Virgin Islands NewsNews on Virgin Islands continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Guard chiefs gather at posh Virgin Islands resort- June 28, 2008 There's been no official casualty report from this week's meeting of National Guard leaders in the U.S. Virgin Islands, but the damage could be high.http://www.topix.net/world/virgin-islands/2008/06/guard-chiefs-gather-at-posh-virgin-islan... APME announces awards for outstanding journalism- June 26, 2008 Investigative journalism revealing that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of staff lied under oath in a costly lawsuit against the city has earned the Detroit Free Press a Public Service award from ...http://www.topix.net/world/virgin-islands/2008/06/apme-announces-awards-for-outstanding-jo... Kansas Native's Virgin Island Death A Mystery- June 26, 2008 It's the kind of place many people wish they could live. However, it turned out to be the place where Earl Rhode's son, Dustin, died.http://www.topix.net/world/virgin-islands/2008/06/kansas-natives-virgin-island-death-a-mys... Virgin Islands Band sets Bradwell Park concert- June 26, 2008 Downtown Hinesville's Bradwell Park will come alive with a calypso rhythm and the smooth sound of steel drums at a "Lunchtime Concert in the Park" on Thursday, July 10.http://www.topix.net/world/virgin-islands/2008/06/virgin-islands-band-sets-bradwell-park-c... US Air Joins American in Letting Duty-Free Liquor Fly Free- June 24, 2008 June 23, 2008 -- US Airways has joined American Airlines in exempting boxes of duty-free liquor purchased in the Virgin Islands from checked bag charges, but other airlines have not followed suit.http://www.topix.net/world/virgin-islands/2008/06/us-air-joins-american-in-letting-duty-fr... Simmonds Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison- June 22, 2008 June 20, 2008 -- In addition to paying back the full $1.2 million he siphoned off from a local-government account for his own personal use, former government aide Alric V. Simmonds will have to serve eight ...http://www.topix.net/world/virgin-islands/2008/06/simmonds-sentenced-to-eight-years-in-pri... Virgin Islands fathers honored- June 20, 2008 Residents took time out this weekend to remember fathers and positive role models in the community with a number of activities.http://www.topix.net/world/virgin-islands/2008/06/virgin-islands-fathers-honored?fromrss=1 Reservist drowns while on training mission- June 18, 2008 An Air Force reservist apparently drowned June 8 while on a training mission that stopped over in the U.S. Virgin Islands.http://www.topix.net/world/virgin-islands/2008/06/reservist-drowns-while-on-training-missi... Governor signs tax-increment financing bill into law- June 16, 2008 Praising the Senate for forward thinking in matters of economic development - but keeping a close eye on the dwindling financial resources of the territory - Gov.http://www.topix.net/world/virgin-islands/2008/06/governor-signs-tax-increment-financing-b... HOVENSA to add 24 to 29 cents per gallon to wholesale gas prices- June 14, 2008 Daily News Photo by SEAN McCOY Efren Feliciano fills up Wednesday afternoon, ahead of the next price increases.http://www.topix.net/world/virgin-islands/2008/06/hovensa-to-add-24-to-29-cents-per-gallon... |