the present concern discovered poses a serious hazard to employees. As the health and well-being of the employees come first, the Department of Agriculture must do everything in its power to ensure their protection.
In the culture of the Virgin Islands, there is an old saying by the older people: “Whenever it rained on New Year’s Day, it would be a dry year.” Old people of yesterday lived by the signs and wonders of nature. They didn’t live by technological devices telling them about the weather. We are so modernized today that we have lost touch with nature. This year, when it comes to the weather, it is unusual. If you have been paying attention, we have been getting rain in months that are normally dry.
Passengers of Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas will be treated to a taste of St. Thomas Carnival on Wednesday at the Food Fair, the V.I. Port Authority announced Monday.
The Department of Planning and Natural Resources announces that the Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program, which evaluates weekly water quality at popular swimming beaches throughout the territory by sampling for enterococci, bacteria and turbidity advises the public of the following.
Main Street Parking - Parking will be allowed for compact cars only on Dronningens Gade (Main Street), starting near Cardow Jewelers and ending at Store Tvaer Gade. Motorists can also park their compact vehicles on the northern segment of Raadet’s Gade.
The bridges in the Virgin Islands are being repaired and maintained if needed, which is a good thing for motorists. However, what most residents of the Virgin Islands don’t know is that we have historic bridges dating back hundreds of years to the Danish occupation of the islands, and they are protected under the law. I hope the contractor or contractors are working with the V.I. State Historic Preservation Office.
On the following dates during the Carnival season, employees will be granted administrative leave, and Virgin Islands Government offices will be closed.
There have been recent developments at the Richmond power plant concerning the Aggreko units and the conclusion of rotational outages on St. Croix, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority announced to the community Wednesday.
The groundbreaking ribbon cutting for the St. Croix Educational Complex Emergency Shelter Micro-Grid took place Tuesday, the V.I. Education Department announced. This event marks a significant milestone in the journey towards sustainable energy for the Virgin Islands.
Proposals for fiscal year 2025 grant funds received through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - State and Community Highway Safety grants are being accepted through May 31, the V.I. Police Department and V.I. Office of Highway Safety announced.
In response to Gov. Albert Bryan Jr.’s declaration of a state of emergency for the Virgin Islands utility system, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett reaffirms her willingness to work with Bryan, his administration and the 35th Legislature of the Virgin Islands as they contend with the continued struggle to operate an efficient Water and Power Authority, according to a press release.
On March 26th, the Virgin Islands Port Authority Board of Governors took a transformational step in the direction of prosperity when they selected VIports Partners, as the preferred proposer of the public-private partnership (P3) to spearhead the modernization of the Cyril E. King and Henry E. Rohlsen Airports in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a public notification on S.W.A.G., advising consumers against purchasing the sexual enhancement product sold across various websites and in some retail stores.
The Caribbean Genealogy Library will host a lecture, entitled “D. Hamilton Jackson and Casper Holstein: Early Collaboration in Fighting for Political Reform 1921-1927.”
Cooks, volunteers, supporters and fun seekers partied with a purpose at the University of the Virgin Islands’ (UVI) Afternoon on the Green fundraiser last month to raise money for college scholarships.