Saturday, August 8, 2020

LOCAL NEWS

Horace Clarke, Fifth Virgin Islander in Major League Baseball, Passes Away at 81

By Kyle Murphy -
Horace Clarke, a former professional baseball player for the New York Yankees and San Diego Padres who was born on St. Croix, passed away Wednesday at the age of 81. 

Gerontologist Neda McGuire Helps Clients with Aging and Beyond

By Elisa McKay -
Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital pictured before the 2017 hurricanes. (Source photo by Susan Ellis)

Hospital Repairs Progressing During Pandemic, Task Force Says

By Sian Cobb -

Bryan Asks for 60 Day State of Emergency Extension

Source Staff -

Avera Proposal Dropped; Legislature Probes Agencies About Procurement Process

By Bethaney Lee -

Workers Hurry to Complete Virgin Islands Census

By Susan Ellis -

COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS

Tasco Martin Dies at 31

Press release -
Tasco Martin died on Sunday, July 19. He was 31 years old.

Island Green Living Elects Two New Board Members

Press release -

Board Meetings Scheduled for VIEDA, VIEDC, EDB on August 11

Press release -

STX Foundation Joins 450 U.S. Philanthropies in Unprecedented Letter: Don’t Cut Census Short

Gary Bass of the Bauman Foundation -

Education Asks Parents to Complete ‘Home Technology Form’ Online

Press release -

Viya Launches New Enhanced Services: WiFi+ and TV+

Press release -

GOVERNMENT AND POLICE NEWS

VITRAN Has Access to $4.1 Million in Cares Act Funding

Press release -
The U.S. Department of Transportation allocated $4.1 million for the V.I. Department of Public Works and VITRAN to prevent, prepare for and respond to COVID-19.
Government House in Christiansted. (Kelsey Nowakowski photo)

Government House on the Air in August

Press release -

Bureau of Internal Revenue Alerts Residents About Erroneous Direct Deposit Stimulus Payments

Press release -

VING Is Screening Travelers at Both Airports

Press release -

Judicial Branch Launches Public Internet Access to Civil Cases, E-payment of Citations

Press release -

Lorraine Village Killing is Second STX Homicide in a Day

Source staff -

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