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St Thomas Community News
Tuesday, April 1, 2026
Independent Local News
Vol. 1, Issue 1
Tag: St. Thomas
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Record Tourism Revenue Raises Questions About Community Reinvestment in USVI
Tourism activity in the U.S. Virgin Islands reached unprecedented levels during the first quarter of 2026, signaling strong demand for Caribbean travel and generating substantial…
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Tourism Boom Fuels Labor Shortages: Local Businesses Struggle to Staff Up
As St. Thomas welcomes an unprecedented surge of tourists in the first quarter of 2026, local businesses are facing a mounting crisis: they cannot find…
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Lawmakers Advance Highway Safety Fund as USVI Tackles Road Infrastructure Challenges
The Virgin Islands Legislature’s Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications moved forward this week with two measures designed to improve highway conditions and safety across…
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Legislature Weighs Roadside Maintenance Act to Boost USVI Safety and Property Values
The Virgin Islands Legislature is considering two infrastructure measures aimed at improving highway conditions and roadside appearance across the territory, with potential implications for property…
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Power Grid Upgrades on St. Croix May Offer Relief to St. Thomas Residents Facing Outages
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. met with Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority leadership this week to discuss restoration efforts that could reshape power reliability across…
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Power Plant Generator Back Online: Can St. Thomas Finally Break Its Outage Cycle?
Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. received an operational briefing Tuesday on the restoration of Unit 27 at the Randolph Harley Power Plant, a generator that was…
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VI Department of Health Conducts Territory-Wide Pediatric Disaster Drill
The Virgin Islands Department of Health will conduct a full-scale pediatric mass casualty exercise this week, testing the territory’s emergency response capabilities across both St.…
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St. Thomas Schools to Participate in Mass Casualty Drill
The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Health will conduct a full-scale pediatric mass casualty exercise at Lockhart K-8 School on St. Thomas this week, testing…
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VIPD Teams With Calquohoun Residents to Clean Up, Build Safer Community
The Virgin Islands Police Department partnered with Calquohoun residents on March 23 for a community clean-up initiative designed to improve neighborhood conditions and strengthen ties…