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Cast Your Ballot In ‘Bling Bling Bras For Breast Cancer,’ A Local Benefit For A Breast Cancer Victim

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — It's time to vote! And it's all for a good cause during Breast Cancer Awareness month. Every year during October, the Caribbean Palm Bonnets, a Chapter of…

VI Free Press October 4, 2020

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V.I. Department of Labor Bounces Checks To Unemployment Insurance Recipients This Week

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Local residents who received an NSF Unemployment Insurance check from the Virgin Islands Department of Labor this week are being asked to redeposit those checks into their…

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PLASKETT ARRESTED! St. Thomas Man Accused of Domestic Violence On Friday Evening: VIPD on Twitter

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man was arrested on an assortment of domestic violence-related charges on Friday evening, authorities said. Geoffrey W. Plaskett, 56, of Charlotte Amalie, was arrested…

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USVI Tourism Department Is Pursuing Tourists Wherever It Can Find Them

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands started to welcome back leisure travelers on June 1, but closed its borders once again on August 19 and reinstated stay-at-home orders for locals…

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Auven Therapeutics Makes $25,000 Donation To My Brother’s Workshop To Buy New CNC Routers

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Auven Therapeutics made their first donation to My Brother’s Workshop (MBW) in 2012 and is proud to support MBW again this year with a $25,000 donation to…

VI Free Press October 2, 2020

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38 St. Thomas Cats And Dogs To Find New Homes In Cape Cod Thanks To The MSPCA

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Some 38 cats and dogs from St. Thomas have a new lease on life thanks to the good people of New England. The Massachusetts Society for the…

VI Free Press October 1, 2020

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VITRAN To Resume Fixed-Route Bus Service On Monday, DPW Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works - Office of Public Transportation will restore VITRAN’s fixed-route service starting Monday, October 5. Services will run from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday…

VI Free Press October 1, 2020

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Fire Service To Lift Burn Ban In The Territory On Monday, Government House Says

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Virgin Islands Fire Service advisesthe general public that the ban on burning in the territory will be lifted onMonday. Although the ban will be lifted October…

VI Free Press October 1, 2020

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DPW Says Public Will Start Seeing Directional Signs Again Soon In The USVI

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Public Works (DPW) received federal funding through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ER Program to install "regulatory signage" throughout the territory. The total cost for the…

VI Free Press October 1, 2020

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2 Tropical Waves Form In The Atlantic Ocean, 1 Could Become A Tropical Depression: NHC

MIAMI — People in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico still have to keep one eye on the Atlantic Ocean. Two tropical waves were being tracked by meteorologists on…

VI Free Press October 1, 2020