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Interior Department Gives $2.5 Million To V.I. To Fund Wildlife and Recreation Projects

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced $2,501,621 in funding to the U.S. Virgin Islands to support critical state conservation and outdoor recreation…

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Ritz Carlton Condominiums in St. Thomas Explains Why It Won’t Open on May 25 As Scheduled

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- We are happy to share some news regarding the Club, it's restoration, and the projected opening time frame. While progress has been…

John McCarthy March 20, 2018

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GOOD NEWS: HECM Borrowers in Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico Get More Time To Pay Their FHA Loans

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] WASHINGTON -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced earlier this month that the Federal Housing Administration would be extending the foreclosure moratorium for Hurricane Maria victims in…

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V.I. Government Has Until Wednesday To Tell Feds How It Will Come Up With $213 Million Owed To GERS

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Government Employees’ Retirement System of the Virgin Islands (GERS) is seeking a court order for the government to pay at least $213 million allegedly owed to…

John McCarthy March 19, 2018

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Two Minor Earthquakes Have Struck Near St. Thomas in Last Five Days … One Was 4.5 On Richter Scale

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A minor earthquake of 4.5 on the Richter Scale struck St. Thomas about 7:13 a.m. on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological…

John McCarthy March 16, 2018

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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 fatalities directly caused by its…

John McCarthy March 15, 2018

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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 repeat of 2017," claiming this…

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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 part of the territory's hurricane…

John McCarthy March 15, 2018

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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 network. After meeting with Gov.…

John McCarthy March 14, 2018

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V.I. HISTORY MONTH SPECIAL: Artifacts Indicate That Charlotte Amalie Was Home To Bustling Taino Indian Community

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Some 2,000 years ago there was likely a thriving Taino community in the heart of St. Thomas. In 2013, contractors began turning…

John McCarthy March 14, 2018