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VITEMA Encourages Residents To Be Ready As 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season Nears its Peak

CHRISTIANSTED — Daryl Jaschen, Director of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), is encouraging the public to take time now to make sure they are ready for the…

VI Free Press July 23, 2020

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Fabien Cousteau Is Raising $135 Million To Build International Deep Sea Space Station In Curacao

WILLEMSTAD — Renowned aquanaut, Ocean explorer and environmentalist Fabien Cousteau--grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau--announces today his vision for PROTEUS™, the world's most advanced underwater scientific research station and habitat to address humanity's…

VI Free Press July 22, 2020

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V.I. GUINEA PIGS! Territory Will Be The First In The World To ‘Try’ Finnish Liquid Gas-Oil Hybrid Plant

CHRISTIANSTED — A Helsinki, Finland technology group has been awarded a contract to deliver a yet unproven power plant and energy storage system to the Virgin Islands Water and Power…

Bro Bot July 21, 2020

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Annas Retreat Community Garden Hopes To Sprout Many Such Gardens Across The Territory

Guess who came to the Garden to be? None other than Shelly Jacobs of ABC Landscaping! Police Captain Sandra Colbourne and Sgt. Milton Petersen and myself had an outdoor meeting…

VI Free Press July 15, 2020

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Human Services Says It Will Sanitize Office Where COVID-19 Positive Employee Worked

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Department of Health has confirmed that a Department of Human Services employee tested COVID-19 positive this weekend. “Though the Department of Human Services has implemented COVID-19…

Bro Bot July 13, 2020

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Worsening Drought Forces State of Emergency In Puerto Rico … What Is USVI Doing?

SAN JUAN — Puerto Rico’s governor declared a state of emergency effective Monday as a worsening drought creeps across the U.S. territory amid a coronavirus pandemic. Starting July 2, nearly 140,000…

Bro Bot July 5, 2020

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2 Earthquakes Shake, Rattle, Roll Puerto Rico … Latest In Series Of Quakes

SAN JUAN — Two strong earthquakes have shaken Puerto Rico, but there have been no reports of injuries in the latest of a series of tremors that have hit the…

Bro Bot July 4, 2020

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VIPD Cautions Motorists Not To Drink And Drive This 4th Of July Holiday Weekend

FREDERIKSTED — Police Commissioner Trevor A. Velinor and the Virgin Islands Office of Highway Safety (VIOHS) announced the launch their high-visibility enforcement campaign beginning July 1 to September 30. High-visibility…

VI Free Press July 1, 2020

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Monkey Hill Is A Tourism Attraction, ‘Invasive Species’ Concern For St. Kitts-Nevis

BASSETERRE — As iconic as the islands’ pristine beaches and tropical forests, the 60,000-plus green monkeys of St. Kitts and Nevis are a quintessential part of the Caribbean experience for…

VI Free Press June 29, 2020

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June Episode of Recovery in Focus Showcased Territorial Housing and Road Projects

CHRISTIANSTED — The Office of Disaster Recovery (ODR) and the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority (VIHFA), in collaboration with WTJX-TV Channel 12 (WTJX) broadcast the June episode of Recovery in Focus…

VI Free Press June 26, 2020