Aug. 5, 2002 – St. Croix math and science teachers get a chance to hone their skills at a series of professional development seminars to be conducted Monday through Wednesday by the Regional Alliance for Mathematics and Science Education.
The seminars are being presented in cooperation with the St. Croix Division of Curriculum, Assessment and Technology. The sessions have been "specifically designed to enhance the skills and knowledge base of secondary school math and science teachers," according to an Education Department release.
They are a follow-up to sessions held last year.
Regional Alliance consultants Joyce Tugel and Mary Alice Cunningham will lead the science and math sessions, respectively.
The Curriculum Division's Rosa White, science coordinator, and Juanita Boneque, math coordinator, will facilitate the sessions, which run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the three days.
An Education representative said similar seminars are planned for St. Thomas, with the dates to be announced.

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Aug. 5, 2002 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has allocated $1.95 million to the territory as its 2002 Community Development Block Grant. The V.I. government will disburse the CDBG funds to local government and not-for-profit agencies through a competitive process.
On Monday, Senate President Almando "Rocky" Liburd announced the following schedule of public hearings for agencies to present their proposals for funding:
St. Croix — 6 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Legislative Conference Room in Frederiksted.
St. Thomas — 6 p.m. Aug. 15 in the Senate chambers.
St. John — 6 p.m. Aug. 16 in the Legislature Building in Cruz Bay.
Last fall, the governor recommended nearly $2.2 million in grants for 37 projects, with the funding equally divided between the two districts. Initially, some senators opposed the recommendations and vowed to come up with their own list of beneficiaries; later, however, the governor's proposals were approved.
The CDBG funding is administered through the Planning and Natural Resources Department. For additional information, call Liburd's office at 693-3519.

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Aug. 5, 2002 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has allocated $1.95 million to the territory as its 2002 Community Development Block Grant. The V.I. government will disburse the CDBG funds to local government and not-for-profit agencies through a competitive process.
On Monday, Senate President Almando "Rocky" Liburd announced the following schedule of public hearings for agencies to present their proposals for funding:
St. Croix — 6 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Legislative Conference Room in Frederiksted.
St. Thomas — 6 p.m. Aug. 15 in the Senate chambers.
St. John — 6 p.m. Aug. 16 in the Legislature Building in Cruz Bay.
Last fall, the governor recommended nearly $2.2 million in grants for 37 projects, with the funding equally divided between the two districts. Initially, some senators opposed the recommendations and vowed to come up with their own list of beneficiaries; later, however, the governor's proposals were approved.
The CDBG funding is administered through the Planning and Natural Resources Department. For additional information, call Liburd's office at 693-3519.

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Aug. 5, 2002 – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has allocated $1.95 million to the territory as its 2002 Community Development Block Grant. The V.I. government will disburse the CDBG funds to local government and not-for-profit agencies through a competitive process.
On Monday, Senate President Almando "Rocky" Liburd announced the following schedule of public hearings for agencies to present their proposals for funding:
St. Croix — 6 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Legislative Conference Room in Frederiksted.
St. Thomas — 6 p.m. Aug. 15 in the Senate chambers.
St. John — 6 p.m. Aug. 16 in the Legislature Building in Cruz Bay.
Last fall, the governor recommended nearly $2.2 million in grants for 37 projects, with the funding equally divided between the two districts. Initially, some senators opposed the recommendations and vowed to come up with their own list of beneficiaries; later, however, the governor's proposals were approved.
The CDBG funding is administered through the Planning and Natural Resources Department. For additional information, call Liburd's office at 693-3519.

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Aug. 5, 2002 – The V.I. government and its Territorial Court are invited to apply for funding from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance for the Mental Health Courts program. "The local government applies for it," Brian Modeste, an aide to Delegate to Congress Donna M. Christensen, said Monday.
According to a press release from the delegate's office, the program provides judicial supervision and mental health treatment for misdemeanor and nonviolent offenders with diagnosed mental illness or mental retardation. The offenders' progress will be tracked, and they will receive supervision for job training, housing and health care.
The program is to fund projects that seek to mobilize communities to implement innovative collaborative efforts to bring about systemwide improvements to the way the needs of adult offenders with mental disabilities or illness are addressed.
Applicants have until Sept. 13 to apply. Applications are available on the Internet at the Bureau of Justice Web site or by calling (800) 688-4252.

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Aug. 5, 2002 – The V.I. government and its Territorial Court are invited to apply for funding from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance for the Mental Health Courts program. "The local government applies for it," Brian Modeste, an aide to Delegate to Congress Donna M. Christensen, said Monday.
According to a press release from the delegate's office, the program provides judicial supervision and mental health treatment for misdemeanor and nonviolent offenders with diagnosed mental illness or mental retardation. The offenders' progress will be tracked, and they will receive supervision for job training, housing and health care.
The program is to fund projects that seek to mobilize communities to implement innovative collaborative efforts to bring about systemwide improvements to the way the needs of adult offenders with mental disabilities or illness are addressed.
Applicants have until Sept. 13 to apply. Applications are available on the Internet at the Bureau of Justice Web site or by calling (800) 688-4252.

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Aug. 5, 2002 – The V.I. government and its Territorial Court are invited to apply for funding from the federal Bureau of Justice Assistance for the Mental Health Courts program. "The local government applies for it," Brian Modeste, an aide to Delegate to Congress Donna M. Christensen, said Monday.
According to a press release from the delegate's office, the program provides judicial supervision and mental health treatment for misdemeanor and nonviolent offenders with diagnosed mental illness or mental retardation. The offenders' progress will be tracked, and they will receive supervision for job training, housing and health care.
The program is to fund projects that seek to mobilize communities to implement innovative collaborative efforts to bring about systemwide improvements to the way the needs of adult offenders with mental disabilities or illness are addressed.
Applicants have until Sept. 13 to apply. Applications are available on the Internet at the Bureau of Justice Web site or by calling (800) 688-4252.

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Aug. 5, 2002 – The environment came up a winner locally, thanks to $369,000 worth of grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and a $100,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Nature Conservancy tops the list of foundation grant recipients, with $162,000 for a program to locate and characterize important sites where fish spawn in both the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
"Beyond the political boundaries, they are the same system," said Stephanie Wear, a protected areas specialist at The Nature Conservancy. She said once the spawning sites are determined, the information will be forwarded to decision makers for use in development of natural resource management plans.
The Friends of the V.I. National Park on St. John will receive $127,000 foundation grant to help install hurricane and other moorings at the Coral Reef National Monument. Joe Kessler, Friends president, was out of the office Monday but recently said the group needed $130,000 to finish funding the project. It already has received a $58,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the work.
The plan calls for the installation of hurricane moorings in Hurricane Hole's Princess Bay and in Borck, Otter and Water Creeks. The mooring system will hold about 100 boats up to 75 feet long. Ten or more overnight moorings also would be installed for use at non-hurricane times. The plan also includes up to 10 fishing moorings in an area that runs from Ram's Head to Cabrite Point on St. John's South Side and two dive moorings at Eagle Shoals off the Coral Bay area and at Booby Rock outside of Salt Pond.
The V.I. office of The Ocean Conservancy, located on St. John, will get a $60,000 foundation grant to produce a 50-page "State of the Reef" publication. It will report on the state of the reefs in the Virgin Islands, including current threats to coral reefs, current research and monitoring activities, and information about various coral reef conservation efforts. Nick Drayton, who heads Ocean Conservancy activities in the territory, could not be reached for further details.
The University of the Virgin Islands will get a $20,000 foundation grant for its Linking Children with the Sea program. The funding will be used to create interactive and critical thinking activities for elementary students to educate them about the marine environment and their role in it. Further information was not available.
Congress created the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in 1984 to benefit the conservation of fish, wildlife, plants and the habitats on which they depend. It awards funds to projects that benefit conservation education, habitat protection and restoration, and natural resource management.
The $100,000 NOAA grant goes to the Planning and Natural Resources Department to study, identify and assess grouper and snapper breeding aggregations and spawning habits in the Virgin Islands. No once could be reached at the department's Fish and Wildlife Division for further information.
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Aug. 5, 2002 – The environment came up a winner locally, thanks to $369,000 worth of grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and a $100,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Nature Conservancy tops the list of foundation grant recipients, with $162,000 for a program to locate and characterize important sites where fish spawn in both the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
"Beyond the political boundaries, they are the same system," said Stephanie Wear, a protected areas specialist at The Nature Conservancy. She said once the spawning sites are determined, the information will be forwarded to decision makers for use in development of natural resource management plans.
The Friends of the V.I. National Park on St. John will receive $127,000 foundation grant to help install hurricane and other moorings at the Coral Reef National Monument. Joe Kessler, Friends president, was out of the office Monday but recently said the group needed $130,000 to finish funding the project. It already has received a $58,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the work.
The plan calls for the installation of hurricane moorings in Hurricane Hole's Princess Bay and in Borck, Otter and Water Creeks. The mooring system will hold about 100 boats up to 75 feet long. Ten or more overnight moorings also would be installed for use at non-hurricane times. The plan also includes up to 10 fishing moorings in an area that runs from Ram's Head to Cabrite Point on St. John's South Side and two dive moorings at Eagle Shoals off the Coral Bay area and at Booby Rock outside of Salt Pond.
The V.I. office of The Ocean Conservancy, located on St. John, will get a $60,000 foundation grant to produce a 50-page "State of the Reef" publication. It will report on the state of the reefs in the Virgin Islands, including current threats to coral reefs, current research and monitoring activities, and information about various coral reef conservation efforts. Nick Drayton, who heads Ocean Conservancy activities in the territory, could not be reached for further details.
The University of the Virgin Islands will get a $20,000 foundation grant for its Linking Children with the Sea program. The funding will be used to create interactive and critical thinking activities for elementary students to educate them about the marine environment and their role in it. Further information was not available.
Congress created the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in 1984 to benefit the conservation of fish, wildlife, plants and the habitats on which they depend. It awards funds to projects that benefit conservation education, habitat protection and restoration, and natural resource management.
The $100,000 NOAA grant goes to the Planning and Natural Resources Department to study, identify and assess grouper and snapper breeding aggregations and spawning habits in the Virgin Islands. No once could be reached at the department's Fish and Wildlife Division for further information.
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Aug. 5, 2002 – The environment came up a winner locally, thanks to $369,000 worth of grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and a $100,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Nature Conservancy tops the list of foundation grant recipients, with $162,000 for a program to locate and characterize important sites where fish spawn in both the U.S. and British Virgin Islands.
"Beyond the political boundaries, they are the same system," said Stephanie Wear, a protected areas specialist at The Nature Conservancy. She said once the spawning sites are determined, the information will be forwarded to decision makers for use in development of natural resource management plans.
The Friends of the V.I. National Park on St. John will receive $127,000 foundation grant to help install hurricane and other moorings at the Coral Reef National Monument. Joe Kessler, Friends president, was out of the office Monday but recently said the group needed $130,000 to finish funding the project. It already has received a $58,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for the work.
The plan calls for the installation of hurricane moorings in Hurricane Hole's Princess Bay and in Borck, Otter and Water Creeks. The mooring system will hold about 100 boats up to 75 feet long. Ten or more overnight moorings also would be installed for use at non-hurricane times. The plan also includes up to 10 fishing moorings in an area that runs from Ram's Head to Cabrite Point on St. John's South Side and two dive moorings at Eagle Shoals off the Coral Bay area and at Booby Rock outside of Salt Pond.
The V.I. office of The Ocean Conservancy, located on St. John, will get a $60,000 foundation grant to produce a 50-page "State of the Reef" publication. It will report on the state of the reefs in the Virgin Islands, including current threats to coral reefs, current research and monitoring activities, and information about various coral reef conservation efforts. Nick Drayton, who heads Ocean Conservancy activities in the territory, could not be reached for further details.
The University of the Virgin Islands will get a $20,000 foundation grant for its Linking Children with the Sea program. The funding will be used to create interactive and critical thinking activities for elementary students to educate them about the marine environment and their role in it. Further information was not available.
Congress created the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in 1984 to benefit the conservation of fish, wildlife, plants and the habitats on which they depend. It awards funds to projects that benefit conservation education, habitat protection and restoration, and natural resource management.
The $100,000 NOAA grant goes to the Planning and Natural Resources Department to study, identify and assess grouper and snapper breeding aggregations and spawning habits in the Virgin Islands. No once could be reached at the department's Fish and Wildlife Division for further information.
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