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Agriculture Announces Caribbean Area Conservation Innovation Grants

 The U.S. Department of Agriculture – Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) Caribbean Area (CB) re-announces the availability of the 2013…

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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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Board of Education Hosts First in Series of Public Forums

A handful of parents and teachers gathered on St. Thomas Friday for the first in a series of meetings sponsored by the Board of Education that is geared toward addressing public concerns.

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2013-05-18 00:14:32
Two Retirees Elected to Group Health Insurance Board

Government retirees elected Adelbert Bryan and Lori Anderson to represent them on the V.I. Government Employees' Service Commission Group Health Insurance Board.

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2013-05-17 22:45:15
Montessori School Presents “Arts for Change Interdisciplinary Arts Show”

 Virgin Islands Montessori School & Peter Gruber International Academy presents “Arts for Change Interdisciplinary Arts Show” -- dance, drama, music, visual arts, improv, and poetry to change our lives and our world.

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2013-05-17 13:03:59
Commentary - Op-ed — St. Thomas
Best Beginnings Conference Will Look for Causes, Solutions of Behavior Problems

Anyone who has raised, cared for, taught or otherwise worked with young children knows that their behaviors can at times be puzzling, frustrating, and even exasperating,

What else would we expect from them when their ability to think of what they want to do far exceeds what they are actually capable of doing, and they have yet to master basic self-regulation and social skills.

Read entire articleMay 15 2013 - 9:08am
Interesting Tilt Towards ‘Belongers’ in BVI Land Transactions

One of the beauties of the Law Lords’ work is that it deals almost exclusively with British island matters, as its jurisdiction rarely reaches any part of any mainland.

Read entire articleMay 15 2013 - 2:21am
Why Do We Trash Our Environment?

Don Buchanan writes "We all have biophilia; even those who live in fear of being called a 'tree hugger.'”

Read entire articleMay 10 2013 - 1:37am
Kids Triathlon Offers Hope for St. Thomas's Children – and Adults

Events like the Rotary Sunrise Kids Triathlon shows that St. Thomas is ahead of the curve in developing parenting, character development, and community cohesion.

Read entire articleApr 21 2013 - 1:47am
‘A Misguided Attack by Caribbean Ambassadors’

The governor responds to criticism of V.I. participation in the U.S. Rum Cover-Over Program. “I am proud of what we have done and grateful that we did it when we did.”

Read entire articleApr 19 2013 - 12:04am
Source Manager’s Journal: Social Distance

In the territory, social distance is truly social. People live in close proximity and interact with one another, but often without great understanding.

Read entire articleApr 8 2013 - 10:39pm
Revitalization Is Not an Armchair Activity

David A. Bornn, an attorney and the president of Downtown Revitalization Inc., asks for residents to get involved and says that the organization seeks to act as the umbrella “under which multiple organizations, property owners, businesses, individuals and religious institutions can work together to create a town that can, once again, become a living and economically vibrant entity.”

Read entire articleApr 8 2013 - 2:13am
Source Manager’s Journal: What Are Your Priorities?

This Manager's Journal asks what's most important for the territory to focus on during the next five years. Readers' top priorities will be fleshed out in the form of a vision for the territory in 2020.

Read entire articleMar 26 2013 - 10:44pm
Source Manager’s Journal: We Need New Role Models

Start small, possibly by assigning cat consultants to key agencies, ordering low performers to take a cat home and watch it for a week, holding cat webinars or discussion groups.

Read entire articleMar 5 2013 - 9:17pm
Source Manager’s Journal: Cold New World

Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital is struggling through a painful transition, like much of health care, and Frank Schneiger offers some guidance, underlined by the admonition to "change or die."

Read entire articleFeb 2 2013 - 1:13am