CHARLOTTE AMALIE – The Committee on Health Hospitals and Human Services, chaired by Sen. Nereida Rivera-O’Reilly, held a meeting at the Capitol Building on Wednesday, and approved several measures including Bill No….
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EPA To Hold Public Meeting on Cleanup at Tutu Wellfield Superfund Site on St. Thomas
Location of the groundwater treatment plant at the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education Curriculum Center in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (Photo courtesy of EPA) ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The…
Mapp Approves 14 Bills … Resolution To Pray We Don’t Get Hit By Another Hurricane
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — In his communication to Senate President Myron D. Jackson, U.S. Virgin Islands Governor Kenneth Mapp approved 14 bills brought forward by the 32nd Legislature of the Virgin Islands, signing them into…
Senate Health Chair Says Its Time For Local Doctors To Pay Fair Share To Hospitals
CHRISTIANSTED — The Senate chair of the Health Committee for the Legislature says her office will be vetting a bill that would require local doctors who work in Virgin Islands hospitals to…
VIWMA Urges Public To Avoid Old Hospital Ground Near Legion Hall After Sewer Line Break
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) Preserving Paradise team advises the community of a collapsed eight-inch sewer line, which has led to a manhole overflow in the…
WAPA Power Outages Affect At Least 10,000 People on Four Feeders in St. Thomas
[ad name=”HTML-68″] CHARLOTTE AMALIE — About 10,000 people on St. Thomas were without power today after one of the units at the Harley power plant tripped this morning. The Virgin Islands Water…
Separated Migrant Children Forced To Take Psychotropic Drugs At U.S. Detention Centers
[ad name=”HTML-68″] DALLAS — Immigrant children are being routinely and forcibly given a range of psychotropic drugs at U.S. government-funded youth shelters to manage their trauma after being detained and in some…
FOOD & DRINK: It’s Always A Good Time of Year To Enjoy A Sorrel Drink Here
CHRISTIANSTED — This drink has been a force on the St. Croix scene for donkey years. Visit the homes of any Virgin Islands families especially during the holiday season and you will…
UVI Professor Asks Homeowners Who Find Bats to Get Expert Help Relocating Them
[ad name=”HTML-68″] FREDERIKSTED — As we go into another hurricane season, homeowners especially are asked to seek help before evicting an unusual type of refugee from last season’s storms — bats. The…
DPNR ALERT: Saharan Dust Presents An Air Pollution Hazard … At Its Peak Right Now
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources advised the public of an on-going air pollution alert for dust from the Sahara Desert in Africa. The dust is continuing to…