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This Week's Senate Calendar

 Here’s what’s on tap at the V.I. Legislature this week.

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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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UVI Celebrates V.I. African Heritage Week and Liberation Day

The VICCC is hosting a "V.I. African Heritage and African Liberation Day" forum on Saturday on St. Thomas and an "African Heritage Parade/Walk and Roundtable" on St. Croix Monday.

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2013-05-23 20:54:22
No Record of Guns Confiscated by DPNR Cop Accused of Drug Smuggling

DPNR Enforcement Officer Roberto Tapia testified in March that he regularly confiscated boaters’ firearms but DPNR has no records at all of any firearms confiscated by Tapia.

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2013-05-23 03:41:05
Pirates Invade St. Croix for Fun-Filled Adventure

Pirates are coming to St. Croix – the bold swashbucklers of the late 17th century whose exploits wrote a colorful chapter in the history of the Caribbean.

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2013-05-23 02:12:02
Commentary - Open forum — St. Croix
Mahogany Road Is No Longer Safe

 Rich Waugh says it is imperative Public Works fill potholes and patch the asphalt on Mahogany Road. 

Read entire articleJan 6 2011 - 2:18am
A Good Story to Share

Wendy Erving, a ship’s agent, tells a story about honesty.

Read entire articleJan 3 2011 - 12:19am
More Transparency Needed on Authorship of Senate Bills

Jason Budsan asks that the Senate’s practice of pre-emption and the authorship rules of a bill be reviewed in the waning days of the 28th Legislature or at the very beginning of the 29th Legislature towards a specific time limit for exclusive authorship rights. 

Read entire articleNov 29 2010 - 3:22pm
Decisions by Political Officials Affect Generations to Come

Anna Francis asks the public to make connections between candidates for political office and the economic and environmental future of the Virgin Islands.

Read entire articleOct 29 2010 - 1:49am
Love Should Never Hurt

Corinne Van Rensselaer recently attended a Domestic Violence Symposium on St. Thomas and has learned a great deal on the subject.

Read entire articleOct 27 2010 - 11:30pm
What Is Normal?

 Dawn O'Bryan is the mother of an autistic son, who has taught her many valuable lessons over the years.

Read entire articleOct 13 2010 - 6:45pm
A Candidate Responds

 Guillaume Mimoun, a candidate for Delegate to Congress in the 2010 midterm election as well as chairman and founder of Vote Green VI, reacts to David S. North’s Op-ed about the upcoming election with “a not so polite response.”

Read entire articleOct 10 2010 - 11:14am
Seven Sorrows for Frank Jordan

Joseph Lisowski, an English professor at Elizabeth City State University, pays tribute to his friend Frank Jordan, who recently died.

Read entire articleOct 6 2010 - 2:28am
It’s Time for the Governor to Get Involved

Michael DiNapoli, a partner in Solar Solutions LLC, writes an open letter to Gov. John P. deJongh Jr. regarding “the mismanagement and disorganization” of the V.I. Energy Office’s Sun Power Loan Program.        

Read entire articleSep 8 2010 - 12:16am
How Clean Is the Air?

Shalima Edwards worries about air pollution on St. Croix, and she has questions for those in authority concerning the Clean Air Act.

Read entire articleAug 17 2010 - 2:30am