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VI Slice town hall meetings introduce first-time home buyers to the process

FREDERIKSTED — The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority will hold a series of town hall meetings about the V.I. Slice Moderate-Income Homeownership Program starting tomorrow on St. Croix. The goal…

John McCarthy March 24, 2024

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University of Miami Launches Heart Health Plan For The USVI

CHRISTIANSTED — The U.S. Virgin Islands suffers some of the worst rates of adverse cardiovascular outcomes in the United States. With more than 40 percent of healthcare positions vacant, the territory…

John McCarthy January 30, 2024

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USVI to build artificial reef to bolster coastal defense against future storms

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — The U.S. Virgin Islands will soon build its first artificial reef to protect its coasts and help the territory become more resilient ahead of future storms, officials announced. The…

John McCarthy January 16, 2024

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Virgin Islands SBDC Welcomes New State Director John Morosco

CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on-boarded its new leadership on this month with a familiar face of the territory, John M. Morosco. Morosco exemplifies a business…

John McCarthy August 22, 2023

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Protecting Your Patch of USVIs Pest-Fragile Ecosystem

The U.S. Virgin Islands has an ever-fragile ecosystem. Recent plans to import Brazilian Tahiti Limes to the islands has led to a new risk assessment from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection…

John McCarthy April 25, 2023

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UVI Student Caught By Cops Within 12 Minutes of Daylight Restaurant Robbery

FREDERIKSTED — Restaurant workers recognized the man who robbed them in broad daylight as the same person who robbed them nearly three weeks ago — and police were fast to…

John McCarthy December 8, 2022

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ARCH Institute and UVI Get Grant to Address Structural Racism

ARCH Institute, Inc. and project partner University of the Virgin Islands’ Caribbean ExploratoryResearch Center (CERC) are pleased to announce our selection as a grantee of the Robert WoodJohnson Foundation (RWJF)…

John McCarthy November 21, 2022

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Tami Navarro To Put Race, Gender Under The Microscope In UVI Lecture On St. Croix

KINGSHILL — Race and gender are two of the topics to be placed under the microscope of cultural anthropologist Tami Navarro, PhD. at a highly anticipated lecture at the University…

John McCarthy November 10, 2022

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Assistant Secretary of Interior Wants UVI To Chart Sargassum Advances In Key Locations

CHRISTIANSTED — U.S. Department of the Interior assistant secretary for Insular and International Affairs Carmen Cantor has completed her first official visit to the USVI where she met with Governor…

John McCarthy October 24, 2022

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Congrats To St. Croix Residents Who Celebrate Their 50th Wedding Anniversary Tomorrow

CHRISTIANSTED — Congratulations are in order for St. Croix residents Bob and Patricia Towal who are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary tomorrow. Trisha and Bob were wed on October 7,…

John McCarthy October 6, 2022