VIRGIN ISLANDS NEXT GENERATION NETWORK viNGN‐Solicitation‐2019‐011 ___________________________________________________________ Request for Proposals for Group Health Insurance for viNGN Employees Bidders may pick up a hard copy of the RFP package containing specifications and other requirements relating to this solicitation at viNGN, No 3 King Cross Street, Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands 00820, or at viNGN, 9015 Havensight Mall, ...

HIV/AIDS red ribbon HIV/AIDS has no age. Testing is free and confidential. To be tested go to Frederiksted Heath Care (West) — Division of Social and Community Programs between noon and 3 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 18. Worldwide, an estimated 3.6 million people aged 50+ are living with HIV. These facts from the Center for Disease ...

Peter Muilenburg There are some people who, when they die, you think, “If only they had had a chance to …” That cannot be said of Peter Muilenburg, a long-time resident of St. John who died in August after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Peter packed an astonishing amount of adventure, righteous action, community ...

Verne Richards Memorial Park, Frederiksted, St. Croix Roberta Etienne, one of the island’s leading fitness instructors and a member of the VI Triathlon Federation, will lead a fitness workshop to help persons suffering with mental illness and substance abuse to improve mental health through wellness. Free fitness workshop will take place at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, ...

U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Commission Governing Board Decision Meeting A U.S. Virgin Islands Economic Development Commission (USVIEDC) Governing Board Decision Meeting is scheduled for12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18. The VIEDC Board of Directors will decide on pending matters and consider new applications from businesses applying to participate in the Economic Development Tax Incentive ...

Vince Danet Dear Source: There is no more important duty for any living being than to defend its life. Defense of human life is a core natural, not man-made, right. Yet our society has devolved to the point where we have many and varied restrictions to the right to defend human life. Firearms continue to ...

From left, Gary Halyard, Nesha Christian-Hendrickson, Gary Molloy, commissioner, and Elston George provide testimony to the senate about Department of Labor matters. (Photo by Barry Leerdam for the V.I. Legislature) The 33rd Legislature Finance Committee approved bills dealing with the gas excise tax, unemployment tax, a tax commission and the territory’s insurance division Tuesday. The ...

Ghirton DeCastro Hector Jr. Ghirton DeCastro Hector Jr. of Estate Peter’s Rest died on Monday, Sept. 9. He was 85 years old. He is survived by wife, Pauline Gloria Ineta Hector (Ineta); daughter, Janine Hector; stepdaughter, Vertilee P. Henry; step-grandson, Janai Carter; sisters: Cleone Hector, Dorene Hector-James and Everne Hector-Rhymer; brother, Elroy S. Hector Sr.; ...

Salvation Army is located within Market Square on the island of St. Thomas. (Source photo by Bethaney Lee) Salvation Army Maj. Steven Pearl announced Tuesday the organization’s meal program reopened its doors after a series of burglaries resulted in having to temporarily suspend the program. Pearl said he and his wife have been running the ...