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WAPA’s St. Thomas Business Office Closes Early on Friday, Memorial Day

 The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority will close its St. Thomas business office and payment windows at Beltjen Place…

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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
News - Local sports — St. Thomas
U.S.V.I. Competes Against Costa Rica for Davis Cup

On Tuesday, the Virgin Islands Davis Cup team played Costa Rica, the top seed of our group and the second ranked team at the competition.

Read entire articleJun 20 2012 - 4:36pm
U.S.V.I. Competes for Davis Cup at Tobago

The Virgin Islands played the Bahamas on Monday. 

Read entire articleJun 19 2012 - 8:17pm
St. Thomas All-Stars Sweep Little League Baseball on St. Croix

The St. Thomas 13-14 and 15-16 Little League Baseball All-Stars both won their respective best-of-three games tournaments over the weekend at the D.C. Canegata ballpark.

Read entire articleJun 11 2012 - 11:35pm
2012 USVI National Tennis Team Departs for Tobago

When the 2012 USVI National Tennis Team departs for Tobago this week to compete in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Davis Cup presented by BNP Paribas it will be faced with its toughest opposition it has faced in over eight years.

Read entire articleJun 10 2012 - 12:02pm
July Open Kid’s Fishing Tournament Set for July 1

The Virgin Islands Game Fishing Club (VIGFC) invites all kids to come down to the docks at the American Yacht Harbor (AYH) Marina in Red Hook, St. Thomas, to fish the July Open Kid’s Tournament on July 1.

Read entire articleJun 8 2012 - 8:53pm
49th July Open Billfish Tournament Set for June 30-July 2

Register now to take part in the 49th July Open Billfish Tournament (JOBT) – the longest annually held angling contest in the Virgin Islands and the tournament that put the Virgin Islands on the world’s blue marlin fishing map with Elliot Fishman’s all-tackle world record 845-pound blue marlin in 1968.

Read entire articleJun 8 2012 - 10:01am
V.I. Senior Bowlers Win in Florida

Twelve of the top senior men and women bowlers from the Virgin Islands competed and won 16 medals at the World Senior’s Invitational in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, May 7-12, which hosted bowlers from seven countries, including Italy, Brazil, Ireland, Bahamas, France, U.S.A. and the V.I.

Read entire articleJun 7 2012 - 4:20pm
V.I. Tennis Youth Growing in Competition and Numbers

Youth Tennis has had a resurgence of popularity in the Virgin Islands, and it shows in the level of competition to which its players have risen.

Read entire articleJun 7 2012 - 4:17pm
Results of the 2012 Mothers Against Gun Violence Walk/Run

These are the results for the Annual Walk Run Against Gun Violence hosted by Jason Carroll Memorial Fund Inc. and V.I. Mothers Against Guns Inc. on May 20.

Read entire articleJun 4 2012 - 1:46pm
Capoeira Workshops Offered

Capoeira Angola is an African-Brazilian martial art, which includes dance, self-defense, balance, music and philosophy.

Read entire articleJun 1 2012 - 8:06am