A bill sponsored by Senators Janelle Sarauw and Kenneth Gittens limiting the development of gas stations in a territory replete with them was signed into law by Governor Albert Bryan Thursday, announced Ms. Sarauw's office. In simple terms, the law places a five-year moratorium on gas-station development in the towns of Christiansted and Frederiksted on St. Croix, and the St. Thomas-St. John District. It also establishes a numerical system that determines how many gas stations will be allowed after the five-year moratorium. In a release issued Friday, Ms. Sarauw said, “The Virgin Islands is oversaturated with gas stations, and the manner and frequency in which we continuously permit their development will eventually deplete our limited land resources with no regard for the comprehensive needs of the people of this Territory – both now, and…
V.I. Department of Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion expressed satisfaction with the way Covid-19…
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The Virgin Islands Police Department has been told to come current on $375,000 rent owed for its Mars Hill headquarters or vacate the premises within 30 days, according to communication and documents ...
V.I. Dept. of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte has extended a message of both gratitude and optimism to the territory’s Tourism Ambassadors and partners around the world, as he recapped the var...
The Virgin Islands people along with the territory's government stand to gain millions of dollars as part of President-elect Joe Biden's coronavirus relief package. For the government, tens of million...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, will re-open the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan portal to PPP-eligible lenders with $1 billion or les...
The V.I. Dept. of Health reported in its Wednesday data sheet that 38 people tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the territory's total as of Wednesday to 156. The breakdown is as follows: 78 on St...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to make Donald Trump the first U.S. president ever to be impeached twice, formally charging him in his waning days in power with ...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the U.S. Treasury Department, announced Friday that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week of January 11 for ne...
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