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St. Croix Senator Helps Give Out Free Book Bags At N.E.S.T. Event At Chicken Shack

KINGSHILL — A St. Croix senator teamed up with a Florida-based educational foundation so that local children could get needed school supplies before the start of the school year. Senator…

John McCarthy August 31, 2021

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Llama Antibodies Might Be ‘Game Changer’ In Fight Against COVID-19, Belgians Say

GHENT, Belgium -— Llama antibodies could soon be playing a role in the global fight against COVID-19, if clinical trials being conducted by a Belgian biomedical start-up live up to…

Bro Bot August 26, 2021

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Fossil Rodent Teeth Add North American Twist To Caribbean Mammals’ Origin Story

SAN JUAN — Two fossil teeth from a distant relative of North American gophers have scientists rethinking how some mammals reached the Caribbean Islands. The teeth, excavated in northwest Puerto…

Bro Bot July 17, 2021

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Going Bananas About Bacuba Trees In The USVI… But They’re NOT Trees, Just Plants

CHRISTIANSTED — Banana trees are a common feature of the U.S. Virgin Islands residential area landscape. They are primarily grown for the tropical look they bring with their green, elephant-ear-like leaves…

VI Free Press May 5, 2021

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UVI Launches Data Science Certificate Program For Professionals In Fall 2021

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The University of the Virgin Islands announced today that the university will offer a Data Science Certificate Program beginning in the Fall 2021 Semester. The program is designed…

VI Free Press May 3, 2021

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Invaders Nearly Decimated Caribbean’s First People 1,000 Years Before Columbus Came, DNA Reveals

SPANNING A MILLION square miles and dotted with more than 700 islands, the Caribbean Sea was one of the last places colonized by Native Americans as they explored and settled North…

VI Free Press December 24, 2020

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All About 4 Different Types Of Rubber

When you remove a rubber band from your newspaper or fix a tire on your bicycle, you may understandably believe that rubber is a one-size-fits-all sort of substance. Now that…

VI Free Press December 22, 2020

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Nature Conservancy Publishes Maps of The Caribbean’s Coral Reefs

ARLINGTON, Virginia — The Nature Conservancy (TNC) published detailed maps of important shallow underwater habitats throughout the entire Caribbean — including all shallow water coral reefs. For the first time ever, countries and territories…

VI Free Press December 9, 2020

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Huge Puerto Rico Radio Telescope, Already Damaged, Collapses

ARECIBO, Puerto Rico — A huge, already damaged radio telescope in Puerto Rico that has played a key role in astronomical discoveries for more than half a century completely collapsed…

VI Free Press December 2, 2020

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NOAA Scientists Discover New Species Of Translucent Jellyfish Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Scientists have discovered a new species of ctenophore, or comb jelly, near Puerto Rico. The newly named Duobrachium sparksae was discovered two and a half miles below…

VI Free Press November 29, 2020