TERRITORY SHUTS DOWN FOR FRIENDSHIP DAY: banks, courts, schools closed

The US Virgin Islands is closed for business today as residents mark Virgin Islands-Puerto Rico Friendship Day, a local holiday observed alongside the federal holiday Indigenous Peoples' Day.

Banks, courts, schools and post offices across the territory are shut. The District Court, Superior Court and Supreme Court are all closed. The V.I. Water and Power Authority's customer service and business offices are also not operating.

Local and fast-food restaurants remain open, as do ADA and paratransit services. On St. Croix and St. Thomas, paratransit is running from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Weather forecasts show partly cloudy skies with a high of 89 degrees Fahrenheit and winds from the east-southeast at 10 to 15 miles per hour.