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REGISTRATION FOR CONTINUING ED

Registration for adult continuing education classes began at 6:30 p.m. on Thurs., Jan 14 and will continue through Jan. 28 at Charlotte Amalie High School.

St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Launches OnePaper Edition

January 15th marked the official launch of St. Thomas Source, an edition of OnePaper and the territory's first on-line newspaper.

THE ST. THOMAS BRIDGE CLUB HAS NEW LOCATION

Thc St. Thomas Bridge Club has a new location at Al Cohen's Plaza. There are duplicate games 1 p.m. Wed. and Fri., 1:30 p.m. Sun, and 7 p.m. Mon. and Thurs.

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In what his successor called a 'midnight raid on the treasury," former Gov. Roy L. Schneider and 36 members of his administration took almost $383,000 in lump sum payments with them when they left office at the December.
Gov. Charles W. Tumbull termed the episode "willful and malicious" in view of the precarious fiscal condition of the territorial government. But he stopped short of using the word illegal to describe the payments, which were for unused annual leave.

LT. GOV. JAMES NAMES 4 TOP ASSISTANTS

Deverita Sturdivant has replaced Gwendolyn Brady as director of banking and insurance in the Lieutenant Governor's Office. Nathan Simmonds is the chief of staff.

SIMMONDS TO BE EDUCATION COMMISSIONER

Dr. Ruby Simmonds will be appointed Education commissioner, a source close to the administration confirmed Friday. "She's been spoken to, she's accepted and she's making her move to leave UVI," the person said.

THE SEAHORSE STORY AT CORAL WORLD

Everyone is fascinated by the seahorses being bred at Coral World and released into the Mangrove Lagoon. Here's more about what's happening. And coming up Feb. 12: a special evening celebrating these mystical creatures, with wine, cheese, music -- and seahorses.

TRAVEL WRITER HAPPY TO FIND THE SOURCE

Gay Myers, the Caribbean editor for Travel Weekly, the largest trade publication in the travel industry, has discovered St. Thomas Source and is "delighted to see your site."

MEDIA WATCH: A POP QUIZ ON OUR NEWSPAPERS

Jean Etsinger, who is "the" journalism faculty at the University of the Virgin Islands, launches her Media Watch column with this question: How many daily newspapers are there in the Virgin Islands?

WHAT A NITE!

Kirk Grybowski, who admittedly, simply "enjoys good music," reviews Paul Oscher's Blues Band who performed at Tillett Garden recently.

UPCOMING EVENTS

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