The V.I. Housing Authority is getting ready to launch a federally funded building trades apprenticeship program for youth. Ten individuals ages 16 to 24 in each district will be chosen to work with contractors that are undertaking major residential construction projects on St. Thomas and St. Croix.

The V.I. Housing Authority is getting ready to launch a federally funded building trades apprenticeship program for youth. Ten individuals ages 16 to 24 in each district will be chosen to work with contractors that are undertaking major residential construction projects on St. Thomas and St. Croix.

The V.I. Housing Authority is getting ready to launch a federally funded building trades apprenticeship program for youth. Ten individuals ages 16 to 24 in each district will be chosen to work with contractors that are undertaking major residential construction projects on St. Thomas and St. Croix.

With the hope of helping builders do better by the environment, the UVI Cooperative Extension Service has come out with a second revised edition of the "Virgin Islands Environmental Protection Handbook." It's just $15 and is a must read for anyone in the construction business or those who plan to build a home themselves.

With the hope of helping builders do better by the environment, the UVI Cooperative Extension Service has come out with a second revised edition of the "Virgin Islands Environmental Protection Handbook." It's just $15 and is a must read for anyone in the construction business or those who plan to build a home themselves.

With the hope of helping builders do better by the environment, the UVI Cooperative Extension Service has come out with a second revised edition of the "Virgin Islands Environmental Protection Handbook." It's just $15 and is a must read for anyone in the construction business or those who plan to build a home themselves.

With fresh green paint newly dried on the door, the little cottage in the garden in Cruz Bay is taking on an old familiar look as the home of the St. John Tourism Bureau. On a recent day, senior representative Cindy Jurgens was still hanging pictures and re-settling into her old surroundings, meanwhile meeting, greeting and pointing directions for a steady stream of visitors.

The St. Thomas Board of Realtors is sponsoring a town meeting Wednesday evening in the Mark C. Marin Center at Antilles School to examine "the nature and the causes of the present emergency in the territory due to the lack of reasonably available hazard insurance coverage, and to formulate solutions," a release stated.

Senators sighed in relief Friday night on St. Croix as they heard plans to expand the affordable housing options for more than 300 families on the island by developing or upgrading five projects that will include community space and a wholesome infrastructure.

A mock disaster exercise sponsored by the U.S. Coast Guard this week provided a first-time opportunity for a disaster team from the British Virgin Islands to learn Incident Command, an emergency response system that's being used throughout the United States. With three major incidents in recent memory involving large commercial vessels in local waters, the exercise was of more than virtual interest.