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Opinion: Pushing for Systemic Change in the Territory, Starting With the Legislature
Mark Hodge's proposal for systemic change: numbered seats in legislative elections
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Disaster Recovery
FEMA Details Response to Hurricane Irma on Five-Year Anniversary, Talks Preparedness Plans For Future Storms
Hurricane Irma struck St. Thomas on Sept. 6, 2017, leaving devastation so vast that the U.S. Virgin Islands is still trying to gain its footing following the deadly Cat. 5 storm's impact in the St. Thomas-St. John District. On Wed…
Business
Fate of Horse Racing-related Legislation Unclear as Decadeslong Exclusivity for One Company Remains Sticking Point
…by Governor Albert Bryan that seeks to settle matters that have stymied horse racing and corresponding gambling in the U.S. Virgin Islands since 2016. The aforementioned year saw Governor Kenneth Mapp signing what was deemed a lan…
Government
Policymakers Approve 14 of Governor Bryan's Nominees Along With Several Bills and Resolutions
…Scholarship Program to extend eligibility for scholarships to students in the Dual Credit Program, sponsored by Senators Janelle K. Sarauw and Kurt A. Vialet All the following approved nominations, bills, and resolutions will be f…
Community Center
DHS Says $1.5 Million Approved for Second Round of P-EBT through September 30
…the approval of its application for a second round of P-EBT food assistance for August and September of the 2020-2021 school year. The total amount of this issuance benefit to territory is an additional $1,513,308.96, D.H.S. said.…
Community Center
D.H.S. Begins Distribution of Pandemic EBT Benefits; Current SNAP Beneficiaries First in Line as Cards Must be Shipped to New Clients
The Department of Human Services has announced the distribution of food assistance to over 13,000 children (from schools that participated in the School Lunch Program) totaling over $4.9 million in additional funds to the territor…
Travel
Major Airlines, Other Carriers Resume Service to USVI This Month, Port Authority Says
…Airlines is operating one roundtrip flight per day from Miami, FL to St. Thomas and one flight a day from Miami, FL to St. Croix. American will have no flights to the territory on May 5 and 6 and will resume service on May 7. Ther…
VIC News · Archive
Hurricane Dorian Updates: Drinking Water Warning, WAPA Power Restoration, Vessel Removal Notice, Debris Removal Info And More
While Hurricane Dorian threatens Florida as a potential Category 4 storm, cleanup efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands, especially St. Thomas and St. John, continued throughout Thursday, a day after the storm, then a Category 1 hurr…
VIC News · Archive
Woes At Territory's Prisons Are Overwhelming; Director Nominee Calls For New Facilities
…overwhelming that Bureau of Corrections Direction Nominee, Wynnie Testamark, said new buildings are badly needed, which she said would save money in the long run. But the buildings were not the only problem, Ms. Testamark told law…
VIC News · Archive
Democrats Win Super Majority In Senate, With Women Leading The Charge
Democrats in the St. Thomas-St. John and St. Croix Districts have won a super majority of the Virgin Islands Legislature, taking all seven seats on St. Croix while carrying five on St. Thomas, according to Tuesday's General Electi…
Politics · Archive
Governor Mapp And Albert Bryan In Dead Heat According To New Poll; 33 Percent Of Virgin Islanders Undecided
A new poll conducted by VI Tech Stack, a firm venerable in the polling business, in conjunction with the University of the Virgin Islands shows Governor Kenneth Mapp in a dead heat with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Albert By…
Disaster Recovery · Archive
A Territory Forever Changed: Hurricane Irma One Year Later
…the night of said date is hard to forget. For days the Mapp administration, citing weather reports, had projected that Hurricane Irma would impact the St. Thomas-St. John District, though it would pass more to the north. But as th…