🌱 WMA Blasted For Incompetence + Weekend Events Calendar

Good morning. Here is everything you need to know to get this Friday (and maybe the weekend) started off right.

• Last September, the VIPD found a decomposing body buried in a shallow grave in Smith Bay. A neighbor had called in a complaint about a foul odor. Now, police say they have identified both the victim and the suspect who they say killed him. Read more in the VI Consortium.
• The V.I. Waste Management Authority is the latest government entity to be in hot water for bad business practices. An audit by the V.I. Office of the Inspector General has found that the leaders of WMA were incompetent on a number of fronts. The VI Consortium conveniently lists them all, and it is well worth reading.
• The COVID-19 death toll hits 105 after the death of a St. Croix man, via The Source.
• Katie Tannenbaum was released from quarantine on Tuesday night, just in time to compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics. Did you catch her skeleton performance? Via the Virgin Islands Daily News.
• Don't miss the list of weekend events via Patch USVI

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Today's Weather: Mostly sunny and breezy. High: 82 Low: 73. Get the weekend weather forecast on Patch USVI.

Today's Events:

• The St. Croix East End Marine Park is hosting a Coral Nursery Swim and Snorkel Tour (1:00 p.m.)
• Don't miss the Community Skate Session at the Cruz Bay tennis courts (5:00 p.m.)
• DPNR Hosts Award-Winning Author Tiphanie Yanique at Fort Christian in St. Thomas (5:30 p.m.)
• Catch Danny Draher and the Double Dynamite Blues Band at Nauti Bar & Grille in Christiansted (8:00 p.m.)
• Love & Hip Hop: Lady's Night at LEVELS in Christiansted (9:00 p.m.)

Social Buzz:

• Athneil C. "Addie" Ottley passed away and Virgin Islanders from across the territory are sharing their condolences and their memories of him. Addie Ottley is remembered as "the voice of US Virgin Islands radio." (Facebook)
• STJ Fridays! Special thanks to Department of Sports, Parks and Recreation and New Day Workshop on St. John for organizing new weekly skate sessions on the #CruzBay tennis courts. (Facebook)

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