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FDA Approves Vaccine To Prevent Dengue Disease

CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the vaccine Dengvaxia on Wednesday for the prevention of dengue disease endemic in areas like the U.S. Virgin Islands, European Union…

VI Free Press May 11, 2019

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DPNR To Hold Meetings About Recreational Fishing On St. Thomas and St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources said that the Division of Fish and Wildlife will be holding meetings about recreational fishing throughout the territory. On St. Thomas,…

VI Free Press May 7, 2019

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V.I. Health Department Monitoring Quarantined Cruise Ship In St. Lucia

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Government and other local entities are monitoring a developing public health issue in St. Lucia, where a cruise liner has been quarantined due to a…

John McCarthy May 3, 2019

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DPNR Enforcement Officer On St. Croix Charged In Alleged Rape, Sodomy

CHRISTIANSTED — A Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) enforcement officer was arrested just after midnight in connection with the alleged rape and sodomy of a St. Croix woman.…

John McCarthy April 27, 2019

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VIWMA Tells Solid Waste Haulers In Territory To Secure Garbage Loads

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) asked "all commercial solid waste haulers and residents to secure and cover solid waste, extending above vehicle’s side walls/hauling bed, before…

VI Free Press April 26, 2019

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Celeb Or Stranger? Study Weighs Americans’ Interest In Birds

NEW YORK — Whooping cranes, common ravens and peregrine falcons are among the celebrities of the sky in the eyes of Americans, even those who’ve never laid eyes them. The…

VI Free Press April 19, 2019

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Rhino Poacher Stomped By Elephant And Eaten By Lions

JOHANNESBURG — A rhinoceros poacher was stomped to death by an elephant and eaten by lions in a South Africa wildlife preserve and rangers found just his skull and trousers,…

VI Free Press April 9, 2019

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Earthships Descend On Puerto Rico

AGUADA, PUERTO RICO — In the mountains of the Naranjo neighborhood, a well-known song of Puerto Rican rapper Calle 13 rang from some loudspeaker: "Si quieres cambio verdadero, pues, camina…

VI Free Press April 9, 2019

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From Ruined Bridges To Dirty Air: EPA Scientists Try To Put A Cost On Climate Change

LOS ANGELES — By the end of the century, the manifold consequences of unchecked climate change will cost the U.S. hundreds of billions of dollars per year, according to a…

VI Free Press April 9, 2019

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NPS Gives $10 Million Grant To VI For Historic Resources Damaged By 2017 Hurricanes

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The National Park Service awarded the territory at least $10 million dollars in supplemental funding to the Virgin Islands State Historic Preservation Office (VISHPO). The NPS funds…

VI Free Press April 7, 2019