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Dance Competition Planned to Select 165th Emancipation Celebration Performers

 A competition to select dancers to perform at the 165th Emancipation Celebration on St. Croix will be held. The…

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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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UVI Celebrates V.I. African Heritage Week and Liberation Day

The VICCC is hosting a "V.I. African Heritage and African Liberation Day" forum on Saturday on St. Thomas and an "African Heritage Parade/Walk and Roundtable" on St. Croix Monday.

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2013-05-23 20:54:22
Police ID Victim of Tuesday Shooting

Detectives identified the body of the man found fatally shot Tuesday in Upper Hidden Valley as 38-year-old Victor Manuel Otano Beltre, a native of the Dominican Republic. 

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2013-05-23 17:29:12
No Record of Guns Confiscated by DPNR Cop Accused of Drug Smuggling

DPNR Enforcement Officer Roberto Tapia testified in March that he regularly confiscated boaters’ firearms but DPNR has no records at all of any firearms confiscated by Tapia.

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2013-05-23 03:41:05
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The Return of the Hurricane Hunters

The Hurricane Hunters are on St. Croix and they are preparing for hurricane season, which runs each calendar year June through November.

Read entire articleMay 18 2013 - 1:36am
Schneider Hospital Trying to Expand Dialysis Unit

Schneider Regional Medical Center is negotiating with a contractor to run or help run its kidney dialysis unit, which is at capacity and losing money, hospital staff told a Senate committee.

Read entire articleMay 18 2013 - 1:09am
V.I. Schools Have Milk Again

After several weeks without, V.I. public schools again have milk to serve students at lunch, according to the V.I. Department of Education.

Read entire articleMay 18 2013 - 1:03am
Science and Technology Projects Shine at STEM Fair

The best elementary school science projects were among important demonstrations in math and technology Friday at the district STEM Fair held at UVI.

Read entire articleMay 18 2013 - 12:23am
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.

Read entire articleMay 18 2013 - 12:14am
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.

Read entire articleMay 17 2013 - 10:45pm
Forum Explores the Trauma Crime Leaves Behind

All too often shootings disrupt the peace of Virgin Islands neighborhoods, but what happens after the crime scene is cleaned up and the sirens fade away? How do people deal with the trauma of a violent act after the crime is done?

Read entire articleMay 17 2013 - 12:52am
VITEMA Hosts Disaster Preparedness Expos

Information on how to better prepare for, survive and recover from disaster is being shared at the annual All Hazard Preparedness Expos. "The best way to survive ... is to be prepared.”

Read entire articleMay 17 2013 - 12:46am
VINGN Acknowledges 'Learning Experiences' from Repaving After Trenching

Road hazards and repaving delays after road trenching for the V.I. Next Generation Network's publicly owned fiber optic network are "lessons learned," the viNGN president told a Senate committee.

Read entire articleMay 17 2013 - 12:39am
Gun Smuggler Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

Convicted in February as the ringleader of a firearms conspiracy involving more than 30 firearms, Tyrone Reid has been sentenced to 14 years in prison.

Read entire articleMay 16 2013 - 11:14am