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AccuWeather Predicts a Near to Above Average 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season
St. Thomas Source
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March 30, 2025
Hurricane season runs every year from June 1 through November 30. (Photo courtesy NOAA) AccuWeather meteorologists are forecasting a “near to above average” Atlantic hurricane season for this year, according to a report released by the...
V.I. SCHOOL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Devil Rays take varsity soccer win over Hurricanes
The Virgin Islands Daily News
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TUESDAY’S RESULTS Varsity Soccer Ivanna Eudora Kean High School 3, Antilles School 1: The Devil Rays opened its 2025 St. Thomas-St. John Interscholastic Athletic Association league schedule with a win over the Hurricanes. Ivanna Eudora Kean High...
Catholics praised for ‘unwavering solidarity’ through 2024 natural disasters
Catholic Standard - Washington D.C.
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December 18, 2024
(OSV News) -- Catholics in the U.S. offered steadfast support to those impacted by natural disasters throughout 2024, Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez of Philadelphia told OSV News. The archbishop, who chairs the board of directors for Catholic Relief...
Op-Ed: It’s Not Christmas Without Red Grout, an Authentic Virgin Islands Dessert
St. Thomas Source
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December 19, 2024
Traditionally in the Virgin Islands, Red Grout is served on March 31, a local holiday known as Transfer Day. Nevertheless, one can eat Red Grout any time of the year, but serving it on Transfer Day ties our history with Denmark, which first...
California and National Drought Summary for April 1, 2025, 10 Day Weather Outlook, and California Drought Statistics: 40% of State in Moderate Drought
Sierra Sun Times
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Summary April 3, 2025 - This U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) week saw improvement in drought-related conditions across areas of the Intermountain West, High Plains, South, Upper Midwest, and Southeast. Meanwhile, conditions degraded on the map in the...
Environmental Health Announces Recall Of Morbier Cheese
Government of the Virgin Islands
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The Environmental Health Division has announced the recall of Morbier Cheese which is suspected to be contaminated with Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (E. Coli). Acting Chief Environmental Health Officer, Ms. Henrietta Alexander said the...
U.S. Virgin Islands Wins Takes Home Gold At 2025 Caribbean Travel Awards
St. Thomas Source
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December 19, 2024
The Caribbean Travel Awards, now in its 11th annual edition, celebrates the mosaic of Caribbean travel excellence across 36 different categories, ranging from the Caribbean Destination of the Year to the region’s leading chef to its top tourism...
Winston-Salem State falls short to Fort Lauderdale in US Virgin Islands Basketball Classic
Winston-Salem Journal - North Carolina
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Winston-Salem State’s late rally wasn’t enough in a 90-80 loss to the University of Fort Lauderdale on Saturday morning in the US Virgin Islands Basketball Classic at Ivanna Eudora Kean High School. The Rams battled back from a nine-point deficit...
Virgin Islands repped at Dominica health meeting
The BVI Beacon
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October 22, 2024
The region’s health priorities should include mental-health literacy, non-communicable diseases, investigative medicine and climate-change resilience, according to Health and Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley. Mr. Wheatley made the call...
Austin Caribbean restaurant Canje puts focus on sustainability
KACU 89.5 - Texas
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East Austin’s Caribbean restaurant Canje prioritizes sustainability in its kitchen. The restaurant opened in 2021 and has partnered with Farm to Table to source local ingredients for its menu items. One of its protein-forward dishes helps reduce...
EDITORIAL: Virgin Islands must not rest on tourism laurels
The BVI Beacon
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December 10, 2024
Signs abound that the coming tourism high season will be successful, building on travellers’ positive impressions of the Virgin Islands and showing that the demand to vacation here remains strong. But the territory must not rest on its laurels. To...
Virgin Islands represented at major PAHO meeting
The BVI Beacon
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October 15, 2024
Climate change, epidemic-warning systems, pooled procurement, tobacco control and chronic diseases were on the agenda last week when Health and Social Development Minister Vincent Wheatley led a Virgin Islands delegation to the 61st Pan-American...
AON: Global natural disasters yield $102B in insured losses in Q1-Q3
News is My Business
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December 3, 2024
Global natural catastrophe insured losses exceeded $102 billion in the first three quarters of the year and are likely to surpass 2023 levels, according to a new report. Notable global natural disaster events resulted in economic losses of at...
Villa Vie Odyssey’s inaugural call to the Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands News Online
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Press Release From Independent Source ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) on December 2, 2024, proudly welcomed the Villa Vie Odyssey on its inaugural call to the Virgin Islands, docking at the cruise pier for several days in...
DOT-7, partners push for responsible marine wildlife tourism
Cebu Daily News
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March 23, 2025
| Contributed photo CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Tourism in Central Visayas (DOT-7) met on Friday, March 21, with various stakeholders in Tagbilaran City, Bohol to discuss the importance of promoting responsible marine wildlife...
Op-Ed: Economically, What Does the Election of Donald Trump Mean for the U.S. Virgin Islands?
St. Thomas Source
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December 5, 2024
Donald Trump garnered 76,789,621 votes (50 percent) against Kamala Harris’s 74,273,395 votes (48.4 percent), winning the electoral college 312 to 226. His victory hinged on a decisive sweep of seven battleground states and a shift in the voting...
Readers sound off on EPA cuts, ignoring court orders and a beloved weatherman
New York Daily News
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March 20, 2025
Crippling the EPA threatens the health of all Manhattan: The Trump administration’s proposal to cut the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s budget, perhaps by as much as 65%, is short-sighted and dangerous. EPA staff play a vital role in...
Viewpoint with Dennis Quaid Partners with the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority to Showcase Business Growth Opportunities in Upcoming Segment
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Viewpoint, the esteemed educational series hosted by Dennis Quaid, is proud to announce a collaboration with the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority (USVIEDA) for an upcoming segment highlighting the abundant business and growth...
CDB 'looks forward to supporting development plans of BVIEC'- CDB Division Chief
Virgin Islands News Online
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ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- "The Caribbean Development Bank looks forward to supporting the development plans of the BVIEC as it leads the transition of the energy sector to catalyse the sustainable development of the territory and improve lives and...
U.S. Virgin Islands Secures $57.8 Million for Small Business Support Through SSBCI Program
The Virgin Island Consortium
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The V.I. Economic Development Authority has announced a major milestone for the territory's small business community: $57.8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Treasury’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The funding is...