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Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Grapetree Bay (St. Croix); Johnson Bay (St. John).

The team will be available at the following St. Croix locations from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily: Through March 9: Kmart Sunny Isles. March 12 to 16: Kmart/Sears Appliances Store. March 19 to 23: Kmart West (Frederiksted).

Live Test scheduled for March 14, 2019, at 10 am (AST).

Register at TsunamiZone.org/register to be counted with other participants, be listed on the website (optional), be an example to others, and to get e-mail updates.

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Coki Point (St. Thomas); Johnson Bay (St. John).

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Lindbergh Bay, Coki Point and Secret Harbor (St. Thomas).

Set for March 14, 2019 at 10:00 AM.

All beaches are considered to be safe for swimming or fishing, except for Stoney Ground, Princess (Condo Row), and Grapetree Bay on St. Croix due to unknown status (samples could not be collected).

All roof repairs and replacements must comply with the new Virgin Islands building codes that were updated in April 2018.

From 12:00 pm, Wednesday, February 13, 2019 to 10:00 am on Thursday, February 14, 2019

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Johnson Bay (St. John).

Deadline extended until March 31, 2019.

During an active shooting: RUN. HIDE. FIGHT.

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Bluebeard’s (St. Thomas).

Samples were not collected at the following beaches: All Beaches on St. Thomas & St. John. Stoney Ground on St. Croix. Therefore, the water quality of these beaches is unknown.

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Vessup Bay (St. Thomas).

The St. Croix Long Term Recovery Group (LTRG) assists individuals and families as they recover from Hurricane Maria.

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Bluebeard’s and Secret Harbor (St. Thomas); Cruz Bay (St. John).

Due to lab closure, DPNR did not conduct its weekly beach monitoring for the week of December 31, 2018 – January 4, 2019; therefore, the water quality of these beaches is unknown.

Denise Lewis appointed as Acting Director of the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA), Joyce Dore-Griffin as Acting Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Tourism, and Jason Marsh as Acting Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Police Department