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KIDS COUNT Data Shows USVI Gains in Graduation and Employment, but Math Scores, Wages and Housing Pressures Remain Concerns
17+ hour, 37+ min ago (609+ words) New KIDS COUNT data shows a mixed picture for children and families in the U. S. Virgin Islands, with progress in unemployment, public school graduation rates and English Language Arts performance, but continuing concerns over wages, math scores, student dropouts and housing…...
St. Croix Adult Education Graduates Declare They Were "Pressed, But Not Defeated" After Years of Sacrifice
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (862+ words) Estate Tutu Homicide Under Investigation After 54-Year-Old Man Found Along Yellow Cedar Avenue The 2026 graduating class of St. Croix Adult Education celebrated more than the completion of an academic program on Friday. For many of the 35 graduates, the ceremony marked…...
UVI's St. Croix Class of 2026 Told to Be Original, Waste Nothing and Shape the Virgin Islands' Future
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1006+ words) The University of the Virgin Islands celebrated its 2026 commencement on St. Croix Friday with a ceremony that mixed pride, humor, personal reflection and serious calls for graduates to define their own paths while remaining rooted in community, service and the…...
USVI WIC Program Rolls Out Updated Food Packages With Higher Produce Benefits and More Options
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (310+ words) According to the Department of Health, the updated packages are intended to improve nutritional value for participating families while giving them more choices in the foods they can bring home. Health Commissioner Justa Encarnacion said the changes support the department's…...
Research Links Male Cannabis Use to Sperm Changes and Higher Early Miscarriage Risk
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (814+ words) The Virgin Islands Consortium One Man Dead, Another Injured in Shooting Near Good Hope Townhouses on St. Croix To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations " all free. Research Links Male Cannabis Use to Sperm Changes and Higher Early…...
VIDOH Donates Pediatric Emergency Equipment to JFL as Part of Territory-Wide Readiness Initiative
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (257+ words) ST. CROIX " The V. I. Department of Health has delivered a new set of specialized pediatric medical supplies to the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center, part of an ongoing effort to strengthen emergency care for infants and children across the territory....
Kids Count Report Warns USVI Children Face Population Collapse, High Poverty, and Extremely High Rates of Single-Mother Households
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (773+ words) From 2000 to 2020, the overall population fell by about 20 percent, but the number of children dropped by half'from 34, 289 to 17, 086. Children now represent just 19. 6 percent of the population, with. .. To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations " all free. Kids Count…...
Bill to Lower Kindergarten Age to Four Held After Lawmakers, Educators Warn of Developmental and Funding Risks
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (360+ words) Despite not having expected amendments that would "drastically" overhaul proposed legislation to lower the mandatory entry age for kindergarten, Senator Alma Francis Heyliger kept the bill on Wednesday's agenda anyway, citing the "importance of having this frank discussion." Bill 36-0069 seeks…...
Watch " A Hero's Welcome: DJ Daniel Touches Down in the U. S. Virgin Islands
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (112+ words) Watch the emotional event, putting on display the benevolent and community spirit of the U. S. Virgin Islands, "> here. To save articles or get newsletters, alerts or recommendations " all free. Watch " A Hero's Welcome: DJ Daniel Touches Down in the U. S. Virgin Islands…...