Leveraging USVI Facts & Figures to Build Forward. The purpose of this initiative is to establish a…

John McCarthy February 17, 2019

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Airlines Upbeat About U.S. Virgin Islands, Boschulte Reports From Canada

QUEBEC, Canada -- The V.I. Department of Tourism reports that airlines serving the territory are satisfied with their route performance and some are looking forward to increasing capacity to the…

John McCarthy February 16, 2019