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At a time when recovery and rebuilding remain a top priority for the Territory, the Virgin Islands Police Department is pleased to announce that a new recruit class has commenced training at the Police Academy.

The Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands has engaged St. Croix cultural preservationist Julio Encarnacion III to catalog and manage the Territory’s collection of antique artifacts and paintings.

Nelson Petty Jr. has been officially sworn in as Commissioner of the Virgin Islands Department of Public Works and Julio A. Rhymer Sr. as Director of the VI Office of Management and Budget. At a Government House ceremony on Tuesday, the Honorable Maria M. Cabret, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands administered the oath of office.

The indomitable spirit of the people of the Territory was unmistakable as Virgin Islanders and visitors filled the streets of downtown Charlotte Amalie on Friday for the 2018 Carnival Children’s Parade and on Saturday for this year’s Carnival Adult’s Parade.

The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation Friday to improve the federal government’s response to disasters and rebuilding communities.

All of the primary roads in the U.S. Virgin Islands will be completely rebuilt to US Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway standards, Governor Kenneth E. Mapp announced Tuesday.

During Thursday’s Caribe Wave 16 Tsunami Response Exercise. VITEMA Advises Motorists to Proceed with Caution Near Evacuation Areas

Sirens will be Individually Activated for a Brief Period during Evaluation

Teen CERT Training Ends Sunday, March 6, with a Mock Hurricane Exercise. Volunteer Certificate Ceremony Set for March 10