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Called before the Senate Thursday to answer questions about their departments' finances, Public Works and Health officials instead fielded questions on everything from the overgrowth of brush on island highways to how many ambulances are running on St. Croix.
After hearing the V.I. Water and Power Authority’s case for water and electric base rate increases, the Public Services Commission voted Thursday to postpone voting in order to gather more information and delay the impact on ratepayers.
Police Commissioner James McCall was caught in a crossfire of questions over budget and equipment issues as he testified before the Senate Committee on Finance Thursday.
Officials from the Department of Planning and Natural Resources said late Thursday afternoon they expected the Sahara dust causing hazy skies over the Virgin Islands to continue to affect the area for "another few days."
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La Fougueuse, a French Navy ship based in Fort-de-France, Martinique, sailed into Crown Bay at 9 a.m. Thursday, and its captain and crew haven't had time to catch their breath since.
The Fireburn, emancipation and the tsunami of 1867 were all topics of discussion Monday as local historian Wayne James gave highlights of Frederiksted's history on a walking tour for local media.
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