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Consider the Source Weekly Newscast with Adisha Penn

Watch: Host Adisha Penn recaps the biggest stories of the week while our in-studio correspondent Knema Willett sits down with Kalan Bernier and Dillon Hodge, who helped save the lives of two men whose car went over the Waterfront Apron on St. Thomas.

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Limetree Protests EPA Shutdown, Calls Order Unlawful

Limetree Bay Refining has challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 60-day shut-down order, protesting that the federal agency lacked legal authority to issue it.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

Sargassum’s Future Poses Bigger Mystery Than Its Origins

As the floating mats of brown seaweed, known as sargassum, continue to swamp Caribbean beaches summer after summer, the search is widening for a way to turn a nuisance into a gift.

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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999

RTPark May Begin Offering Loans to Entice New Enterprise

The Senate Finance Committee advanced legislation Thursday that, if signed into law, would allow the University of the Virgin Islands Research and Technology Park to award and disburse loans to eligible businesses.

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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999

Senate Committee Advances Bills to Aid Homebuyers, Entrepreneurs

The Senate Committee on Rules and the Judiciary on Thursday approved two bills, one allowing UVI's Research and Technology Park to dispense loans to eligible businesses and the other aimed to aid first-time homebuyers.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Staffing Shortages Plague Tourism Sector

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. declared a state of emergency on March 13, 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, over a year later, the tourism industry has emerged from a total shutdown only to be faced with the challenge of inadequate staffing.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

Limetree Flare Sprayed Onto Homes, Impacting Water Cisterns

The massive fireball and flare at the Limetree Bay Refinery Wednesday afternoon impacted the Enfield Green community. Enfield Green residents should disconnect downspouts to cisterns if accessible.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

CSVI Creates "Colors of Cancer Campaign" to Raise $50,000 for Cancer Patients

Throughout the month of May, Cancer Support VI is raising awareness and funds for Virgin Islanders impacted by cancer through their Colors of Cancer campaign.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Charlotte Amalie, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Seniors Test Positive for COVID-19

One Charlotte Amalie High School senior and two Ivanna Eudora Kean High School seniors have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Education Department. The students are in quarantine.

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COVID Positivity Numbers Trend Up as Cases Jump on STT and STJ

A burst of new COVID-19 cases on St. Thomas and St. John are putting pressure on the U.S. Virgin Island's positivity rate, which in the previous week had dipped to one percent, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr said Monday.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

STX Restaurants Part 1: New Eateries Add Variety to Diverse Scene

Just before the pandemic struck and while it raged over the world, entrepreneurs braved COVID restrictions to open restaurants and feed the people of St. Croix.

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One Killed, Two Wounded in Midday Shooting on STX

The dead man was identified by family members as 23-year-old David Semper of Anna's Hope. Two other victims were listed in serious but fair condition as of Friday evening.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

One Killed, Two Wounded in Midday Shooting on STX

The dead man was identified by family members as 23-year-old David Semper of Anna's Hope. Two other victims were listed in serious but fair condition as of Friday evening.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Hazy, Mainly Fair Wednesday

Hazy skies with mainly fair weather conditions are forecast today. One or two isolated to scattered showers should not be ruled out. Daytime high temperatures will average in the upper 80s today with east winds of 10-15 miles per hour. Choppy marine conditions are expected with seas to five feet

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Hundreds Join Third Class Action Against Limetree Bay Refinery

Litigation against Limetree Bay Refinery mounted as Lee J. Rohn and Associates became the third law firm in a week to file a class action against the company.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

Police Seeking Help to ID Body Found in Bugby Hole, STX

On Wednesday evening, the V.I. Police Department reported that a dead body was found near the roadway in Estate Bugby Hole on St. Croix.

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Florida Principal Who Paddled Student Will Not Face Criminal Charges, Prosecutor Says

That repeated attempts to rid the territory of the scourge of corporal punishment in our schools has eluded the Virgin Islands so far has long been a source of pain for our children and this publication.

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Hundreds Join Third Legal Action Against Limetree Bay Refinery

Litigation against Limetree Bay Refinery mounted as Lee J. Rohn and Associates became the third law firm in a week to file a class action against the company.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

Fortress Investment Group Buys Marriott's Frenchman's Reef

The U.S. Virgin Islands' largest hotel, Marriott Frenchman's Reef on St. Thomas, has been sold to an affiliate of New York-based private investment firm Fortress Investment Group.

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Public Has Until May 26 to Comment on Cowgirl Bebop Floating Lounge

The public can weigh in on whether a 120-foot floating barge containing a restaurant and a bar should be allowed to operate off two uninhabited cays near St. Thomas and St. John.

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Four Nominations Advance to Full Senate

The V.I. Senate Committee on Rules and Judiciary advanced four nominations of candidates for various governmental boards during Thursday’s hearing.

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Senate Committee Advances Bills to Aid Homebuyers, Entrepreneurs

The Senate Committee on Rules and the Judiciary on Thursday approved two bills, one allowing UVI's Research and Technology Park to dispense loans to eligible businesses and the other aimed to aid first-time homebuyers.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

CSVI Creates "Colors of Cancer Campaign" to Raise $50,000 for Cancer Patients

Throughout the month of May, Cancer Support VI is raising awareness and funds for Virgin Islanders impacted by cancer through their Colors of Cancer campaign.

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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999

CSVI Creates "Colors of Cancer Campaign" to Raise $50,000 for Cancer Patients

Throughout the month of May, Cancer Support VI is raising awareness and funds for Virgin Islanders impacted by cancer through their Colors of Cancer campaign.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

Charlotte Amalie, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Seniors Test Positive for COVID-19

One Charlotte Amalie High School senior and two Ivanna Eudora Kean High School seniors have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Education Department. The students are in quarantine.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

Oil Flare Impacted Residential Water in Half-Dozen Communities On 7-Mile Swath | St. John Source

Densely populated Williams Delight abuts Enfield Green. Residential communities in Estate Cane, Estate Carlton, Good Hope and Ruan Bay are also in the line of travel.

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Work on VINP Facilities in Cruz Bay Creek Could Begin in November

The National Park Service presented its plans to repair the Visitors Center and marine facilities in Cruz Bay to the St. John Committee of Coastal Zone Management in a public online meeting held by Thursday evening.

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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999

Endangered Species Day: Conservation Efforts Helping Turtles

The V.I. is marking "Endangered Species Day" with news that the green sea turtle, endangered on the Virgin Islands list, has been upgraded on the federal list to threatened in some areas, including Florida.

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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community

NOAA: 13 to 20 Named Storms Expected this Hurricane Season

Buckle up – conditions are ripe for an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 20 named storms, according to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

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St. Croix Hotel Designer Recognized in Dwell Magazine

Chris Pardo, architect and hospitality designer, was recognized in Dwell Magazine for his rebirth of the Waves at Cane Bay and his 30-year love affair with St. Croix.

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Bryan Vows to Find Source of Emissions Hovering Over STX

In the wake of a flood of reports about a "rotten egg" smell hovering over parts of St. Croix, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said Friday that everything possible is being done to “find out what is this strange odor affecting our residents.”

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