St. Croix Central High, St. Croix Educational Complex, and John H. Woodson Jr. High School are closed Friday as students protest in support of teacher walkouts over conditions at the island's schools, the V.I. Education Department announced.
Efforts to contain the Bovoni landfill fire on St. Thomas continued Thursday, and likely will for at least the next few days, as crews on the ground and in the air fight the blaze that erupted a week ago. Multiple government agencies are involved in the operation, and on Thursday, the V.I. National Guard began to monitor the air quality at nearby schools and the surrounding communities.
Performers from St. John’s Love City Pan Dragons left the Cyril E. King Airport for Washington, D.C., on Thursday. Organizers say the youth steel band will be featured performers at a prayer breakfast during the annual Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference.
Coordinated response efforts at the Bovoni landfill on St. Thomas include a series of aerial water drops, which began Wednesday afternoon and will continue over the next two days in hopes of fully extinguishing the blaze that started last week but has continued to smolder and reignite.
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. weighed in as teacher walkouts closed schools on St. Croix for a second day Thursday, saying in a statement that climate change is to blame for some of the issues that educators are protesting, while acknowledging it's "frustrating to work in less-than-ideal conditions."
Visibly frustrated teachers staged a walkout and protest on Wednesday on St. Croix. “No justice, no peace,” one teacher chanted outside of the Pearl B. Larsen PreK8 School as they held onto signs that read “Needs, Teachers, Paraprofessionals,” and “Improve Working Conditions,” along with other demands.
Senators diverged from Rules and Judiciary Committee’s agenda Wednesday to voice support for St. Croix teachers who held a walkout to protest their working conditions.
Volunteer firefighters from St. Croix and a helicopter from the Puerto Rico National Guard arrived Wednesday to help extinguish the Bovoni landfill fire, which has been burning since Sept. 14, according to VITEMA Director Daryl Jaschen.
VIDE informs parents and guardians of students enrolled at the Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School that due to the declared State of Emergency in response to an ongoing fire at the Bovoni Landfill, the school will remain closed.
A St. Thomas woman has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number and for possessing a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school zone, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Thursday.
A St. Thomas woman has been sentenced to two and a half years imprisonment for possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number and for possessing a firearm within 1,000 feet of a school zone, U.S. Attorney Delia L. Smith announced Thursday.
Recognizing and showing appreciation for the initiatives of local officials to preserve trees, especially those of historical importance, is very significant. Trees in urban environments provide a plethora of invaluable benefits, reflecting their unparalleled importance. Thank you, Commissioner Gabriel, of Department of Public Works, for coming to the rescue.
Virgin Islands Track and Field Federation member Bridget Klein represented the USVI in the first 2023 NACAC Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Saskatchewan, Canada, on Sept. 16.