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Senate Proposes Deep Cuts to Animal Welfare Funding

The Senate’s proposed 2027 spending bill slashes funding for animal shelters and other nonprofits working to help pet owners ...
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UVI Clarifies Spring Tuition Increase After Students Raise Concerns About Cost, Communication

Full-time undergraduate tuition for on-campus courses at the University of the Virgin Islands will rise by about 56% in ...
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Police & Courts

The Virgin Islands Police Department arrested one man, recovered a vehicle stolen during an armed robbery and seized four firearms Sunday after a police pursuit ended in a crash on St. Thomas. One of ...
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Donations Drive to Benefit UVI Students’ Essential Needs Pantry

The University of the Virgin Islands is inviting nonprofits, businesses and the public to donate items students can use to ...
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Grace & Grit: Stewarding the Sacred

In the latest installment of "Sacred Geography, Ancestral Memory & the Restoration of Meaning," Joshua Grant Canning explores ...
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Friends of Fairchild at Magens Bay Hosts Community Meeting

Join Friends of Fairchild at Magens Bay for a community meeting Saturday, Sept. 26, at 10 a.m. at Magens near Shed 4, or virtually at https://meet.google.com/get-fnmk ...
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Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority Board Meeting

The Board of Directors of the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority will hold its next regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 22, on St. Croix. The meeting will be held at the VIWMA office located in ...
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Six International Artists in Residence on St. Croix in November

The Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts is pleased to present the group exhibition SILA / DEMSELF / AGBETEGBÉE / EFTERLIV, the most expansive showcase to date of the artist group Reparative ...
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Op-Ed: Is the U.S. Embargo on Cuba a Form of Hidden Genocide?

Determining whether the embargo on Cuba constitutes a hidden genocide requires examining Cuba’s unique context. The island nation, home to about 11 million people, including millions of Afro-Cubans, ...
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VI Department of Health Modernizes Disease Surveillance System, Earns National Recognition

Members of the Epidemiology Division team at Alfredo Andrews School during the 2024 lead event. (Submitted photo) The Virgin Islands Department of Health’s Epidemiology Division has modernized the ...
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All Saints Cathedral School Student Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

All Saints Cathedral School proudly announces that senior Naitik Jhanwar has been named a semifinalist in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program, one of the nation’s most respected academic ...
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OCR Reminds Applicants of Sept. 15 Cannabis License Deadline

The territory’s regulated cannabis industry continues to take shape as businesses work through the licensing process and prepare to begin operations. (Shutterstock image) With the deadline just one ...