Sunset at Ha'penny Beach. (Source file photo)

Beach Advisory for December 3-7

Source Staff - December 8, 2018

DPNR performed water quality analysis at 33 designated beaches throughout the territory during the week of December 3-7, 2018. The following beaches meet water quality standards and are safe for swimming or fishing:

NEHA to Launch Post-Hurricane Health, Child Care and Safety Work Partnerships

Source Staff - November 16, 2018

The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) has announced it is launching a series of post-hurricane projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and parts of the U.S. mainland.

CFVI Accepting Nominations for Euan P. McFarlane Environmental Award

Source Staff - November 14, 2018

The McFarlane Award was established in 1987 to provide recognition for persons demonstrating initiative, resourcefulness and leadership in promoting conservation and enhancement of the environment in the Insular Caribbean.

NOAA Awards UVI $500,000 to Advance Community Resilience to Hurricanes

Source Staff - November 13, 2018

The five-year project will create the territory’s first sustained, community-based, hurricane hazard preparedness program.

Early Sign-up Now Open to Help Caribbean Farmers Recover from Hurricanes

Source Staff - November 1, 2018

EQIP is a voluntary conservation program that provides financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers to help them install and implement conservation practices on eligible agricultural land.

WAPA and PSC Discuss Projected Outcomes of New Rooftop Solar Program

Source Staff - November 1, 2018

WAPA and the PSC agreed on a six-month timeframe to develop the interconnection as well as control standards and tariffs needed to enable the new rooftop program.

Duncan Coles Is Member of Colby College Project Receiving NOAA’s Bluefin Tuna Research Grant

Source Staff - October 11, 2018

Duncan Coles of Frederiksted, St. Croix, is part of a team led by Loren McClenachan at Colby College, an assistant professor of environmental studies and her colleagues at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Maine.

NOAA Announces Seasonal Prohibition on Fishing/ Possession of Certain Fish Beginning Oct. 1

Source Staff - September 27, 2018

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries reminds fishermen and the public of the annually recurring seasonal prohibition on fishing for/ or possession of blackfin, vermilion, black or silk snapper in U.S. Caribbean federal waters.

EPA Awards UVI a Grant to Support Careers in Marine, Environmental Sciences

Source Staff - August 23, 2018

EPA anticipates that it will award UVI an Environmental Education grant in the amount of $100,000 once all legal and administrative requirements are satisfied.

Department of Interior Funds to Aid U.S.V.I. in Combating Invasive Species

Source Staff - August 20, 2018

U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) -- $43,557 to develop a website and outreach plan to create awareness about invasive species and their impacts in the territory.

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VIPD 2018-1 -- take the oath of office Friday morning at the Leonard Francis Armory. The second class of police cadets, the first on St. Thomas for the year, includes three members of the Virgin Islands Police Department, peace officers serving in the Executive Security Unit, Superior Court Marshalls, VI Port Authority, Taxi Commission and the Department of Justice. There are also four new officers for the Bureau of Corrections.
VIPD Territorial Police Chief Winsbut Mc Farlane congratulated the recruits for successfully completing seven months of rigorous training.
Superior Court Judge Harold Willocks administered the oath of office as police brass, friends and family looked on.
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