St. Thomas News – Page 395 – Virgin Islands Free Press

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…

John McCarthy March 15, 2018

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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

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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" for tax purposes. There is…

John McCarthy March 14, 2018

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OH, CANADA! (How Could You?) Ottawa Tells Its Citizens To Avoid Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN -- Almost six months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed into several Caribbean countries, the Canadian government is warning its citizens about travel…

John McCarthy March 12, 2018

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Assistant Secretary of Interior Douglas Domenech Tours Territory … 3rd Top Ranking Visit of Trump Administration

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The assistant secretary of the Interior Department, Douglas Domenech, arrived in the territory on Sunday. As head of the Office of Insular Affairs, Domenech oversees the Virgin…

John McCarthy March 12, 2018