The St. Thomas-St. John Historic Preservation Committee made it clear to State Historic Preservation Office Director Sean Krigger, Tuesday, that members of the board believed they were not getting the support they needed from paid government workers at the Preservation Office. Committee members are volunteers.
📸: Pan African Support Group member Anna Francis takes a photo of the rededicated Freedom statue located in the heart of Emancipation Garden. (Photo by Ananta Pancham)
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Representatives of the Republican National Committee won a preliminary injunction against two officials of the Virgin Islands Republican Party on Wednesday. But the federal judge who granted their motion said the court would not decide if defendants John Canegata and Robert Schanfarber were in or out as party officials.
📸: John Canegata (File photo)
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Gov. Charles W. Turnbull lay in state at the Government House in Christiansted, St. Croix on Wednesday. The public viewing marked the first day in a series of events scheduled for the territory throughout the week.
📸: The body of Charles W. Turnbull is carried outside of the Government House on St. Croix. (Photo provided by the Government House)
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Chirag Vyas and Kevin Chipman have been brewing beer on St. John for almost 20 years. They told members of the Economic Development Commission Tuesday they were ready to take their business to the next level, and tax benefits from the commission could play a part.
📸 Source file photo: St. John Brewers founders Chirag “Cheech” Vyas & Kevin Chipman with Tap Room manager Tim Hanley showcasing the new brewing system at The Tap Room at Mongoose Junction.
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Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. announced the formation of a Territorial Park System that includes 30 properties so far, with a partially formed board of directors at a press briefing Monday morning.
📸: Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is applauded by the board of directors of the Territorial Park System as he signs the bill creating the entity Tuesday. (Screenshot of Government House Facebook)
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Public Works has secured a competitive federal grant of $25 million – the maximum amount awarded – to allow the Veterans Drive/Waterfront Beautification Project on St. Thomas to continue into Phase 2, Government House announced Tuesday.
📸: A rendering of Phase 2 of the Veterans Drive rehabilitation project on St. Thomas. (Government House photo)
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An angry, sometimes disruptive crowd attended Sen. Kurt Vialet’s town hall meeting Monday night, hoping to get answers to their questions about a rum distillery planned for the fields north of Frederiksted at the Raising Cane Farm.
📸: Sen. Kurt Vialet, Frandelle Girard, and Paul Vrabek discuss the rum distillery during Vialet’s town hall meeting Monday night. (Source photo by Susan Ellis)
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While Education officials said they felt that the opening of public schools across the district went “smoothly” from an operational perspective, what they most noticed while jumping from campus to campus Monday was the students’ joy of being back together for the first full in-person start since the pandemic.
📸: Ivanna Eudora Kean High School Principal Sally Petty welcomes students back to campus Monday on St. Thomas. (Source photo by Judi Shimel)
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As students head back to class on Monday for what will hopefully be the first full year of in-person instruction since the pandemic began, the V.I. Education Department invites the territory’s fathers and male caregivers to be an important part of the big day by taking their children to school.
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📰: https://stthomassource.com/content/2022/08/07/dads-male-caregivers-invited-to-take-their-children-to-school-on-monday/
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Crucian writer and director Jordan K. Paul announced the launch of the crowdfunding campaign for his short film, ‘ANIMALS,’ inspired by real-life events experienced by him. The SeedandSpark platform will support the production of the project slated to begin fall 2022.
📸: Jordan K. Paul (Photo courtesy of Jordan K. Paul)
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Efforts to protect livestock in the territory from the invasive bont tick may be working. Dr. Bethany Bradford, director of veterinary services at the V.I. Agriculture Department, has reported that a recent field survey determined the pest is confined to just one of St. Croix’s 15 cattle farms.
📸: A worker sprays St. Croix cattle for ticks. (Photo courtesy Bethany Bradford)
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Experts in petroleum coke handling are on the ground at Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation on St. Croix after a smoldering pile of the material was discovered early Thursday, the company announced Sunday.
📸: Port Hamilton Refining and Transportation, formerly Limetree Bay Refinery, on St. Croix. (GH photo)
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Supporters set up tents outside the University of the Virgin Islands Sports and Fitness Center. The camps outside the voting center at Tutu Park Mall stretched to the end of the block and down the hill to the main road leading to Fort Mylner.
📸: Campaign supporter Damlet Berkitt showed up at the UVI voting Center on St. Thomas. (Photo by Judi Shimel)
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Though the unofficial count was not made public until close to midnight, overall trends in early voting and final numbers on St. Croix — whose results went public before 9:30 p.m. — stayed true until the end of Saturday’s Democratic Primary, with Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and Lieutenant Gov. Tregenza Roach coming out on top of the gubernatorial race and Senator-At-Large Angel Bolques Jr. keeping his new seat.
📸 Photo by Julisa Alvarez: Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. (far Right) joins (from Left to Right) Natalia Felix, St. Croix Administrator Sammuel Sanes & Jaynae Edney outside the polls on St. Croix on Saturday.
( #LinkInBio ): https://stcroixsource.com/2022/08/07/bryan-roach-beat-bernier-benta-bolques-keeps-at-large-seat/
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In the district Senate races, all incumbent senators retained their seats based on the unofficial primary election numbers, while three newcomers on St. Croix and another three on St. Thomas-St. John emerged to round out the rest of the slate.
📸: Incumbent Sen. Kenneth L. Kittens was the highest vote-getter on St. Croix Saturday, bringing in 1,693 votes. (Photo by Diana Dias)
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Primary Election 2022 Results are In as of 9:54pm. Stay tuned for the final results.
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For the first time, the Golden Hook Fishing Club, Inc. will donate funds from Saturday’s St. Croix Summer Slam Fishing Derby to a non-profit organization — the Women’s Coalition of St. Croix.
📸: Anglers get ready to display their fish for the 2019 Derby. (Photo courtesy of Golden Hook Fishing Club, Inc.)
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Zathlyn Rodriguez of the V.I. Air National Guard’s 285th Civil Engineering Squadron was promoted in July to Chief Master Sergeant making her the first female to ever hold the position in the squadron.
📸: Puerto Rico Senior Enlisted Advisor Chief Master Sergeant Alberto Santini from the 156th CES presents a Chief Enlisted Manager Buss to Chief Master Sergeant Zathlyn Rodriguez in July. (V.I. National Guard photo)
( #LinkInBio ): https://stcroixsource.com/2022/08/05/first-ever-female-chief-master-sergeant-in-the-v-i-air-national-guards-285th-civil-engineering-squadron/
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The Department of Education has rescinded a $30 technology fee being assessed to students for temporary use of school-issued laptops and Chromebooks for the 2022-2023 academic school year, according to a release from the Department on Friday.
📸: Student in front of a laptop (Shutterstock)
https://stthomassource.com/content/2022/08/05/v-i-schools-rescind-30-laptop-fee/
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Michelle Smith represented the U.S. Virgin Islands excellently at the 19th World Athletics Under 20 Championships held in Cali, Columbia from August 1-6, according to a release from the V.I. Track and Field Federation.
📸: Michelle Smith (Photo courtesy of the V.I. Track and Field Federation)
https://stcroixsource.com/2022/08/05/the-usvis-michelle-smith-sets-new-v-i-records-at-world-athletics-in-cali/
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