St. John business

Two Zoom forums will launch a program to help small businesses grow and new businesses get off the ground through a Personal Care Attendant (PCA) In-home Services program.

UVI will offer a Data Science Certificate Program, beginning in the Fall 2021 Semester. The program is designed to help professionals advance their careers by leveraging applied data science.

Although previously planned, Tuesday’s meeting followed a recent gas flaring event from the refinery that prompted the closure of several schools in the vicinity of the refinery and triggered complaints from residents living in the surrounding areas.

The donation of $43,000 will be used to purchase and train three dogs to be added to VIPD’s K9 Unit.

Limetree Refinery further clarifies that the refinery did not experience a gas leak of hydrogen sulfide during this incident, as some media reports have indicated.

Board members voted unanimously to extend the lines of credit and a standby credit facility for a three-month period.

This prohibits the stations from having regulated substances, including but not limited to petroleum products, delivered to its underground storage tank (UST) system.

The task force cautions that now is not the time to “let down our guard,” as the next several months will determine how quickly the tourism-dependent region will be able to rebound.

“This important grant will benefit the Virgin Islands tremendously with our ongoing rebuilding efforts and making the Virgin Islands whole again after experiencing two devastating hurricanes."

The American Rescue Plan that was signed into law by President Joe Biden has established the $28.6 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund at the SBA.