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High Winds Forecast For This Weekend Can Mean Only One Thing: Great Time To Go Surfing!

SAN JUAN -- While talk of La Nina doesn't hold the headlines like a strong El Nino event, we are still under La Nina conditions that are forecast to continue through…

John McCarthy February 9, 2018

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: Composite Utility Poles Are Here At Cost of $4,000 Each And Can Withstand 200 MPH Winds

CHRISTIANSTED -- Reiterating his commitment to rebuilding a more resilient Virgin Islands, Gov. Kenneth Mapp said that the territory will have a stronger energy system through the continued installation and…

John McCarthy February 8, 2018

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Former Attorney General Soraya Diase Coffelt To Make Campaign Push For Governor This Month

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Beginning on February 12, 2018, the Committee to Elect Soraya Diase Coffelt Governor said it will launch a broad-ranging media campaign introducing Soraya’s vision to the people…

VI Free Press February 8, 2018

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V.I. Republican National Committeeman Says Plaskett Should Be Willing To Work With G.O.P. For Good of Territory

CHRISTIANSTED — V.I. Republican National Committeeman Jevon Williams released the following statement in response to Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett’s criticism of the administration in the opinion page of today’s Virgin Islands…

John McCarthy February 7, 2018

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OPINION: Del. Plaskett Explains Why She Will Never Attend Another Trump State of the Union Speech

By CONGRESSWOMAN STACEY PLASKETT I did not have high expectations for this year’s State of the Union address. But I expected that the President would be duty bound to address…

VI Free Press February 7, 2018

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HURRICANE RECOVERY: As Things Get Back To Normal, One Question Remains: Who Will Be Left Behind?

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Five months after Hurricane Irma shredded the roof of his house, Charles Caines feels like he's "living in a tent in the…

John McCarthy February 7, 2018

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Former President Bill Clinton Tours St. Thomas and St. John and Promises Disaster Aid From Clinton Foundation

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Former President Bill Clinton backed up Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp’s assertion that rebuilding with added resiliency is the right thing to do in the territory. During…

John McCarthy February 6, 2018

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT: Charles Harwood Complex Closed Today Due To Malfunctioning Chiller

CHRISTIANSTED -- Due to a malfunctioning of the air conditioning chiller, the Department of Health (DOH) will temporarily closed the Charles Harwood Complex, located on St. Croix, today at 1:30…

John McCarthy February 5, 2018

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Move To Brand-New Modular Hospitals On St. Thomas and St. Croix Can’t Move Fast Enough For Administrators

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Health care in the Virgin Islands remains in a perilous state, five months after Hurricanes Irma and Hurricane Maria smacked down the…

John McCarthy February 4, 2018

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Republican National Committee Adopts Virgin Islands Resolution On Trump’s U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem Policy

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON – The Republican National Committee adopted a resolution from Virgin Islands GOP National Committeeman Jevon Williams that called upon Congress to cease foreign aid…

John McCarthy February 3, 2018