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        <title><![CDATA[Students display skills at science fair]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - More than 200 of the island's public school student displayed their skills in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics on Thursday as the district hosted its annual STEM fair.
District Mathematics coordinator Juanita Boneque said the]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[WAPA to spend $2.4 million on fixes to meet federal air emission standards]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By ALDETH LEWIN
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS - The V.I. Water and Power Authority board approved a $2.4 million, three-year contract Thursday to bring the utility into compliance with federal air emission standards. 
In March, the federal government filed a complaint against WAPA for vio]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <author><![CDATA[By Amanda Norris
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS ­- Police have identified the body of a man found shot to death in a Toyota Camry on Tabor and Harmony Road on Tuesday night as 38-year-old Victor Manuel Otano Beltre.
Beltre is a native of the Dominican Republic, according to a press release]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Police search for 16-year-old girl missing for more than a week]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - Police are continuing their search for a 16-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a week and is presumed to have run away.
V.I. Police spokeswoman Melody Rames said Juvenile Investigation Bureau detectives are asking for the public]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Chefs demonstrate culinary mastery]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By ALDETH LEWIN
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS - Local and celebrity chefs are teaming up tonight to raise money for the V.I. Education Department's culinary programs. 
It is the second year of Ultimate Flavors of the Islands, a gastronomical fundraising event organized by Banco Popular th]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Bill would give chiropractors some physician status]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By JOY BLACKBURN
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - A medical doctor voiced concerns at a Senate committee hearing Wednesday about a bill that would expand the scope of practice for chiropractors in the territory, while local chiropractors testified in support of the measure.
The Senate Commit]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[St. Croix braces for pirate invasion]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - Sources have confirmed that pirates are preparing to invade the island from the west beginning some time this afternoon with plans to bring fun, frolic and excitement.
Organizers of The St. Croix Pirate Adventure are getting ready for a three]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[V.I. paramedic deplores DOH abuses, fraud, lack of leadership in St. Thomas - St. John EMS]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is a response to the EMS articles. I am a per diem paramedic working for Emergency Medical Services.
First of all, I have to give kudos to those who came forward to The Daily News. It took a lot of courage. I have no doubt these individuals will be]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Ag Department wins cook-off to join Culinary Team]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - At the end of a three-hour cook-off competition Thursday at Tutto Bene, the V.I. Agriculture Department won the spot to join the Virgin Islands Culinary Team as they represent the territory in a regional competition next month.
Representative]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The cultural importance of the Bamboula]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[African Liberation Day shines a light on efforts to establish and support independent African governments throughout the Diaspora. In this fight, women have always had a place of value and importance.
As women, our greatest weapon is our body. It contain]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Are EMS supervisors above the law?]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/op-ed/are-ems-supervisors-above-the-law-1.1493903</link>
        <description><![CDATA[I was quite troubled after reading The Daily News' articles regarding the deplorable condition of EMS in the St. Thomas-St. John District.
The accusations leveled at EMS supervisors Avon Chesterfield, James Petty Jr. and Kimba Turnbull are quite serious.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Students learn about heavy equipment in event for Public Works Week]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - In observance of Public Works Week in the territory, the V.I. Public Works Department conducted the rededication of the Harold G. Thompson Conference Room on St. Croix, followed by an open house and heavy equipment display for students.
Assis]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Suspect in vehicular homicide loses bid  for dismissal after truck is repaired, resold]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - In a memorandum opinion handed down Tuesday, V.I. Superior Court Presiding Judge Darryl Donohue Sr. denied a motion to dismiss a vehicular homicide case in which the truck involved in the accident disappeared from a V.I. Police impound lot.
P]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[2 suspects in DPNR drug case have bail set]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By Amanda Norris
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS ­- District Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller set restrictive bail conditions Wednesday for two men from Puerto Rico accused of being co-conspirators with DPNR Enforcement Chief Roberto Tapia in a drug trafficking organization. 
Stephen Torres and]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[DPNR replaces Tapia]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By Amanda Norris
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS ­- Following the arrest and suspension of DPNR's Chief Enforcement Officer Roberto Tapia, Gov. John deJongh Jr. approved the promotion of two enforcement officers to administrative positions within the Enforcement Division on Wednesday.
Howard]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Man found shot to death in car]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS ­- Police are not releasing any details about the identity of a man found shot to death Tuesday night in the driver's seat of a car parked to the side of Tabor and Harmony Road.
It was the second shooting death on St. Thomas in as many days.
V]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Golden Rock sewage line break forces school to close]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A break in a temporary sewage line in the Golden Rock area Wednesday resulted in flooded streets and the dismissal of an elementary school.
Just after 11 a.m. Wednesday, a temporary above-ground pump-around sewer force main became disconnected and spille]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Government's failure to provide adequate funds has Luis Hospital in dire position, senators told]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By JOY BLACKBURN
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - Luis Hospital officials painted another grim picture of the institution's financial status Wednesday at a meeting of the Senate Health, Hospitals, Human Services and Veterans Affairs Committee.
After testifying about shrinking government allo]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Modern chefs get traditional at Coal Pot Cook-off]]></title>
        <author><![CDATA[By ALDETH LEWIN
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        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS - Fort Christian made a fitting backdrop for a unique culinary competition Wednesday that celebrated the Caribbean tradition of cooking with coal pots. 
Hot coals in an iron stand, atop which sits a pot - traditionally a clay pot - was the tra]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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