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Mosler-Fonseca Team Sponsors $4.99 Half Chicken, Johnny Cakes At Meet-Greet Monday

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- One of the eight teams to challenge the Mapp-Potter ticket will be holding a meeting a greet at mid-island St. Croix tomorrow. Warren…

John McCarthy June 24, 2018

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U.S. Senate Committee Passes Extension of Disaster Unemployment Assistance

SENATOR CLAIRE MCCASKILL [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- A United States Senate Committee has approved the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (S. 3041), which provides an…

John McCarthy June 15, 2018

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REPORT: UVI’s Research and Technology Park, Destroyed By Hurricane Maria, Has Value

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] FREDERIKSTED -- The UVI Research and Technology Park (RTPark) of the U.S. Virgin Islands said Friday that it has value and contributes to the territory.…

John McCarthy June 9, 2018

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DPNR Says Virgin Islands Boating and Mooring Registration Begins on June 11

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) said that the Division of Environmental Enforcement will begin vessel and mooring registrations for the 2018-2019 year on Monday,…

John McCarthy June 6, 2018

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BREAKING: St. Thomas Businessman Schanfarber: ‘Seat Me and Let’s Move Forward’

ST. THOMAS ENTREPRENEUR MAX SCHANFARBER [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — St. Thomas entrepreneur Max Schanfarber, who was certified by Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes to fill a…

John McCarthy June 3, 2018

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VIPD: 71-Year-Old Man Apparently Drowns In Hotel On The Cay Pool Saturday Afternoon

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- A St. Croix resident apparently drowned in a hotel pool on Protestant Cay late Saturday afternoon. Carlos Wesley, 71, was pulled from the…

John McCarthy June 3, 2018

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WAPA Issues Statement On Authority’s State of Preparedness For Hurricane Season

ELECTRICITY REPORT: Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority CEO Lawrence Kupfer [ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- With the start of the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season (yesterday), I…

John McCarthy June 2, 2018

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ECONOMISTS: Caribbean Nations Need To Harvest ‘Blue Economy’ of Marine Resources

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] GRAND ANSE, Grenada -- Caribbean countries should dive into the “blue economy” to exploit marine resources, giving their economies a much needed boost, while protecting…

John McCarthy June 1, 2018

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FEMA Says It Will Hire 1,600 Puerto Ricans As 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Nears

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] MIAMI — Puerto Rico is working on building emergency management capabilities that would help the American island withstand future disasters, the head of the U.S.…

VI Free Press May 31, 2018

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Gubernatorial Hopeful Warren Mosler’s Ten Ways To Get USVI Back In Good Fiscal Shape

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- Nobody who is running for governor this year has as many good ideas for generating revenue streams for the Virgin Islands government as…

John McCarthy May 30, 2018