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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
Community - Environment — St. Croix
Sea Scoop! #6: What's With All the Colors?

Sea Scoop! is a question and answer column written by Elizabeth Ban, Marine Adviser for the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas and St. John. Click on the headline to learn the answer to this question and find out how to send in a question of your own.

Read entire articleApr 13 2005 - 11:34am
Beach Advisory Week Ending March 18

Commissioner Dean C. Plaskett, Esq., of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that the Division of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program, which evaluates weekly water quality at 43 popular swimming beaches throughout the Territory, have performed water quality analysis during the week of March 14 – March 18, 2005. It has been determined that all of the 43 beaches meet water quality standards specifying that they are SAFE FOR SWIMMING AND/OR FISHING.
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Read entire articleMar 18 2005 - 2:32pm
Beach Advisory Week Ending March 4

Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection, performed water quality analysis at the 43 designated beaches throughout the territory during the week of Feb. 28 – March 4. Below you will find a complete list of beaches that do and do not meet the water quality standards.
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Read entire articleMar 4 2005 - 6:08pm
Sea Scoop! #5: How Do Starfish Move?

Sea Scoop! is a question and answer column written by Elizabeth Ban, Marine Adviser for the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas and St. John. Click on the headline to learn the answer to this question and find out how to send in a question of your own.

Read entire articleMar 4 2005 - 12:00pm
Sea Scoop! #4: What Was the First Fish Ever?

Sea Scoop! is a question and answer column written by Elizabeth Ban, Marine Adviser for the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas and St. John. Click on the headline to learn the answer to this question and find out how to send in a question of your own.

Read entire articleJan 27 2005 - 11:04am
Beach Advisory Week of Jan. 17-21

Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Protection, performed water quality analysis at 39 designated beaches throughout the territory during the week of Jan. 17 - 21, 2005. Below you will find a complete list of beaches that do and do not meet the water quality standards.
The Source is publishing this press release as a public service. It is published exactly as received. Please note on the by-line the name of the person or organization that sent the release.

Read entire articleJan 21 2005 - 5:19pm
Sea Scoop! #2: What is the Deepest Part of the Ocean?

Sea Scoop! is a question and answer column written by Elizabeth Ban, Marine Adviser for the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas and St. John. Click on the headline to learn the answer to this question and find out how to send in a question of your own.

Read entire articleJan 17 2005 - 10:53am
Sea Scoop! #1: Do Dolphins Sleep?

Sea Scoop! is a question and answer column written by Elizabeth Ban, Marine Adviser for the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas and St. John. Click on the headline to learn the answer to this question and find out how to send in a question of your own.

Read entire articleJan 17 2005 - 10:52am
Sea Scoop! #3: What is this strange fish?

Sea Scoop! is a question and answer column written by Elizabeth Ban, Marine Adviser for the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Thomas and St. John. Click on the headline to learn the answer to this question and find out how to send in a question of your own.

Read entire articleJan 17 2005 - 10:52am
Beach Advisory Week of Jan. 10 – Jan. 14

Commissioner Dean C. Plaskett, Esq., of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that the Division of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program, which evaluates weekly water quality at 43 popular swimming beaches throughout the Territory, would like to advise the public of the following:

Read entire articleJan 14 2005 - 5:48pm