Category: Local news
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CMS Report Details Patient-Harm Issues at JFL, Says Griffith Did Not Report Incidents To Board
Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital management failed to report numerous 2014 and 2013 incidents in which patients were harmed to its governing…
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Students Help Coast Weeks Cleanup
Students from Good Hope Country Day, St. Croix Educational Complex and Central High schools were at it early on their day off,…
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Tourism Speaker Advocates Less Politics, More Authenticity
In a rapidly changing tourism industry, there is a greater need to provide an ‘authentic experience’ and put politics aside, longtime tourism…
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JFL Disputes CMS Decertification
Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital Chief Executive Officer Kendall Griffith is contesting the decision by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services…
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St. Thomas Man Shot to Death
A 52-year-old man was shot and killed Wednesday near the Bergs Home housing community, according to the V.I. Police Department.
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St. John Rescue Stops Transporting Dead Bodies
St. John Rescue says they will stop transporting dead bodies because they have been operating without a contract from the government for…
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Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Moves Forward
Possession of small amounts of marijuana in the U.S. Virgin Islands will be a civil infraction subject to a $100 or $200…
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CMS Cuts Off JFL Hospital from Medicare, Medicaid
Gov. Juan F. Luis Memorial Hospital on St. Croix has lost its Centers for Medicaid and Medicare certification effective Oct. 9, cutting…
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25 Years Since Hugo: What Has Been Learned?
On the 25th anniversary this week of Hurricane Hugo, people are remembering Hugo and the storm’s violent siblings, Marilyn and Luis. The…
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CZM Decision Meeting on St. John Marina Set for Oct. 1
The St. John Coastal Zone Management Committee will meet at noon Oct. 1 at the Legislature building in Cruz Bay to render…
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Jewels of the Virgin Isles: Rhodni Skelton
Born on St. Thomas, raised primarily on St. Croix, and spending most of his summers in Tortola, Rhodni Skelton has had a…
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Inspector General: Questionable Practices Invalidate Property Auctions
Property auctions conducted by the Lieutenant Governor’s Office in 2012 and 2013 were so marred by schemes and sloppiness that most of…
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Paul E. Joseph Stadium Bill Sent Out of Committee
Senators sent a bill out of committee Wednesday changing its 2012 authorization to rebuild Paul E. Joseph Stadium in Frederiksted – legislation…
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Wilson Says Corrections Continues to Work on Golden Grove Deficiencies
V.I. Bureau of Corrections Director Julius C. Wilson on Wednesday acknowledged problems at the Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility and said some…
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St. Croix’s Agave Eggersiana Now on Federal Endangered List
More than 10 years after the Center for Biological Diversity filed suit to force the federal government to include Agave eggersiana on…
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Crime Stoppers: Receive a Cash Reward
If your tip leads to an arrest or the recovery of stolen property, illegal drugs or weapons, in addition to having made…
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Aviation Experts Say Partnership is Key to Growing Industry
Aviation experts said forming fair private/public partnerships is the only way to promote passenger growth and both governments and airlines need to…
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Officials Mourn Passing of Local Activist Leola Hermon
Longtime community activist Leola V. Hermon of St. Thomas died Saturday at 75. Hermon was involved in many community projects and programs,…
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Health: Fogging Not Effective for St. Thomas Chikungunya Outbreak
The territory is taking a multipronged approach in response to a growing chikungunya epidemic, but Health Department officials said fogging the streets…
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Boys & Girls Club Hosts Day for Kids
The National Boys & Girls Clubs will celebrate its annual Day for Kids on Saturday, and the Frederiksted club will hold an…
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St. Croix Contractor Takes on the Queen Louise Home for Children’s Wish List
V.I. Terminal Services donated pampers, toiletries, nutritional supplements and more Wednesday to the Queen Louise Home for Children, according to Lutheran Social…
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St. Croix Board of Elections Chairman Unhappy Hansen is on Ballot
During a short, contentious meeting Monday evening, the St. Croix Board of Elections voted to approve the ballot including Sen. Alicia "Chucky"…
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V.I. Gets $19.9 Million Medicaid Windfall
The federal government just gave the territory $19.94 million in Medicaid "retro claim funds," and the governor has proposed legislation directing the…
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Golden Grove Monitor Reports 'Virtually No Progress'
Federal monitors found "virtually no progress" at the Golden Grove Adult Corrections Facility when they inspected the prison in June, they said…
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Undercurrents: It Can’t Get More Basic than Literacy
Years ago the territory offered remedial programs aimed at correcting illiteracy. Today the emphasis is on prevention.
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Coastweeks Kicks off Saturday
Businesses, school groups and other organizations or clubs are encouraged to get involved in the Coastweeks effort to clean up the shorelines…
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DPNR Says Net Metering Has Met Limit
The Net Metering Program in the St. Thomas/St. John District has reached its 10-megawatt aggregate capacity, and as a result the Division…
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Court Order Putting Hansen on Ballot Still Stands
The temporary restraining order directing Supervisor of Elections Caroline Fawkes to place Sen. Alicia ‘Chucky’ Hansen’s name on the ballot was still…
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Hovensa Reaches Agreement to Sell Refinery
The owners of Hovensa have reached an agreement in principle to sell the St. Croix refinery to an as yet unnamed buyer,…
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@ School: Lila Uzzell Puts Environmental Interests to Good Use
Growing up on St. John helped develop Lila Uzzell’s interest in environmental studies, and a summer internship at the Friends of V.I.…