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Kaiser Foundation Issues Health Report On The U.S. Virgin Islands In The Wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] OAKLAND -- The Kaiser Foundation, a non-profit organization established by health insurance Kaiser Permanente, has put out a report on the U.S. Virgin Islands. The report is called:…

John McCarthy December 14, 2017

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V.I. Water and Power Authority Contracts With Wisconsin Utility To Bring Electrical Workers In To Work On Christmas … Because WAPA Workers Won’t

[ad name="HTML-68"] TWO RIVERS, Wisc. -- Two city line workers and a utility bucket truck departed Wisconsin Dec. 9 bound for St. Croix along with line workers from municipal utilities in…

John McCarthy December 13, 2017

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: WAPA Needs 50 Flagmen and You Don’t Need A High School Diploma To Get The Job

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Gov. Kenneth Mapp is in the holiday spirit early. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED - Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced 50 jobs are available for flagmen to assist in managing traffic…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

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Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) Invites Residents of St. Thomas To Clean-Up Downtown With ‘Rock City Clean Streets’

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- Department of Planning and Natural Resources Commissioner Dawn Henry invites the residents of the St. Thomas community to volunteer their services for a clean-up drive of downtown…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

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Natural Resources Defense Counsel (NRDC) Says There Is Fecal Matter In Puerto Rico’s Drinking Water

SAN JUAN -- At least half the population of Puerto Rico was at potential risk of exposure to bacterial contamination in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, according to government test…

VI Free Press December 11, 2017

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GOLDEN PARACHUTE: Julio Rhymer Is The New Director of OMB, Nellon Bowry Is Retiring And We Know Who Is The Next Acting WAPA CEO

WRONG AND STRONG: "I know nothing, nothing," Gov. Kenneth Mapp will make the announcements tonight at a press conference. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Julio Rhymer will be named the director…

John McCarthy December 11, 2017

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Lead Singer Kyle ‘Kylo’ Sylvester Identified As Member of Stylee Band Aboard Ill-Fated Beechcraft Baron 58 Aircraft That Crashed on St. Croix

[ad name="HTML-68"] FREDERIKSTED -- Kyle "Kylo" Sylvester, the lead singer for the soca group Kylo & Stylee Band, was among the five passengers who died aboard the Beechcraft Baron 58…

John McCarthy December 9, 2017

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Private Plane Fails To Take Off At Henry Rohlsen Airport And Crash Lands … One Member of Kylo & Stylee Band, Pilot, Three Others Die

[ad name="HTML-68"] FREDERIKSTED -- Five people died -- including at least one member of the Kylo & Stylee Band -- when a twin-engine aircraft experienced "mechanical issues" on takeoff at Henry…

John McCarthy December 8, 2017

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TIMELY ARRESTS: Three Men Arrested In St. Thomas For 2013 Gold Corner Jewelry Store Heist On Main Street

JEWELRY STORE ROBBER: Ron Delano Kuntz CHARLOTTE AMALIE – Devon Davis, 27, Keon Wilson, 22, and Shawn McIntosh, 24, have been arrested after being charged by a superseding indictment with…

John McCarthy December 8, 2017

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U.S. Army SATCOM Supports Hurricane Relief Efforts in Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] SAN JUAN -- Some 2,000 miles away from the path of devastation cut by hurricanes Irma and Maria, network engineers at the Rock Island Arsenal Integrated Network Operations…

John McCarthy December 7, 2017