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Read moreInterior Department Gives $2.5 Million To V.I. To Fund Wildlife and Recreation Projects
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Read moreV.I. Government Has Until Wednesday To Tell Feds How It Will Come Up With $213 Million Owed To GERS
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The Government Employees’ Retirement System of the Virgin Islands (GERS) is seeking a court order for the government to pay at least
Read moreVirgin Islands Says Its Share of $954 Million FCC ‘Pai’ After Meeting At Government House
CHRISTIANSTED — Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai on Friday pledged his agency’s commitment to help restore and expand the U.S. Virgin Islands communications
Read moreOP-ED: Governor’s Repeated Extensions of the State of Emergency ‘Further Tramples’ V.I. Laws Requiring Financial Accountability and Transparency
By SORAYA DIASE COFFELT AN OPINION-EDITORIAL PIECE Virgin Islands law authorizes a governor to declare a state of emergency for emergencies and major disasters. No
Read moreHistoric Meeting of U.S. Congress Takes Place in Legislature In St. Thomas … Mapp Is A No-Show
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Read moreAssistant Secretary of Interior Douglas Domenech Tours Territory … 3rd Top Ranking Visit of Trump Administration
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The assistant secretary of the Interior Department, Douglas Domenech, arrived in the territory on Sunday. As head of the Office of Insular
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