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Home Depot A/C Thefts Lead to Two Arrests, Traffic Stop and Police Pursuit

THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT. ST. CROIX — Two men have been charged following separate reports that air-conditioning ...
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Woman Reports Being Groped, Shoved Into Restroom Wall and Choked After Declining a Dance; Two Men Charged

Two men were arrested July 13 and charged in connection with the alleged sexual and physical assault of a woman at a St.
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St. Croix Gets No Direct Access to Bureau of School Construction Funds and No Quarterly Deep-Cleaning Contract While St. Thomas Has Both

Lawmakers on Tuesday pressed the Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance to give its St. Croix leadership direct access ...
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After Roughly Eight Years Without a Fully Functional Kitchen, Claude O. Markoe Still Needs Gas-Line Overhaul Before Schools Reopen

The Claude O. Markoe Elementary School kitchen still requires a gas-line overhaul and other repairs as schools prepare to ...
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Arthur A. Richards Pre-K-8 to Open Aug. 10 as St. Croix’s First New School in 30 Years; Ribbon-Cutting Set for Aug. 7

Architect’s rendering of the new Arthur A. Richards PreK-8 School campus Photo Credit: VIDE. ST. CROIX — The Arthur A.
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Dept. of Education Warns New School Construction Projects Could Face Cuts After FEMA Stops Covering Rising Costs in 2028

The V.I. Department of Education is scaling back portions of its school designs as officials confront a fixed $3.68 billion ...
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V.I. Health Department Failures Lead to DOJ Referral of $17,005 in Questionable Eldra Schulterbrandt Withdrawals

The V.I. Inspector General will refer $17,005 in questionable withdrawals from two Eldra Schulterbrandt Residential Facility ...
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Fuel Transportation Delays Trigger Rotational Outages Across St. Thomas and St. John

The Randolph Harley Power Plant in St. Thomas, USVI. Photo Credit: V.I. CONSORTIUM. ST. THOMAS/ST. JOHN — The V.I. Water and ...
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Emergency Repairs Planned Within 30 Days for Addelita Cancryn Pedestrian Bridge

The V.I. Department of Public Works plans to conduct emergency repairs within the next 30 days on the deteriorating ...
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UVI RTPark Reports $1.6 Million in Loans, Nine New Tenants and No Need for General Fund Support

The University of the Virgin Islands' Research and Technology Park will require no General Fund appropriation to sustain its ...
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U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Collapses as Trump Notifies Congress of Renewed Hostilities, Proposes 20% Hormuz Fee

The U.S.-Iran ceasefire has effectively collapsed, with President Donald Trump formally notifying Congress that hostilities ...
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Government Seeks $1.2 Million in Rent Arrears From 198 Property Tenants

The V.I. Department of Property and Procurement is pursuing payment plans and legal remedies to collect approximately $1.2 million in outstanding rent from tenants across the terr ...