Category: News
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7 STUDENTS TO GET M.L. KING AWARDS TONIGHT
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. service at the St. Thomas Synagogue, which honors seven high school students for their contributions toward…
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BURGLARIES CONTINUE ON EAST END
Police say they hope to step up patrols on the East End of St. Thomas to prevent the burglaries that have recently…
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HALF-EMPTY FLIGHTS CAUSE CHARTER TO CANCEL
A biweekly charter flight from Newark, N.J., to St. Thomas and St. Croix has been canceled because not enough seats were sold.
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3 BRAZILIANS BUSTED ON CREDIT CARD CHARGE
Three Brazilian nationals were arrested Thursday after they were apprehended on board the cruise ship Enchantment of the Seas with fraudulent credit…
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PSC COULD GET FOUR NEW MEMBERS
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull and Senate President Vargrave A. Richards can influence the direction of the Public Services Commission with their appointments…
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SIBILLY SEEKS REZONING FOR BALLPARK, SIB'S
St. Thomas developer Leo R. Sibilly wants to rezone three parcels in Estate Elizabeth — including the Sibilly ballpark and Sib's Mountain…
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DONASTORG SEEKS HEARING ON PSC ACTIONS
Sen. Adlah "Foncie" Donastorg has asked Senate President Vargrave A. Richards to convene a Committee of the Whole meeting to hear testimony…
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PUBLIC OFFICIALS MUST PUBLISH PHONE NUMBERS
A number of public officials apparently are violating a law passed by the 18th Legislature that requires them to make public their…
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TURNBULL STUDYING HIGH TOURISM RENTS
Gov. Charles W. Turnbull is looking closely at the $413,000 the Tourism Department spends annually in rent as one way to cut…
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MYSTERIOUS FUMES HOSPITALIZE THREE
Unidentified fumes sent three people to the hospital Wednesday and caused offices at the Elaineco building in Contant to be evacuated.
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DELEGATE: COMMUNITY MUST END VIOLENCE
Delegate to Congress Donna M. Christian-Christensen has sent a strong message to Virgin Islanders to stop the violence — and to set…
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BRAZEN BURGLARS TERRIFY EAST END WOMAN
East End resident Edie Murphy waited more than an hour for police Monday night whileintruders boldly tried to enter her home.
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OMB WON'T RELEASE ECONOMIC PLAN
The Office of Management and Budget is refusing to release the first phase of a five-year economic plan completed by a Washington…
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BEACHJAM '99
Beautiful Magen's Bay will be the site of an exciting and important musical and cultural event on Martin Luther King Day.
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GWEN BRADY REPORTEDLY OUT; SIMMONDS IS IN
Gwendolyn Brady, director of Banking and Insurance, "is still on staff," according to Lt. Gov. Gerard Luz James II, although some sources…
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TWO 14-YEAR-OLDS SHOT NEAR HIGH SCHOOL
Two 14-year-old students — one male, one female– were reportedly "caught in the crossfire" of a shootout Tuesday across from Charlotte Amalie…
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JONES ASKS GERS TO INVEST IN V.I. GOVERNMENT
Sen. David Jones proposed Tuesday that the Government Employees Retirement System put $10 million in a "blocked" account that would generate interest…
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OFFICERS, COMMITTEES OF 23rd LEGISLATURE
Here is the complete list of officers and committee assignments approved Monday by the new 23rd Legislature.All members of the 11-member majority…
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STATE OF TERRITORY: 'VERY GRAVE'
"Very grave" were the words Gov. Charles W. Turnbull used to describe the financial state of the territory in his first State…
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AVOID RAPHUNE HILL AT NIGHT; IT'S BEING PAVED
Public Works is repaving Raphune Hill from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. this week, so motorists would be wise to take alternative…
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TURNBULL ATTACKS 'MIDNIGHT RAID ON TREASURY'
Outgoing Gov. Roy L. Schneider "willfully worsened" the territory's already-disastrous financial situation through "last-minute midnight raids on the treasury," Gov. Charles W.…
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WORD OF THE DAY AS SENATE OPENS: UNITY
With only a few notable and predictable exceptions, the incoming members of the 23rd Legislature promoted a spirit of unity, inclusion and…
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WELL-KNOWN DJ 'FUNKYMAN' DEAD AT 43
St. Thomas DJ Andrew "Funkyman" Shachove died last night while undergoing surgery at the Roy L. Schneider Hospital. He was 43.
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CLASSMATES CONGRATULATE GOV. TURNBULL
The Charlotte Amalie High School class of 1952 is so proud of one of its classmates that it has taken out a…
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SENATORS PLAN ECONOMIC SUMMIT
Sens. Lorraine Berry and David Jones are planning a summit in the early spring to deal with the territory's economic woes.The summit…
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REEF ADDS ON-LINE RESERVATION SYSTEM
Marriott Frenchman's Reef Hotel and Morning Star Beach Resorts have joined the E-commerce revolution with a new "Secure Reservations" on-line system.
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MAGRAS, MARTIN P.R. TO ATTEND 'MARKETPLACE'
Acting Tourism Commissioner Clement "Cain" Magras will accompany Amy Atkinson of Martin Public Relations to the Caribbean Hotel Association Marketplace in Puerto…
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23rd LEGISLATURE TAKES OATH MONDAY
The 15 members of the 23rd Legislature — 10 incumbents and five newcomers — will be sworn in Monday morning as mandated…
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HISTORIC COMMISSION CHALLENGES MANNO'S ROOF
The island's Historic Preservation Commission is challenging the legality of the roof being built over the deck of Manno's Restaurant in the…
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RIVERA STILL ON THE JOB AT LABOR
Carmelo Rivera, Labor commissioner in the Schneider administration, is still on the job even though Gov. Charles W. Turnbull has named an…