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Bryan: Mask Mandate Remains Despite CDC Revised Guidelines
The CDC has announced new guidelines for fully vaccinated individuals – that they can forego wearing masks in many public situations – but Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. made clear on Monday that the territory isn’t ready to buy in.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Bryan Nixes 2 Senate Bills Aimed At Improving WAPA: Who’s Zooming Who?
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Governor Albert Bryan has once again put the kibosh on Senate bills aimed at overhauling the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA). He signed 14 pieces of legislation into law, according to a transmittal letter sent Wednesday to Senate President Donna
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Caribbean Green Technology Center Presents Sustainability Webinar
The Virgin Islands can create a more sustainable and healthier community by adopting practices being followed in other island communities around the world, according to a the Caribbean Green Technology Center webinar.
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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. 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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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
St. Croix's Legendary ‘Junie Bomba’ Receives Community Support
St. Croix sailor, musician, teacher, artist and conch shell blower Wilfred “Junie Bomba” Allick is asking his community for help. Bomba is legally blind and has stage 4 prostate cancer.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Cluster-Related Incident Pushes COVID Positivity Rate Over 3 Percent
A cluster-related incident, followed by private functions and parties during the longer Carnival weekend, caused a spike of COVID-19 cases on St. Thomas, helping to bring the territory’s weekly positivity rate to 3.33 percent.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
Governor Takes Action on 16 Bills, Sets in Motion Promised Infrastructure Projects
Gov. Bryan has signed 14 measures, including a number of infrastructure projects that he vowed during his “State of the Territory” speech to get underway this year. He has vetoed two others.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
WAPA Crews Repairing Damaged Water Main Affecting Estate Humbug and Other Areas.
There was an incident when the main line was compromised by heavy machinery working in the area.
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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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
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. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
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
Updated 2021 USVI Youth Summer Camps
Soon children and teenagers typically would dive into the territory’s summer programs offered by various schools, private businesses, and the Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, camps and programs are scarce.   
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Showers Possible, High Around 90 Saturday, Rain, Sahara Haze On The Way
Increasing moisture levels associated with a surface may produce some shower activity across the region Saturday. Daytime high temperatures will reach the upper 80s to 90 with prevailing southeast winds. A Saharan air layer will bring hazy sky conditions to the local area on Monday and Tuesday
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
V.I.'s Cancer Registry Starting to Produce Information that May Help Save Lives
When a shower of oil from the neighboring refinery descended on Maria Otano’s neighborhood, the St. Croix resident pulled no punches about what was on her mind. “Our No. 1 concern is cancer,” Otano said.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
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. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
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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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time 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
EPA Attempts to Clarify Air-Quality Monitoring Confusion
As reports of noxious odors and health effects at the west end of St. Croix entered a second week, the V.I. government, Limetree Bay refinery, and the Environmental Protection Agency each began conducting hunts to find out the cause.
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Source: St. Thomas Source | The trusted independent voice of the Virgin Islands community
Governor Takes Action on 16 Bills, Sets in Motion Promised Infrastructure Projects
Gov. Bryan has signed 14 measures, including a number of infrastructure projects that he vowed during his “State of the Territory” speech to get underway this year. He has vetoed two others.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted 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
STX 4th Grader Armani Harvey Wins Spot in Doodle for Google Contest
Armani Harvey, a fourth grader at Pearl B. Larsen PreK-8 School, has been named the U.S. Virgin islands winner in the 13th annual Doodle for Google competition. And everyone in the V.I can help him make it to the finals by voting online.
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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted since 1999
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
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. 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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Source: St. Croix Source | online all the time since 1999
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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Source: St. John Source | independent and trusted 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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