Tag: Virgin Islands Code

After 10 Years Of Senate Battles, Corporal Punishment Is Banned In USVI Schools

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Senator Janelle Sarauw thanked her colleagues, testifiers, supporting stakeholders, and Governor Albert Bryan for supporting her corporal punishment ban in U.S. Virgin Islands schools, saying that it would promote a more conducive environment for learning. Bill number 34-0097, now Act 8516, proposed by Senator Sarauw, orders the repeal and reenactment of Title […]

Photo Of 2 Women Wearing Bathing Suits In Town Touches Off Firestorm Of Controversy On Facebook

CRUZ BAY — When a St. John resident posted an image of two women walking through town wearing only their bathing suits — it immediately touched off a firestorm of commentary on social media. Heather Weeks, in the Facebook group “Voices of St. John V.I.” said she noticed three people politely ask the two women […]