St. Croix Foundation Celebrates 28th Anniversary, Plans 2019 Food & Wine Experience

Source Staff - September 25, 2018

Established in 1990, the Foundation has served as a conduit for over $40,000,000 in funding for community-based projects throughout the Virgin Islands.

Agriculture Seeking Farmers to Participate in the Harvest of the Month Program

Source Staff - September 15, 2018

Commissioner Carlos Robles has announced that the Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Division is seeking to recruit a total of 13 farmers, six in each district and one on St. John to participate in the Farm to Hospital (FTH) Program.

DLCA Commissioner Devin Carrington tells Senate Finance Committee about the challenges his agency faces in the wake of last season's hurricanes.

DLCA to Inform Public of Expired Goods and Future Publishing of Violators

Source Staff - August 7, 2018

Due to a gross quantity of pull date inspection findings, the DLCA informs the business community and the territory’s consumers of its intention to initiate the publication of the names of businesses found to be habitual violators.

DOA Partners With Plaza Extra West to Launch Farm to Supermarket Initiative

Source Staff - July 13, 2018

Each month for the next two years, a crop will be featured as the Harvest of the Month at the Plaza Extra West.

Fresh local produce is sold at the Jackson Farm stand on St. Croix (Bill Kossler photo)

DOA Launches ‘Fresh From the Farm’ Radio Talk Shows

Source Staff - July 13, 2018

These radio talk shows have been created to promote sustainable agriculture, marketing and the competitiveness of specialty crops in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Taste of the Caribbean: Trinidad & Tabago and Bahamas Win Top Culinary Honors

Source Staff - June 29, 2018

A combined team representing chefs from some of the Caribbean destinations that were impacted by last September's hurricanes also competed. The team, which included members from Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, won the Tony Mack Spirit of the Competition award.

Taste of the Caribbean and Caribbean305 Set for June 22-26 in Miami

Source Staff - June 14, 2018

A dozen teams are getting ready to participate in the highly anticipated Taste of the Caribbean culinary competition taking place June 22-26 at the...

A Taste of St. Croix 2018 Postponed Until Further Notice

Source Staff - January 30, 2018

Plans are on the way to for this year’s event to unfold later this year. Complete details will be forthcoming soon.

Tasty Treats in the Heat – 21st Annual Mango Melee

Source staff - July 10, 2017

Not even a scorching hot sun could stop people from attending the 21st annual Mango Melee and Tropical Fruit Festival this year at St. George's Botanical Gardens. With over 4,000 people in attendance, this year was one of the most successful Mango Melees yet.

USVI Culinary Team Shines at Caribbean Hospitality Forum and ‘Taste of the Caribbean’

Source Staff - June 14, 2017

Delicious culinary creations and ingenuity earned the USVI Culinary Team silver overall at the competition, held June 2-6. Team members also brought home medals in several individual categories.

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The judiciary, University of the Virgin Islands and hospitals were addressed in separate bills. UVI is budgeted at $33.8 million, up $2 million from FY 2017. Separate legislation is expected to appropriate $3 million to pay for free tuition for a majority of its students, up to 1,700 out of a student body of 2,500. The university normally receives about $14 million per year in tuition and would forego most of that if it waives tuition for more than half its student body. ... See MoreSee Less

Final Budget: Cuts Hit Police, Hospitals, Increases at Education, Waste Management

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Amid pre-election pay raises and promises of free tuition from Gov. Kenneth Mapp, some agencies saw another year of budget cuts as the Legislature approved more than three dozen bills Thursday.

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Will the reporter explain what it means when it says the university will lose 14 million if it waived tuition for more than half of its students. I don’t think they are waiving tuition, it’s just not coming directly from the student. My understanding is that students fill out FASFA and if they qualify will get financial assistance through grants, as they always did, and then the free tuition program will cover the rest via a pot made up of 3 million from government and the university’s endowment.