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Coral Disease Part 2 – Strike Teams Fight Underwater
While some agencies are focused on restoring and regrowing coral on land-based nurseries, others are taking the battle directly beneath the sea. Among them is Frank Cummings, a leader of the St. John Strike Team.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
VIPA Announces Departure of Senior Engineer Damian Cartwright
Carlton Dowe, executive director of the V.I. Port Authority, announced the department of the agency's senior engineer and assistant executive director, Damian Cartwright, the VIPA's Wednesday board meeting.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Meteorologist: Forget Predictions, Just be Prepared for Hurricane Season
It’s that time of year again -- the impending start of hurricane season, when everyone becomes a meteorologist, and the bane of Ernesto Morales’ existence.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Racist Supreme Court Rulings on U.S. Territories Receive Congressional Hearing
A House resolution co-sponsored by V.I Delegate Stacey Plaskett received a landmark congressional hearing Wednesday proposing that the Insular Cases -- a series of racist Supreme Court decisions that put residents of U.S. territories on a “separate and unequal” footing – be rejected.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Limetree Bay Refinery Suspends Operations After Second Oil Release Impacts Cisterns
St. Croix residents in the Enfield Green community were told not to use their cisterns Wednesday afternoon as the result of a release of oil from Limetree Bay refinery, the second since the refinery restarted operations in February.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
UVI Awards 313 Degrees in Inspirational Virtual Ceremony
Having earned their degrees despite the disruptions of two Category 5 hurricanes and a global pandemic, University of the Virgin Islands graduates were urged in an inspirational ceremony to keep on rising.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
STT Police Station Closed After Five Test Positive for COVID-19
The V.I. Police Department closed the Mariel C. Newton Command station in Anna’s Retreat on Monday after five employees who worked there tested positive for COVID-19.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Men Detail Ordeal of Working on STT Hurricane Recovery Program
When he took a job in January 2019 that promised great pay repairing hurricane-damaged roofs on St. Thomas, Abiel Osorio Cotto could never have dreamed how badly it would end up.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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
EPA Air Quality Monitors Provide Protection for STX Residents
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing St. Croix residents with information on possible pollution via newly installed air quality control monitors around the Limetree Bay refinery.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Utility Pole Fire Cuts STT-STJ Power Two Hours Sunday Night
A utility pole fire caused a two-hour power outage on St. Thomas Sunday evening.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Some Sports Projects Completed, But Senators Express Concern About Stadiums and Race Tracks
While several senators expressed confidence in Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White for completing projects, they also raised concerns about a number of stalled projects.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Superior Court Strikes Down Senate's Hospital Board Changes
V.I. Superior Court has struck down an act of the Legislature that aimed at restructuring V.I. public hospital boards, saying it violated separation of powers doctrine and federal law.
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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
St. Croix Refinery Fire Wednesday Shortly After New Odor Complaints – Updated with Added Videos
Emergency teams are responding to a fire inside the Limetree Bay Refinery Wednesday..
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Mostly Fair Wednesday, Highs in Mid to Upper 80s
While a fair weather pattern prevails across the local area today, an isolated passing shower cannot be ruled out from time to time. Daytime high temperatures will average in the mid to upper 80s with winds of 10-15 miles per hour. Mariners can anticipate five-foot seas and southeast winds to 15
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
St. Croix’s Pollo Tropical Takes Chicken to a New Level
With an opening anticipated at the end of May, a new Pollo Tropical on St. Croix will be a Virgin Islands first. The Miami-born franchise infuses grilled chicken with citrus marinade.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Senators Praise Dowe While Raising Concerns About Port Authority
Senators were unanimous Monday in voicing praise for Carlton Dowe, the executive director of the Virgin Islands Port Authority, while at the same time raising concern about a variety of issues.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Police Make Three Arrests in St. Croix Murders
As projected by the Virgin Islands Police Department, three arrests have been made on St. Croix associated with a double homicide that occurred on April 19.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Attorney Seeks Writ of Mandamus to Move Cases Forward
St. Croix attorney Russell Pate has filed a petition seeking a writ of mandamus to compel the V.I. Superior Court to assign hundreds of cases orphaned when the judge presiding over them was named to a higher court.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
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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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Senators Praise Dowe While Raising Concerns About Port Authority
Senators were unanimous Monday in voicing praise for Carlton Dowe, the executive director of the Virgin Islands Port Authority, while at the same time raising concern about a variety of issues.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
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 is putting pressure on the U.S. Virgin Islands' positivity rate, which in the previous week had dipped to 1 percent, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. said on Monday.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
USVI Produces 450 Tons of Garbage Every Day, Researchers Say
Napkins, food wrappers, Styrofoam, aerosol cans, and coffee waste were among the top waste items listed by viewers of a University of the Virgin Islands Caribbean Green Technology Center presentation on sustainable living Wednesday afternoon.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
WMA Board OKs Sewer Line Replacement, Manhole Rehabilitation in C'sted
The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority’s board of directors on Tuesday approved an $8.4 million project to replace sewer lines and rehabilitate manhole covers in Christiansted.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
Racist Supreme Court Rulings on U.S. Territories Receive Congressional Hearing
A House resolution co-sponsored by V.I Delegate Stacey Plaskett received a landmark congressional hearing Wednesday proposing that the Insular Cases -- a series of racist Supreme Court decisions that put residents of U.S. territories on a “separate and unequal” footing – be rejected.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
St. Croix’s Pollo Tropical Takes Chicken to a New Level
With an opening anticipated at the end of May, a new Pollo Tropical on St. Croix will be a Virgin Islands first. The Miami-born franchise infuses grilled chicken with citrus marinade.
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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.
Read more
Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Senators Praise Dowe While Raising Concerns About Port Authority
Senator were unanimous Monday in voicing praise for Carlton Dowe, the executive director of the Virgin Islands Port Authority, while at the same time raising concern about a variety of issues.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
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