By KELVIN DENNIE/St. Croix Taxi Driver Dear Editor: As a taxi driver in the territory for over 30 years, I cannot remain quiet after this
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USAO And Project Safe Neighborhoods Sponsor Camp DEFY: Meet Senators
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that about 50 V.I. youths are attending Camp DEFY (Drug Education for Youth) this
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Gittens Decries ‘Wholesale Mismanagement Of WAPA’; Subpoenas WAPA Top Brass, Public Services Commission
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority leadership and members of the Public Services Commission will be subpoenaed to appear before the 33rdLegislature to
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GITTENS: ‘Let’s Get Rid Of Paid Commissioners With The Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission’
CHRISTIANSTED — St. Croix Senator Kenneth Gittens will introduce a measure to restructure the Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission, to include eliminating salaried positions for
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Virgin Islands Celebrates Two Important Holidays Back-To-Back
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The people of the territory paid tribute to the “fortitude and perseverance of enslaved Africans in the former Danish West Indies on the 171st anniversary of the
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Senator Gittens Extends Emancipation Day And Independence Day Greetings
CHRISTIANSTED — Senator Kenneth Gittens has extended greetings to residents ahead of this week’s Emancipation Day and Independence Day commemorations. “It is my hope everyone
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Legislature Approves Bill Banning ‘Coral Harming’ Sunscreen Ingredients
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Lawmakers approved a bill that would ban the sale of sunscreens with ingredients that environmentalists say are harming the ocean. The Virgin
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Senate Says $22.9 Million Of Medicaid Windfall Will Go To WAPA To Pay Its Fuel Bill
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The government is hammering out a plan to direct cash to the territory’s junk-rated power authority to prevent a fuel cutoff threatened
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Blyden Congratulates Scholarship Recipients And All 2019 Graduates
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Marvin Blyden extended his heartfelt congratulations to the recipients of the 2019 Marvin A. Blyden Scholarship. Through distribution by the Community Foundation
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SENATOR GITTENS: Privatize WAPA To Ensure Better Service To Customers
CHRISTIANSTED — The “partial privatization” of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority may represent the best opportunity for reliable and affordable service, Senator Kenneth
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