CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Government Employees’ Retirement System of the Virgin Islands (GERS) is seeking a court order for the government to pay at least
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BIGGER GOV’T NEEDED! As More Federal Dollars Roll In, Mapp Says We Need To Spend Them
CHRISTIANSTED — As federal recovery and insurance dollars begin flowing into the territory, it is critical that local officials remain prepared for their efficient and
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Federal Deadline Pushed Back 60 Days To Remove Mountains of Hurricane Debris in Territory
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump on Thursday made additional disaster assistance available to the territory by authorizing an extension of increased federal funding for debris
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BAD NEWS: National Hurricane Center in Miami Revises Death Toll From Hurricane Irma Upwards
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — The death toll from Hurricane Irma‘s catastrophic rampage across the Caribbean and the southeastern U.S. has risen to 44
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BAD NEWS: Experts Expect Another Destructive Hurricane Season: ‘A Repeat of 2017’
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] MIAMI — A scientist with Global Weather Oscillations is predicting the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season to be “somewhat of a
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SEN. MILLIN YOUNG: St. John Needs Property Tax Reform … Especially After Devastation Caused By Hurricanes
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CRUZ BAY — Property tax reform is crucial for all Virgin Islanders, especially St. Johnians, and must be tackled now as
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Virgin Islands Says Its Share of $954 Million FCC ‘Pai’ After Meeting At Government House
CHRISTIANSTED — Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday pledged his agency’s commitment to help restore and expand the U.S. Virgin Islands communications
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Assistant Interior Secretary Doug Domenech OK’s $2.8 Million For Virgin Islands Hurricane Recovery Projects
ASSISTANT U.S. INTERIOR SECRETARY DOUG DOMENECH VISITED ST. CROIX AND ST. JOHN [ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHRISTIANSTED — Doug Domenech, the U.S. Interior Assistant Secretary
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U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS: No ‘Justification’ For European Union Including Territory on Tax Haven Blacklist
[ad name=”HTML-68″] [wpedon id=”23995″ align=”left”] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The European Union, without justification, has added the U.S. Virgin Islands to its list of “non-cooperative jurisdictions”
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OP-ED: Governor’s Repeated Extensions of the State of Emergency ‘Further Tramples’ V.I. Laws Requiring Financial Accountability and Transparency
By SORAYA DIASE COFFELT AN OPINION-EDITORIAL PIECE Virgin Islands law authorizes a governor to declare a state of emergency for emergencies and major disasters. No
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