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Two Robberies Reported on St. Croix

Police on St. Croix are investigating a pair of Wednesday armed robberies that happened in different locations. No one was…

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On Wednesday, June 5, Gov. John deJongh Jr. presented a radio address outlining the economic problems facing the territory and proposing legislation to deal with it.

 
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Elmo Plaskett East Little League, 11-12, Dominates the West in Series Whitewash

Elmo Plaskett East Little League completed a dominant performance in the East-West 11-12 Little League All Star competition by beating the West, 6-2, on Monday to  sweep the series.

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2013-06-20 00:57:32
Senate Holds Governor's Stopgap 2013 Budget Bills

The Finance Committee held in committee on Tuesday a proposal giving the government authority to get a rolling loan during financially constrained years to help the territory deal with very tight finances this year.

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2013-06-20 00:00:22
Veterans Affairs Hosts Seminars on PTSD

 The Office of Veterans Affairs will host a series of seminars during June for veterans and their family members on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness.

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2013-06-19 22:29:07
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USVI HTA Awards Contract to Herald Custom Publishing and Media Marketing

The (USVIHTA) United States Virgin Islands Hotel and Tourism Association has just announced the renewal of its publishing agreement with Herald Custom Publishing and Media Marketing. 

Read entire articleMay 7 2012 - 9:58pm
Four UVI Students Share $60,000 in First 13D Entrepreneurship Competition

Four University of the Virgin Islands students – Patricia Rogers, Ghadeer Taha, Heba Abdallah and Shoshana Pemberton – won the top three prizes in the first 13D Student Entrepreneurship Competition, which concluded on Friday, May 4.

Read entire articleMay 4 2012 - 9:30pm
UVI Students Vying for $60,000 in Business Startup Funding

Fourteen University of the Virgin Islands students in eight teams will compete for $60,000 in business startup funding during the final round of the first 13D Student Entrepreneurship Competition scheduled for Friday, May 4, on the St. Thomas campus.

Read entire articleMay 1 2012 - 5:30pm
USVI Governor to Open Caribbean Insurance Industry Event

The 32nd Annual Caribbean Conference will be held on St. Thomas this June 3-5.  This year’s theme, “Journey to Sustainability,” will set the tone for the two-day insurance industry event.

Read entire articleApr 30 2012 - 1:39pm
Hovensa Rack Rates For Gas Fall Sharply

Effective April 30-May 6, Hovensa dramatically dropped the price retailers pay for gas by 19 cents to $3.37 per gallon for regular and $3.69 for premium.

Read entire articleApr 27 2012 - 9:02pm
Better World LLC Publishes CARIBBEAN onlinemagazine

St. Thomas based publisher Better World LLC announces the digital publication of CARIBBEANonlinemagazine –a quarterly publication that debuts today and will commence a regular schedule late June for the July quarter.

Read entire articleApr 24 2012 - 5:14pm
Brief: Change to Cruise Ship Schedule

The Tourism Department Friday announced two changes in the St. Croix cruise ship schedule.

Read entire articleApr 13 2012 - 6:59pm
Scotiabank Introduces International Bright Future Young Leaders Award

Scotiabank today announced an international youth award program - Scotiabank Bright Future Young Leaders – to recognize youth who make outstanding contributions to their communities.

Read entire articleApr 11 2012 - 12:36am
Cruise Ship Schedule for April 1-30

This is the USVI Department of Tourism cruise ship schedule for April 2012.

Read entire articleApr 3 2012 - 1:14pm
FirstBank Helps New Homeowners Be Prepared for an Emergency

In its continued efforts to assist homeowners in the territory, FirstBank has established a partnership with local vendor Toya Malone of Malone Media Group to issue NightVision address signs to new FirstBank mortgage clients in the Eastern Caribbean Region.

Read entire articleMar 23 2012 - 1:59pm

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