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Gabby’s Dollhouse at Virgin Islands Children’s Museum
St. Thomas Source
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July 2, 2025
The Virgin Islands Children’s Museum announces their participation in Gabby’s Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days from July 1 to Sept. 30, 2025, in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation and the Association of Children’s Museums. Celebrating the...
36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Calendar
St. Thomas Source
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June 29, 2025
36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands SENATE CALENDAR June 30, 2025 – July 11, 2025 MONDAY, JUNE 30 Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance 10:00 A.M. Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance...
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Politics Home
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July 4, 2025
Former leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt lost her Portsmouth North seat to Labour's Amanda Martin (Alamy) 9 min read22 min While Labour were the clear winners in their landslide 2024 general election victory, there were many others who...
Vacancy Notice - Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Of The Virgin Islands Deposit Insurance Corporation
Government of the Virgin Islands
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The Virgin Islands Deposit Insurance Corporation is seeking a qualified person to fill the following position: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Virgin Islands Deposit Insurance Corporation. The CEO is the primary executive responsible for...
Where the Biggest Telecom Investments Are Happening Around the World
Digital Information World
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July 5, 2025
From social media to online shopping, modern life runs on connectivity. Behind that seamless experience sits a massive, often invisible network of infrastructure, fiber optic cables, data centers, cellular towers, built and maintained by the...
'Technology should be a platform for progress, not weapon of oppression'- HoA Speaker
Virgin Islands News Online
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados- “Technology should be a platform for progress, not a weapon of oppression. We must unite to protect women’s voices, ensuring leadership is strengthened by courage, not silenced by fear.” This is according to Speaker of the...
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Texas man returns from honeymoon alone after wife is arrested by ICE in US Virgin Islands
The Independent
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June 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
U.S. Virgin Islands: A Key Caribbean Location
Business Facilities
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June 19, 2025
The Wilfred “Bomba” Allick Port and Transshipment Center is located in the South Shore Trade Zone in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. (Credit: Courtesy Virgin Islands Port Authority) The U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), a U.S. territory located in the...
US Sanctions Iraqi-British National for Smuggling Iranian Oil
Iraq Business News
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July 6, 2025
By John Lee. The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions targeting networks involved in transporting and purchasing Iranian oil, including a group of companies led by Iraqi businessman...
Deputy Premier Urges PTIS Graduates to Embrace Change, Take Responsibility
Magnetic Media
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July 4, 2025
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands – The Ministry of Health and Human Services was represented at the 2025 UK Overseas Territories (UKOTs) Public Health Conference held under the...
DLCA Orders Cease and Desist Against Keon Rawlins for Unauthorized Land Surveying in the U.S. Virgin Islands
The Virgin Island Consortium
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The V.I. Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs has issued a cease and desist order against Keon Rawlins, acting both in his personal capacity and as the operator of KER Engineering, for engaging in unauthorized land surveying activities...
The U.S. Virgin Islands and the Future of Caribbean-American Travel Relations
Caribbean Journal
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June 12, 2025
As global travel continues its robust rebound, the Caribbean stands at a pivotal moment. In 2024, the region welcomed over 34 million visitors, a 14 percent increase over the previous year, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The U.S....
Paradise Lost: Jeffrey Epstein’s Legacy Still Clouds the U.S. Virgin Islands
KMVU FOX26 - Oregon
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When Jeffrey Epstein purchased Little Saint James, the teardrop-shaped island south‑east of St. Thomas, in the late 1990s, he was seen as a mere oddity. A one-time math teacher who claimed to manage the fortunes of billionaires, he told U.S....
The Fight To Preserve NOAA: Scientists Rally To Save Key Climate And Ocean Research
The Seattle Medium - Washington State
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June 23, 2025
The rally was presented by Fork Off Coalition, a group of recently laid-off federal employees from various agencies. Credit: Mya Trujillo/The Washington Informer By Mya Trujillo Four months ago, Dr. Holden Harris was leading a team of scientists...
University of the Virgin Islands takes over aquaponics facility at Bethlehem site
Pasquines
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June 9, 2025
The University of the Virgin Islands will assume control of the Island Fresh Aquaponics facility in St. Croix, following a formal transfer from nonprofit Fresh Ministries. The facility, located at the historic Bethlehem Sugar Factory site, is...
36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Calendar June 9-June 16
St. Thomas Source
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June 9, 2025
36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands Calendar June 9-June 16 MONDAY, JUNE 9 Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture 10:00 A.M. Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room BLOCK I Discussion on Economic Development and...
Op-Ed: A Letter to the Next Governor of the Virgin Islands
St. Thomas Source
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June 6, 2025
Dear Governor: Let me start by congratulating you on your election win. I pray that you will have much success in your new role as the leader of our beautiful community. I hope you do not take offense, but I would like to make a few friendly...
Stateless Palestinian woman 'treated like cattle' by US immigration
The National News
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A stateless Palestinian woman who grew up in the US was released this week from American immigration detention after four months in custody. Ward Sakeik, 22, a resident of Texas whose family is originally from Gaza, was arrested by Immigration and...
Newlywed shackled by ICE officers after her US honeymoon, says ‘moved like cattle’
The Indian Express
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July 5, 2025
A newlywed Palestinian woman from Texas says she was shackled, denied food and water, and “moved around like cattle” during nearly five months in US immigration custody, all for being stateless.Ward Sakeik, 22, who has lived in the United States...
Engineering Coral Reefs of the Future
Inside Climate News
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June 9, 2025
ST. JOHN, U.S. Virgin Islands—Thirty-five feet deep in clear turquoise waters, a three-foot-long yellow underwater robot maneuvers over a coral reef at a popular snorkeling site named Tektite. At the surface, computer scientist Yogesh Girdhar and...