Cruise Ships for June 30 –
Today, June 30
Adventure of the Seas (3,114) 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Havensight
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June 30, 2007
Police Reports for June 30 –
St. Croix
No arrests were reported Friday on the police blotter; incidents include:
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Deaths for June 30 –
Anthony Carr
Services will be held Thursday for Anthony Micheal Carr, 23, of St. Croix, who died on June 21, 2007, in New York.
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Guest Opinion for June 30 — VIPD: Think outside the box; focus on hardened criminals
This is an open letter to Police Commissioner James McCall and Gov. John deJongh.
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ean, Britain’s new regime –
Britain remains of sufficient importance to countries of the Caribbean that many of them will be deeply interested in how the change of prime minister from Tony Blair to Gordon Brown will affect them. The one person of Caribbean origin in the Blair Cabinet, Baroness Valerie Amos, has gone but another person of Caribbean origin has joined Brown’s Cabinet - Baroness Patricia Scotland.
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One Moment Please — Still no Education commissioner; deJongh resists ‘artificial time line’
It has been more than six months since the Department of Education has gone without a permanent commissioner at the helm. Not that the appointment of one would suddenly transform a defective system overnight, but would contribute over time to the transformation of a behemoth to one that is more manageable.
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Through the Years — One Year After
Today is exactly one year since the Congress of the United States granted a charter to the Virgin Islands under the official designation called the Organic Act. This new instrument stands, it is generally believed, firmer than the Danish Colonial Law, which was applied to these parts in 1906.
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180 degrees — Money isn’t real
The title of this is not a mistake. It’s true. Money is not real. Money isn’t real; it’s just a representation of something, the result of something. That something is what’s real! That something is called the formula!
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Run Dem slips past So Jah Seh in ABA hoops –
ST. THOMAS-It was a dogfight on the basketball court Friday night as Run Dem edged their way to a victory in the final seconds of the game against So Jah Seh at the Bertha C. Boschulte Middle School gym.
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St. Croix youths learn sports and life lessons from the pros –
ST. CROIX - Local teens and well-known sports celebrities were playing hard and learning from each other on Friday as youth sports clinics were held as part of the Foundation for the University of the Virgin Island’s Celebrity Golf Classic’s four-day celebration.
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Stars shining on Celebrity Golf Classic –
ST. CROIX - Sports, television and movie stars have begun to descend on St. Croix as organizers gear up for the Foundation for the University of the Virgin Islands’ third annual Celebrity Golf Classic.
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It’s time again for Mango Melee –
ST. CROIX - An array of tropical fruits, food competitions, workshops and all things mango are expected to draw hundreds to the 11th annual Mango Melee and Tropical Fruit Festival at St. George Village Botanical Garden.
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Noted attorney Brusch moves to avert disbarment –
Prominent St. Thomas attorney Stephen Brusch has responded to accusations that he defrauded clients, saying an overwhelming case load was a primary factor in his office’s financial failings.
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Former BVI AG appointed to post in Financial Services Commission –
TORTOLA - Former Attorney General Cherno Jallow has taken a senior management post at the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission.
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BVI election date announced –
TORTOLA - Voters in the British Virgin Islands will go to the polls on Aug. 20 to elect a new government for another four-year term, officials announced Friday.
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Woman reports being robbed at knifepoint –
ST. CROIX - A 50-year-old woman told police that she was robbed at knifepoint Thursday afternoon as she left her office in Estate Golden Rock.
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King Airport still stifling as repairs to air conditioner get under way –
ST. THOMAS - King Airport’s air-conditioning system was still out of order on Friday, and the V.I. Port Authority brought in technicians to make repairs.
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BVI to improve air at government headquarters –
TORTOLA - A project to improve the indoor air quality of the Central Administration Complex is under way.
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Report on BVI air crash reveals deficiencies –
TORTOLA - A report released on Friday after a September accident involving a Fly BVI aircraft at Beef Island highlighted several deficiencies in the aircraft, the Airports Authority and other agencies.
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Senate panel backs IRB budget request –
ST. CROIX - Saying the agency collects funding critical to the territory’s coffers, senators on the Finance Committee said Friday they would support the Internal Revenue Bureau’s $11 million Fiscal Year 2008 budget request.
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