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WAPA
WAPA Blames Years of Neglected Maintenance for Territorywide Power Failures
…USVI, warning that years of neglect have left WAPA vulnerable to system collapse without major investment.
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Culture
Gasaway’s Creole & Market Day Returns for Its 4th Year, Celebrating Culture and Cuisine
The two-day market and food fest will highlight the best of Caribbean cooking and local produce, featuring favorites like smoked chicken callaloo, roast breadfruit, and fish in Creole sauce — all prepared with Gasaway’s signature …
GERS
GERS Struggles to Find Contractors as Major Recovery Projects Dominate Construction Industry
With most builders tied up under Rebuild USVI’s multi-billion-dollar program, the GERS has failed to attract bidders for its ADA compliance renovations, forcing officials to re-advertise the project amid a territory-wide labor cru…
Crime
Police Seize Unlicensed Weapons, Ammunition During Christiansted Warrant Search
Police executing a search warrant discovered a Glock 26 pistol, another firearm, and multiple boxes and magazines of ammo in the home of Victor Murray III. He was charged with illegal gun and ammunition possession and initially he…
Caribbean
U.S. Ground Operations in Venezuela a “Real Possibility” to Remove Maduro, U.S. Senator Says
…precedents, Graham said Trump plans to brief Congress on expanding strikes “from sea to land.” The senator defended lethal actions as necessary to stop narco-terrorists, despite international warnings of a “war scenario.”
Community Center
EPA’s $62.5 Million Solar Grant Revoked, But Energy Office Pushes Forward With Local Projects
…through local and federal partnerships — completing home solar installations, funding childcare facilities, and building new microgrids.
Senate
Lawmakers Advance Bills to Modernize Barbering, Cosmetology, and Physical Therapy Boards
…by Sen. Avery Lewis to update licensing boards, expanding district representation for barbers and cosmetologists and defining three-year terms for the Physical Therapy Board to improve continuity.
Caribbean
Hegseth Says Caribbean Cartels Will Be Treated Like al-Qaida: We Will Hunt You Down and Kill You
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivered a stark warning on October 23 to drug cartels operating in the Caribbean, likening U.S. tactics against them to the post-9/11 campaign against Al-Qaida and affirming that recent maritim…
World
ACRRA Files Landmark $681 Billion Reparations Case Before European Court Over Denmark’s Role in Virgin Islands Transfer to U.S.
…the Virgin Islands’ residents into a discriminatory U.S. system without citizenship or recourse, and ACRRA now seeks reparations and a co-managed justice fund to address those historic harms.
Education
RTPark Expands STEM Programs to Nearly Every Public School, Eyes Private Sector Growth
The V.I. Research and Technology Park’s STEM program now reaches more than 350 students across the territory, with plans to expand into private schools. Two STEAM innovation centers are also in development, advancing youth access …
Education
GHCDS Senior Cai Gwilliam Selected for Prestigious Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange in Germany
…the U.S. Virgin Islands in Germany through the elite Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange—balancing his studies abroad with achievements in science, athletics, and community leadership.
Crime
Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Brutal Hammer Attack on Woman in Christiansted
Michael Boyce, 39, of La Grande Princesse, was arrested Friday after allegedly striking a woman multiple times with a hammer during an argument on Company St. in Christiansted on October 4. The victim sustained serious head injuri…