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PART TWO: Gubernatorial Candidate Mosler Maps Out A Viable Future for GERS (REVISED!)

CHRISTIANSTED -- If you're a Virgin Islands government employee who will be eligible for a pension when you retire, there is only one thing on your mind: Will the Government…

John McCarthy April 24, 2018

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Government Announces It Will Begin Sending Out $5 Million in Tax Refunds Tuesday

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Finance Commissioner Valdamier Collens said that just about $5 million in tax refunds will be sent out tomorrow. Collens said about 1,500 refund checks will be mailed out…

John McCarthy April 23, 2018

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Dominican Republic National Deported in 2014 Must Be Deported Again After Second Conviction

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A Dominican Republic national deported in 2014 admitted in federal court that he tried to illegally enter the United States in St. Thomas in February. Gustavo Adolfo…

John McCarthy April 23, 2018

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Plans for Cyril King Airport Upgrades Unveiled By Governor At League of Women Voters Meeting

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Governor Kenneth Mapp addressed the League of Women Voters of the Virgin Islands during their annual meeting at E’s Garden Teahouse on…

John McCarthy April 23, 2018

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Governor’s Hurricane Task Force Community Meeting Coming to St. John on Tuesday

CHRISTIANSTED – The Hurricane Recovery and Resilience Task Force has held its first three community meetings on St. Croix as part of Governor Kenneth Mapp’s promise to ensure public input in…

VI Free Press April 23, 2018

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Human Services Qualifies For Federal Grant For Special Needs and Disabled People

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services (VIDHS) Commissioner Felecia L. Blyden announced Friday that the department is the recipient of a $11.5 million grant award from…

John McCarthy April 22, 2018

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EARTH DAY! Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association Fights Pollution in Region

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] BRIDGETOWN -- This Earth Day, April 22, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) joins the worldwide celebrations. Earth Day’s theme this year, “End Plastic…

John McCarthy April 22, 2018

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St. Thomas Man Dies Near Kirwan Terrace After Sustaining Multiple Gunshot Wounds Friday Night

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A St. Thomas man was shot multiple times in a Lindbergh Bay housing community and succumbed to his injuries on Friday night. Police have not released his…

John McCarthy April 21, 2018

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Bureau of Motor Vehicles Gets Two New Trailers For St. Thomas … Two Arriving For St. Croix Soon

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Two modular units have arrived on St. Thomas and two units will soon arrive on St. Croix as temporary office space for…

John McCarthy April 20, 2018

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GOLDEN EGGS? People Boiling Hot About High Price of Eggs on St. Croix Since Salmonella Scare

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- People are boiling hot about the high price of eggs on St. Croix, according to social media. Some people said businesses were “price gouging”…

John McCarthy April 19, 2018