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January 20, 2023

New ESHS buildings open

A new school semester is starting in an exciting way for students at Elmore Stoutt High School as they become the first to attend class at newly opened buildings on …

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by Dana Kampa
February 7, 2020

RDA plans more work at recreation grounds

C.W. General Maintenance and Caribbean Environmental Restoration Limited — two companies owned by Cliff Williams, a coach and former athlete in the Virgin Islands — were awarded contracts totaling more …

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by Joey Waldinger
December 25, 2019

RDA drops derelict boat removal plan

In May, salvagers, marine surveyors and other contractors attended a workshop where they learned about a project that was slated to be the Recovery and Development Agency’s biggest yet: removing …

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by Joey Waldinger
November 25, 2019

Three new RDA contracts signed

A Virgin Islands company signed a contract Friday to dismantle the old Pockwood Pond incinerator. C.W. General Maintenance, an East End company, inked the $92,000 deal with the Recovery and …

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by Joey Waldinger
November 1, 2019

Government awarded €2 million to upgrade shelters

Government launched a programme Tuesday aimed at fortifying disaster shelters and better training residents from all walks of life to respond to situations like the 2017 hurricanes. As part of …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 1, 2019

HLSCC sued for more than $750k

A recent lawsuit alleges that H.Lavity Stoutt Community College owes more than $750,000 to a firm that helped it settle an insurance claim after the 2017 hurricanes. According to the July …

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by Joey Waldinger
September 6, 2019

On The Street: “What do you think of the recovery so far?”

by Joey Waldinger
September 6, 2019

Shift system to end as school resumes

This week and next, students are heading back to public schools across the territory, including some that have been closed since Hurricane Irma. For the first time since the storm, …

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by Joey Waldinger

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