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	        <title><![CDATA[Virgin Islands Police remember their fallen]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
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	        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - The territory joined the nation on Tuesday in honoring fallen law enforcement officers as part of the annual Peace Officers Memorial Day.
In accordance with proclamations from President Barack Obama and Gov. John deJongh Jr., flags representi]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:33:54 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Fallen  officers]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
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	        <description><![CDATA[St. Croix 
Officer Cuthbert Chapman
Officer Wilbur Francis
Officer Leopold Fredericks
Officer Dexter Mardenborough
Officer Akeem Newton
Officer Patrick Sweeney

St. Thomas
Officer Richard Callwood
Officer Ariel Frett
Officer Steven Hodge
Officer Rudel P]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:33:46 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Bill before V.I. Legislature today  changes law on parental rights]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By ALDETH LEWIN
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/bill-before-v-i-legislature-today-changes-law-on-parental-rights-1.1316076?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS - The Senate Human Services, Recreation and Sports Committee will take up a bill today on severing parental rights. 
The V.I. Code contains language that allows the Family Division of the V.I. Superior Court to terminate parental rights. The b]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:26:28 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Defendants call elections lawsuit frivolous]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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	        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - Defendants in the V.I. Superior Case filed on behalf of six of the seven members of the St. Croix Board of Elections say they are ready to defend themselves against charges of defamation of character and to deny they created a scandal.
The me]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:22:21 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[V.I. receives $7.8 million to help HOVENSA workers]]></title>
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	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/v-i-receives-7-8-million-to-help-hovensa-workers-1.1316074?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[The V.I. Labor Department is getting some federal help - in the amount of $7.8 million - to assist workers who lost their jobs in the recent closure of the HOVENSA oil refinery on St. Croix.
According to the U.S. Labor Department, $3,631,937 of the $7,84]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 01:22:16 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Prosecution plays 911 calls in trial; jury hears people warn police of peril]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By ALDETH LEWIN
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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	        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS - The prosecution continued to build its case Tuesday in the murder trial for Maliek Ostalaza and Jevern Phillip, accused of killing 26-year-old Kevin James in 2010.
Ostalaza and Phillip are facing multiple charges including first-degree murde]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 23:48:55 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Move 'Red Light Districts'  and bars away from schools]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/op-ed/move-red-light-districts-and-bars-away-from-schools-1.1315844?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[For the last two months or so, I've read two to three articles referring to excessive noise coming from a small eatery located on the western side of Ulla Muller School. Wasn't former Sen. Liston Davis the main sponsor of legislation that was supposed to]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:31:40 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Volunteers, sponsors create Junior Achievement success]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/op-ed/volunteers-sponsors-create-junior-achievement-success-1.1315843?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[Junior Achievement of the Virgin Islands successfully recruited 75 volunteers for this year's programs. Volunteering for Junior Achievement is more than simply an academic experience because volunteers act as mentors and leaders to young people across th]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:31:34 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Senators' 'shenanigans'  put ego ahead of progress on important bill]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/op-ed/senators-shenanigans-put-ego-ahead-of-progress-on-important-bill-1.1315842?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[During Wednesday's Government Operation, Energy and Veteran's Affairs Committee hearing, I proposed Bill No. 29-0270- An Act to Restructure the V.I. Government. The bill aims to protect government employees and improve the delivery of government services]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:31:27 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Trial begins in Hospital Ground shooting]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By ALDETH LEWIN (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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	        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS - The trial started Monday for two men facing murder charges in connection with the March 6, 2010, shooting death of 26-year-old Kevin James near the basketball court in Hospital Ground. 
Maliek Ostalaza and Jevern Phillip were arrested just w]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 01:56:56 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Senate Agenda]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By ALDETH LEWIN (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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	        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS - The Senate Education, Culture and Youth Committee discussed the financial position of the V.I. Education Department and the impact the limited budget is having on services - school bus service in particular.
On Friday, the governor submitted]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:51:11 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[DeJongh strikes down Elections bills]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By ALDETH LEWIN
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/dejongh-strikes-down-elections-bills-1.1315406?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS - Gov. John deJongh Jr. took action on a number of bills passed last month by the Senate. 
In his transmittal letter to Senate President Ronald Russell, deJongh first thanked the members of the 29th Legislature for ratifying the amended agreem]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:51:05 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Cancer Society's Relay for Life set for Sunday]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/cancer-society-s-relay-for-life-set-for-sunday-1.1315405?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - This weekend, hundreds of people are expected to circle the track at the Educational Complex to raise money and awareness for the local fight against cancer.
The American Cancer Society of St. Croix will host the "Relay for Life" from 2 p.m.]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:46:45 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Man charged with murder in shooting after La Grande Princesse victim dies]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/man-charged-with-murder-in-shooting-after-la-grande-princesse-victim-dies-1.1315404?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - The man police arrested Friday just hours after they say he gunned down 32-year-old Gilbert Hendricks in La Grande Princesse appeared in V.I. Superior Court on Monday morning to be advised of his rights on murder and related charges.
Hendrick]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:38:36 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Superior Court marshal dies in crash]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/superior-court-marshal-dies-in-crash-1.1315401?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - It was a sad day at the V.I. Superior Court on Monday, as news circulated that one of the court's marshals had died in a motorcycle crash.
Ronald Rogers, who had served as a Deputy Marshal I at the court, was in a one-vehicle crash and died a]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:36:18 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[6 Elections Board members file lawsuit against Adelbert Bryan, V.I. Action Group]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/6-elections-board-members-file-lawsuit-against-adelbert-bryan-v-i-action-group-1.1315394?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - Six of the seven members of the St. Croix Board of Elections filed suit in V.I. Superior Court against members of the V.I. Action Group, fellow board member Adelbert Bryan and others who the board members say are trying to ruin their reputati]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 00:12:49 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[134 graduate from UVI on St. Croix]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/134-graduate-from-uvi-on-st-croix-1.1315064?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - The University of the Virgin Islands held its 48th annual Commencement Ceremony on St. Croix Sunday and conferred 134 degrees in varying subject areas.
More than 1,000 friends, family and well wishers gathered and spilled out of a large yello]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 01:23:31 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Degrees awarded]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/degrees-awarded-1.1315063?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[Total number of degrees on the  St. Croix campus: 134
Master of Arts in Education:  18
Master of Business Administration: 1
Master of Public Administration:  3
Bachelor of Science: 7
Bachelor of Arts: 55
Associate of Applied Science:  20
Associate of Art]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 01:23:25 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Jury deadlocks in friendly fire case]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By FIONA STOKES
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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	        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - The V.I. Superior Court jury tasked with deciding the fate of two men charged in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Christiansted bar in 2010, deliberated for three hours Saturday before indicating they were hopelessly deadlocked.
Sup]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:57:14 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[V.I. Supreme Court upholds Richie Fontaine conviction]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By ALDETH LEWIN
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
	        <link>http://virginislandsdailynews.com/news/v-i-supreme-court-upholds-richie-fontaine-conviction-1.1314967?localLinksEnabled=false</link>
	        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS - The V.I. Supreme Court upheld the trial court's conviction of Richie Fontaine for an armed robbery and shooting on Aug. 14, 2009.
On March 12, 2010, a jury found Fontaine guilty of six counts: first-degree robbery, second-degree robbery, fir]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 22:41:27 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Judge orders consent decree hearing]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By JOY BLACKBURN
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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	        <description><![CDATA[ST. CROIX - A federal judge has ordered a hearing to determine whether the consent decree that the V.I. Police Department has been operating under for more than three years should be amended.
District Judge Curtis Gomez set the hearing for June 21, follo]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 22:41:20 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Science, Technology and Mathematics Fair at Sunshine Mall]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></author>
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	        <description><![CDATA[The annual Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fair will be ongoing from Thursday to Saturday at the lower level of Sunshine Mall on St. Croix.
Students' scientific projects from all St. Croix public schools will be available for public view]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 22:31:32 -0400</pubDate>
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	        <title><![CDATA[Degrees awarded]]></title>
	        <author><![CDATA[By ALDETH LEWIN
 (Daily News Staff)]]></author>
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	        <description><![CDATA[ST. THOMAS - Proud smiles and fist pumps were in abundance Saturday as 226 University of the Virgin Islands students accepted their diplomas.
Friends and family in the packed UVI Sports and Fitness Center on St. Thomas witnessed the transformation from s]]></description>
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	        <pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 21:47:42 -0400</pubDate>
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