Kit MacAvoy

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Photojournalist at Freelance

Reporter at St Thomas Source

Reporter @VIDailyNews, former 📸 for @Vicadvocate

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Articles

Judge Considers Lifting Some Monitoring in Prison Consent Decree

1 week ago | stthomassource.com | Kit MacAvoy

A federal judge could terminate parts of the decades-old consent decree mandating oversight of St. Croix’s John A. Bell Correctional Facility by the end of the month. Attorneys representing the United States Justice Department and the territory filed a joint motion in November asking the court to discontinue court-ordered monitoring of medical care for incarcerated people. If the motion is granted, monitoring of mental health care at the prison would continue.
Bills Offsetting Property Tax Liability, Raising Cap on Damages Against Government Held by Senate Committee

1 week ago | stthomassource.com | Kit MacAvoy

The Senate Finance Committee decided to hold two bills Tuesday, including one that would offer tax relief to property owners who the government owes money. Senate President Milton Potter sponsored the bill, which initially called for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to offset a property owner’s property tax liability against any amount of money that the Virgin Islands government owed to that property owner.
Bryan Lauds ‘Spirit of Unity,’ ‘Collaboration’ As Legislature Frees Up Epstein Funds

1 week ago | stthomassource.com | Kit MacAvoy

On Monday, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. announced a $6 million settlement with Pafford Medical Services and expressed support for more than $22 million in retroactive pay, as the 36th Legislature weighed tapping into the Jeffrey Epstein-related settlement funds to cover urgent expenses and government arrears.
Photo Focus: Taste of St. Croix Delights Palates 25 Years On

1 week ago | stthomassource.com | Kit MacAvoy

The Caribbean’s premier culinary event celebrated its silver anniversary Thursday when the Taste of St. Croix returned to the Divi Carina Bay Resort and Casino for its 25th year. Featuring dozens of restaurants and chefs, world-class wine and spirits, and live music, the event highlighted the depth and breadth of Crucian culture and cuisine. Julius Jackson — famed chef and boxer — said St. Croix stands out for its culinary offerings. “It really is a foodie town, a foodie place,” he said.
LBJ Homeowners, Hemmed in by Development and Industry, Weigh Government Buyouts

2 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Kit MacAvoy

Homeowners in LBJ Gardens on St. Croix have just over two weeks to decide whether they want their properties appraised by the V.I. Housing Finance Authority as part of a proposal to buy them out of the homes where their families have lived for generations. Luz Fulgence said her LBJ Gardens home has been in the family for more than six decades. “I own it and I don’t owe nothing on it,” she said.
Bryan, Boschulte Offer Positive Tourism Forecast From Seatrade

2 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Kit MacAvoy

Speaking from Miami during a virtual press briefing Tuesday, Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. and V.I. Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte projected continued growth in the number of cruise passengers visiting the U.S. Virgin Islands. Boschulte said the territory is expecting 1.8 million cruise travelers in fiscal year 2025.
Annual ODR Report Charts Territory’s Disaster Recovery Progress

2 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Kit MacAvoy

The V.I. Disaster Recovery Office touted the obligation of $18.1 billion toward the territory’s recovery from hurricanes Irma and Maria in its 2024 annual report, released last week. By the end of the year, the territory had expended more than $3.6 billion and completed more than a thousand projects. The report highlighted major milestones in the U.S. Virgin Islands’ seven-year recovery effort reached last year, including the completion of the Walter I. M.
Taxicab Commission Board Member Denounces Executive Firing in Open Letter to V.I.

2 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Kit MacAvoy

A V.I. Taxicab Commission board member voiced concern over the firing of the commission’s former director, Vernice Gumbs, and the appointment of Gumbs’s replacement in an open letter to Virgin Islanders this week. Vincent Georges, a retired V.I. Police Department captain, wrote that the VITCC board violated the law because the board included two taxi drivers from St. Thomas at the time of Gumbs’s removal.
Design Well Underway for LBJ Sewershed Repair Project

2 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Kit MacAvoy

Consultants and officials from the V.I. Waste Management Authority solicited feedback from residents during a town-hall meeting Thursday evening at the University of the Virgin Islands Albert A. Sheen Campus on St. Croix regarding plans to overhaul the island’s LBJ sewershed.
VIWMA 2023 Audit Shows Progress, But Work Needed in Accounts Payable, Fixed Asset Recording

3 weeks ago | stthomassource.com | Kit MacAvoy

The V.I. Waste Management Authority is within sight of catching up on its audits, and the authority’s board of directors heard the results of the utility’s 2023 audit during a presentation from firm Bert Smith and Company Tuesday. Accountant George Willie presented the findings, noting progress in several areas of the authority’s overall financial health and room for improvement in WMA’s payments to vendors and equipment management.