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Executive Order Ends $800 Duty-Free Exemption, Burdening USVI Residents With New Shipping Costs

The White House has framed the change as part of a broader national security strategy. In the July 30 executive order ...
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St. Thomas Immigration Operation Results in Arrest, Drug Discovery, and Federal Charges Against Dominican National

ST. THOMAS — A Dominican Republic national was arrested Monday after an immigration enforcement operation in St. Thomas led ...
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Backlog of 396 Applications Overwhelms Division of Gaming Enforcement as Director Pleads for Funding and Staff

A lack of staff is hindering the ability of the V.I. Department of Justice's Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) to deal ...
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Dr. Alfred Anduze, Celebrated Ophthalmologist and Author, to Be Honored by Legislature for Advancing Medicine and Public Health

Dr. Alfred Anduze, a world-renowned ophthalmologist from St. Croix, will be honored by the 36th Legislature for his stellar ...
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NWS Warns of Flash Flooding, Dangerous Seas and Rip Currents as Tropical Wave Moves Into Virgin Islands

The National Weather Service (NWS) in San Juan issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook early Wednesday morning, warning that a ...
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Legislature Closed on Wednesday as Acting Senate President Cautions Public About Severe Weather

Senator Kenneth Gittens, who is currently serving as both Acting Senate President and Acting Lieutenant Governor, has ...
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UVI Suspends Classes and Employee Work on September 24 Due to Inclement Weather

The University of the Virgin Islands has announced that all classes and employee work will be suspended on Wednesday, ...