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UVI Full-Time Tuition to Rise About 56% in Spring 2027; George Apologizes for Delayed Notice

Backpack Left Behind at Sonya’s Leads Police to Machete Robbery Suspect

PFA Authorizes $767.7 Million for Initial Utility and Road Work as Board Questions Contractor Est...

Backpack Left Behind at Sonya’s Leads Police to Machete Robbery Suspect

Janeka Simon
October 02, 2026

ST. CROIX — A man accused of terrorizing two employees during a machete robbery at Sonya’s Fine Isla...

PFA Authorizes $767.7 Million for Initial Utility and Road Work as Board Questions Contractor Estimates

Janeka Simon
October 02, 2026

The V.I. Public Finance Authority board on Thursday authorized officials to enter contracts totaling...

Three Unannounced Bird-Flu Drills Tested USVI Health Facilities

Staff Consortium
October 02, 2026

Three unannounced exercises using professional actors posing as patients potentially infected with a...

Profit Hills Shooting Leaves Man Critically Wounded With Multiple Gunshot Injuries

Staff Consortium
October 02, 2026

ST. CROIX — A man was in critical condition following a shooting in Profit Hills Thursday evening, T...

“Our Expenses Have Quadrupled”: PFA Raises Annual Administrative Fee to $7.5 Million

Ernice Gilbert
October 02, 2026

The V.I. Public Finance Authority’s board unanimously approved a 50 percent increase in its annual a...

V.I. Businesses Must Finish Energy Projects Before Applying for Grants Under New USDA Rules

Ernice Gilbert
October 02, 2026

Eligible Virgin Islands farmers and rural small businesses seeking federal grants for renewable ener...

Contract Day Marks 148 Years Since St. Croix Laborers Rose in the Fireburn

Staff Consortium
October 01, 2026

ST. CROIX — Today marks 148 years since laborers on St. Croix confronted a restrictive post-emancipa...

VIHA Exits HUD’s ‘Troubled’ Status in Eight Months; Change Does Not Apply to VIHFA

Nelcia Charlemagne
October 01, 2026

The V.I. Housing Authority has moved out of HUD’s “Troubled” designation after eight months and is n...

Saturday VITRAN Service Could Cost $570,000 as DPW Advances 2050 Transportation Plan

Nelcia Charlemagne
October 01, 2026

The V.I. Department of Public Works is evaluating what it would take to introduce Saturday fixed-rou...

Public Works Considers Roundabout Near Cool Out Bar as Lawmakers Press for Safer Roads

Nelcia Charlemagne
October 01, 2026

The V.I. Department of Public Works is considering a roundabout at the intersection near Cool Out Ba...

Bryan Announces ‘3rd Wall Street’ Financial District Plan for Downtown Christiansted

Ernice Gilbert
September 30, 2026

ST. CROIX — Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. on Wednesday announced plans to establish a new financial district...

Contour Airlines to Launch Nonstop St. Thomas–St. Maarten Flights Oct. 5

Staff Consortium
September 30, 2026

ST. THOMAS — Contour Airlines will launch nonstop service between St. Thomas and St. Maarten on Mond...

St. Croix Medfly Outbreak Triggers First Federal Quarantine in USVI as USDA Approves Eradication Plan

Ernice Gilbert
September 30, 2026

ST. CROIX — Federal agriculture officials have approved an emergency Mediterranean fruit fly eradica...

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UVI Full-Time Tuition to Rise About 56% in Spring 2027; George Apologizes for Delayed Notice

Ernice Gilbert
October 02, 2026

Full-time undergraduate tuition at the University of the Virgin Islands will rise by roughly 56 perc...

VIPA Waives Contour Landing Fees for a Year as St. Maarten Service Begins and More Caribbean Routes Are Discussed

Ernice Gilbert
October 01, 2026

ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Port Authority will waive 100 percent of Contour Airlines’ landing fees for up...

Lawsuit Accuses Golden Grove Officer of Facilitating Brutal Attack on Inmate

Janeka Simon
October 01, 2026

A former Golden Grove inmate has sued the V.I. Government and several Bureau of Corrections official...

DPNR Acquires 293 Acres at Great Pond to Protect St. Croix’s South Shore

Staff Consortium
September 29, 2026

ST. CROIX — The V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources has acquired 293 acres along St. C...

Police Commissioner Says Crime Cycle Will Continue While Residents Shield Offenders and Expose VIPD Operations

Janeka Simon
September 29, 2026

Police Commissioner Mario Brooks says the V.I. Police Department can intensify patrols, make arrests...

21-Year-Old J’Niya Rambaran Shot to Death on Veterans Drive, Raising USVI Homicide Toll to 39

Ernice Gilbert
September 28, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A 21-year-old woman was shot and killed early Monday on Veterans Drive in St. Thomas, t...

21-Year-Old Dies After Stolen Car Crashes During St. Thomas Police Pursuit; Another Man Arrested

Staff Consortium
September 27, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A 21-year-old man died and another was arrested early Sunday after a stolen Toyota Coro...

Man Dies, Woman Critically Injured After SUV Crashes and Overturns on Bovoni Road

Ernice Gilbert
September 27, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A man died and a female passenger suffered life-threatening injuries early Sunday after...

Mighty Sparrow, ‘Calypso King of the World,’ Dies at 91 After Seven-Decade Career

Ernice Gilbert
September 27, 2026

Slinger Francisco, the Grenada-born, Trinidad-raised performer known around the world as the Mighty ...

St. Croix Placed Under Islandwide Quarantine After Mediterranean Fruit Fly Detected

Ernice Gilbert
September 26, 2026

The V.I. Department of Agriculture has declared a phytosanitary emergency and placed all of St. Croi...

Bryan Urges Trump Administration to Treat St. Croix Refinery as National Asset, Create Federal Path to Restart

Ernice Gilbert
September 25, 2026

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is calling on the Trump administration to treat St. Croix’s long-idled oil ref...

Cigna Medical Premiums Rise 7%, Adding $9.5 Million to GVI Costs Despite Lower Claims

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 25, 2026

The Government of the Virgin Islands will pay approximately $9.5 million more for Cigna medical cove...

$12.1M JFL Judgment Still Unpaid, Staffing Firm Asks Court to Force Hospital Board to Pay

Janeka Simon
September 25, 2026

ST. CROIX — Months after winning a judgment worth more than $12 million in a dispute over unpaid sta...

VIPA Waives Contour Landing Fees for a Year as St. Maarten Service Begins and More Caribbean Routes Are Discussed

Ernice Gilbert
October 01, 2026

ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Port Authority will waive 100 percent of Contour Airlines’ landing fees for up...

Lawsuit Accuses Golden Grove Officer of Facilitating Brutal Attack on Inmate

Janeka Simon
October 01, 2026

A former Golden Grove inmate has sued the V.I. Government and several Bureau of Corrections official...

DPNR Acquires 293 Acres at Great Pond to Protect St. Croix’s South Shore

Staff Consortium
September 29, 2026

ST. CROIX — The V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources has acquired 293 acres along St. C...

Police Commissioner Says Crime Cycle Will Continue While Residents Shield Offenders and Expose VIPD Operations

Janeka Simon
September 29, 2026

Police Commissioner Mario Brooks says the V.I. Police Department can intensify patrols, make arrests...

21-Year-Old J’Niya Rambaran Shot to Death on Veterans Drive, Raising USVI Homicide Toll to 39

Ernice Gilbert
September 28, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A 21-year-old woman was shot and killed early Monday on Veterans Drive in St. Thomas, t...

21-Year-Old Dies After Stolen Car Crashes During St. Thomas Police Pursuit; Another Man Arrested

Staff Consortium
September 27, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A 21-year-old man died and another was arrested early Sunday after a stolen Toyota Coro...

Man Dies, Woman Critically Injured After SUV Crashes and Overturns on Bovoni Road

Ernice Gilbert
September 27, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A man died and a female passenger suffered life-threatening injuries early Sunday after...

Mighty Sparrow, ‘Calypso King of the World,’ Dies at 91 After Seven-Decade Career

Ernice Gilbert
September 27, 2026

Slinger Francisco, the Grenada-born, Trinidad-raised performer known around the world as the Mighty ...

St. Croix Placed Under Islandwide Quarantine After Mediterranean Fruit Fly Detected

Ernice Gilbert
September 26, 2026

The V.I. Department of Agriculture has declared a phytosanitary emergency and placed all of St. Croi...

Bryan Urges Trump Administration to Treat St. Croix Refinery as National Asset, Create Federal Path to Restart

Ernice Gilbert
September 25, 2026

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is calling on the Trump administration to treat St. Croix’s long-idled oil ref...

Cigna Medical Premiums Rise 7%, Adding $9.5 Million to GVI Costs Despite Lower Claims

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 25, 2026

The Government of the Virgin Islands will pay approximately $9.5 million more for Cigna medical cove...

$12.1M JFL Judgment Still Unpaid, Staffing Firm Asks Court to Force Hospital Board to Pay

Janeka Simon
September 25, 2026

ST. CROIX — Months after winning a judgment worth more than $12 million in a dispute over unpaid sta...

Prosperity Farm Bar and Events Shut Down Indefinitely Over Missing Hea

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Contract Day Marks 148 Years Since St. Croix Laborers Rose in the Fireburn

Staff Consortium
October 01, 2026

ST. CROIX — Today marks 148 years since laborers on St. Croix confronted a restrictive post-emancipa...

Medical Emergency at Southgate Plantation Condos Involved Recently Recoated Cistern, Responder Says

Staff Consortium
September 28, 2026

Last updated at 2:47 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. ST. CROIX — A medical emergency involving a ci...

Last updated at 2:47 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, 202...

St. Croix Nonprofit H.O.P.E. Awarded $200,000 Federal Grant for Domestic and Sexual Violence Survivor Services

Staff Consortium
September 28, 2026

H.O.P.E. Incorporated, a St. Croix nonprofit that provides culturally specific services to survivors...

H.O.P.E. Incorporated, a St. Croix nonprofit that ...

Watch: Tintawee Christian’s Aunt Says Grief Has Turned to Anger Six Years After His Killing

Staff Consortium
September 27, 2026

Last updated at 8:55 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, 2026 ST. CROIX — Six years after her 16-year-old son...

Last updated at 8:55 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, 202...

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Government

“Our Expenses Have Quadrupled”: PFA Raises Annual Administrative Fee to $7.5 Million

Ernice Gilbert
October 02, 2026

The V.I. Public Finance Authority’s board unanimously approved a 50 percent increase in its annual administrative fee Thursday, raising the amount fro...

Saturday VITRAN Service Could Cost $570,000 as DPW Advances 2050 Transportation Plan

Nelcia Charlemagne
October 01, 2026

The V.I. Department of Public Works is evaluating what it would take to introduce Saturday fixed-route VITRAN service across the territory, an expansi...

DOH Searching for New Care for Three Virgin Islanders After Court Orders Removal From Sylmar

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 30, 2026

The V.I. Department of Health is searching for new treatment placements for three Virgin Islanders currently at the Sylmar facility in California afte...

Taxicab Commission Pressed Over 13 Missing Medallions, Improper Licenses and Stalled Enforcement

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 29, 2026

Lawmakers on Monday pressed V.I. Taxicab Commission Executive Director Melissa Smith over missing medallions, improperly issued taxi licenses and ling...

Legislature Approves Contractor Bond Loan Fund as Francis Seeks $10 Million to Help Local Firms Compete

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 26, 2026

The 36th Legislature on Friday approved creation of a revolving loan fund intended to help local contractors overcome one of the barriers to competing...

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VIPA Board Selects Ava Penn as Next Executive D...

Ernice Gilbert
September 18, 2026

The V.I. Port Authority Board of Governors has selected Ava Penn as the agency’s next executive director following what the board described as a compe...

Port Authority Surpasses Expectations With $5.3...

Janeka Simon
August 21, 2025

The Virgin Islands Port Authority reported continued strong financial results for the first half of 2025, with its June 30 financial report showing an...

Allure of the Seas to Make Additional Call at C...

Staff Consortium
January 31, 2025

The Royal Caribbean cruise ship Allure of the Seas is scheduled to make an additional call at the Austin “Babe” Monsanto Marine Terminal in Crown Bay,...

Port Authority Opens Charlotte Amalie Dredging ...

Staff Consortium
December 24, 2024

The V.I. Port Authority has issued an invitation for contractors to bid on the dredging project in the Charlotte Amalie Harbor, St. Thomas. The dredgi...

VIPA, Cruise Lines in Productive Talks on Futur...

Staff Consortium
November 07, 2024

The V.I. Port Authority officials met with members of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (F-CCA) on Wednesday to provide an update on the upcomi...

V.I. Port Authority Receives $12.5 Million for ...

Staff Consortium
April 11, 2024

The Biden administration has allocated a $12.5 million grant to the V.I. Port Authority, targeting infrastructure enhancements at the Cyril E. King In...

Business

Bryan Announces ‘3rd Wall Street’ Financial District Plan for Downtown Christiansted

Ernice Gilbert
September 30, 2026

ST. CROIX — Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. on Wednesday announced plans to establish a new financial district in downtown Christiansted intended to attract ban...

Bryan Urges Trump Administration to Treat St. Croix Refinery as National Asset, Create Federal Path to Restart

Ernice Gilbert
September 25, 2026

Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. is calling on the Trump administration to treat St. Croix’s long-idled oil refinery as a national energy asset and establish a c...

Higher Bond Yields Could Block Some USVI Hotel Financing Deals, PFA Official Warns

Janeka Simon
September 24, 2026

Virgin Islands Public Finance officials want a fresh assessment of the bond market following last week’s Federal Reserve rate increase, with one PFA o...

Mall of St. Croix Loses Insurance Appeal Over Shareholder Suit Alleging Embezzlement, Mismanagement and Corporate Losses

Ernice Gilbert
September 23, 2026

ST. CROIX — A shareholder dispute accusing directors and officers of Sunshine Shopping Center, which operates the Mall of St. Croix, of embezzling com...

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