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Wyclef Jean, Kes the Band, and Dexta Daps to Light Up 2024 St. John Celebration
Star-studded lineup set to thrill attendees at the 70th anniversary of the island's premier cultural event
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Plaskett Commemorates 1733 Slave Rebellion with Plaque Installation in St. John
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett, with support from the Virgin Islands National Park, hosted a ceremony on Sunday at Salt Pond in Coral Bay, St. John, to recognize the permanent installation of a plaque at the peak of the Ram Head…
Development
Bryan Submits Bill to Senate for Proposed Land Swap in St. John to Establish New K-12 School
…National Park Service. The measure, which aims to facilitate the construction of a K-12 school on St. John, marks a significant step towards addressing a long-standing issue in the territory, particularly for St. John students who…
Crime
Cost of Healthcare Restricting Babies From Being Born on St. John; Schneider Hospital, Like JFL, Facing Severe Staff Shortages
St. John residents are no closer to witnessing their babies being born on the island than they were about 40 years ago, when the only midwife on the island, Myrah Keating Smith, delivered the last baby in the 1980s. For almost two…
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VIPD Announces St. John Deputy Police Chief and New Director for the Internal Affairs and Applicant Screening Bureau
…Lieutenant Clayton Brown as deputy chief of police for the island of St. John, and Vivianne P. Newton as director of the Internal Affairs and Applicant Screening Bureau, which became effective July 21. According to the news releas…
Community Center
WAPA Starts Work on St. John Underground Electric Project Wednesday
…work on a project to underground electrical equipment in Cruz Bay, St. John. The project is one of several funded by the federal government and designed to mitigate damage from windstorms and hurricanes. The project's first phase …
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New York Couple Quit Jobs, Open Restaurant in St. John
ST. JOHN -- New York couple John and Sarah Joyce recently quit their jobs and followed their dream of moving to the Caribbean to open a restaurant. The Danforth, a Caribbean-inspired restaurant serving seafood and local cuisine is…
Hurricane Season · Archive
St. Thomas Whiplashed By Cat. 1 Dorian; One Death Reported In St. John; White House Declares Federal State Of Emergency For USVI; St. Croix Spared
Last updated at 7:02 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2019 Update 1: Following the publishing of this story, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte said the person who died during Hurricane Dorian in St. John was an 82-year-old…
VIC News · Archive
Bryan Names Shikima Jones As St. John Administrator
St. John -- Governor Albert Bryan on Monday announced Shikima Jones as administrator of St. John, an announcement that completes the administration's selections for administrator for each island. On St. Croix, former Senator Sammu…
Hurricane Season · Archive
WAPA Approves Standalone Emergency Generators And Battery Power System For St. John
During a board meeting on St. Thomas Thursday, the governing board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority approved the negotiation of a contract with Wartsila LLC, for the installation of emergency generation and a batter…
Technology · Archive
viNGN To Halt Free Internet Service To Nonprofit Network In St. John On May 7
ST. JOHN -- The Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (viNGN) said in a Tuesday release that it would stop providing free internet service to the nonprofit organization, Love City Community Network (LCCN), a service viNGN said wa…
Community Center · Archive
WAPA Conducts Preliminary Assessment Of Electrical Substation On St. John; Service Restoration Remains Projected For Thursday Evening
ST. JOHN -- WAPA personnel have completed an initial assessment of the electrical substation on St. John and determined that a Wednesday evening fire, contained to a power transformer outside the substation, had only minor effect …