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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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Virgin Islands Housing Authority Board Meeting

The Virgin Islands Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners has scheduled its regular board meeting for Wednesday, Sept. 23. The meeting will be held in VIHA’s Central Office executive conference ...
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Cruz Bay St. John: A Definitive Guide

Nicknamed “Love City,” Cruz Bay on the island of St. John is the perfect destination for beach-side living, fun, and recreation. With everything St. John has to offer, we’re pretty sure you’ll never ...
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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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Cecile Douglas Sentenced to 30 Years for First-Degree Aggravated Rape and Child Abuse

V.I. Attorney General Gordon C. Rhea announced that Cecile Douglas, 44, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison following his conviction for aggravated rape in the first degree, two counts of ...
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Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Rape, Child Abuse

A man convicted of raping and sexually abusing a child has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, the V.I. Justice Department announced Tuesday. Cecile Douglas was sentenced Sept. 16 by V.I. Superior ...
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WMA Board Still Waiting on Allotments

The V.I. Waste Management Authority’s board of directors convened a regular meeting Tuesday on St. Croix. (Screenshot from Zoom meeting) Leadership from the V.I. Waste Management Authority told the ...
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Attorney General Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices

This month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted preliminary approval of a plan, filed by the U.S. Virgin Islands and a coalition of 47 other states and territories, to ...
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Samuel Jones Dies

With profound sadness and hearts filled with love, gratitude, and cherished memories, the family of Samuel “Edgar” Jones, affectionately known as “Harro,” of St. Joseph, Dominica, who resided in St.