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Agriculture Announces Caribbean Area Conservation Innovation Grants

 The U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) Caribbean Area (CB) re-announces the availability of the 2013…

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On Thursday, April 25, the St. Thomas community was enjoying J'Ouvert when the celebration was shattered by gunshots which injured three people. Public safety officials immediately canceled the remainder of J'Ouvert.

 
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Board of Education Hosts First in Series of Public Forums

A handful of parents and teachers gathered on St. Thomas Friday for the first in a series of meetings sponsored by the Board of Education that is geared toward addressing public concerns.

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2013-05-18 00:14:32
Two Retirees Elected to Group Health Insurance Board

Government retirees elected Adelbert Bryan and Lori Anderson to represent them on the V.I. Government Employees' Service Commission Group Health Insurance Board.

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2013-05-17 22:45:15
The Bookworm: Easy Rawlins is Back in 'Little Green'

Set in 1967, “Little Green” is classic Easy Rawlins, with underworld violence, sophisticated crime and men who efficiently take care of business - all with a noir feel, like a black Sam Spade.

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2013-05-17 01:06:55
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VING Recruiting and Retention Battalion Promotes Edwards to Highest Rank

The Virgin Islands National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion is scheduled to host a promotion ceremony at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10, at the Lieutenant Colonel Leonard A. Jackson Readiness Center Classroom for Sgt. Maj. Delores English-Edwards.
Edwards, who just completed a year of schooling at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy in Fort Bliss, Texas, will be promoted to the rank of command sergeant major.
Some of her past assignments include time spent as a guidance counselor at San Juan Military Processing Station to Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico, where she assisted prospective new enlistees as they transitioned to becoming members of the Virgin Islands Army National Guard. She also served as the non-commissioned officer-in-charge for the Rec. and Ret. BN/Recruit Sustainment Program. Edwards currently serves as the Rec. and Ret. BN command sergeant major.
Sgt. Maj. Edwards is an upstanding citizen of the community, born and raised on the island of St. Croix. She has been a member of the VING since 1976.
For more information on this event, contact Sgt. Maj. Edwards, at 773-6438 or e-mail: delores.englishedwards@us.army.mil

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