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Senators Move to Include Firefighters and EMS in Heroes Act Following Public Backlash
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 20, 2026
Less than 24 hours after V.I. Consortium reported that frontline firefighters were excluded from the...
Constitutional Convention Targets January Draft, Seeks $300K as Senators Scrutinize Spending
- Janeka Simon
- October 20, 2026
The Sixth Constitutional Convention of the Virgin Islands expects to complete an initial consolidate...
VI Heroes Act Advances With $150K Death Benefit, but Firefighters Remain Excluded
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- October 20, 2026
Legislation providing $150,000 in death benefits to the families of public safety officers killed in...
Senators Advance Sweeping Oversight Bill Despite WAPA, EDA Objections as Audit Delays Draw Scrutiny
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- October 20, 2026
Legislation establishing uniform accountability, transparency and performance reporting requirements...
Federal Appeals Court Invalidates Telecom Funding Fee, Raising Questions for USVI Broadband and School Subsidies
- Staff Consortium
- October 20, 2026
A federal appeals court has invalidated a telecommunications funding assessment used to finance nati...
Bryan Proposes $250 Million Bond Package, Including $165 Million to Bail Out Hospitals, WAPA and Waste Management
- Staff Consortium
- October 19, 2026
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. plans to seek legislative approval for a $250 million bond-financing packa...
St. Croix Morgue Opens After Years of Delays, Restoring Local Autopsy Capacity
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 19, 2026
ST. CROIX — A new modular morgue opened in Orange Grove on Monday, giving the V.I. Department of Jus...
Bryan Grants Government Workers Extra Days Off for Liberty Day and Thanksgiving Holidays
- Staff Consortium
- October 19, 2026
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has granted two days of administrative leave to non-essential government e...
DLCA Officer Who Reported Alleged Bribes Sues Government and Union Over Firing, Seeks $1.19 Million
- Janeka Simon
- October 19, 2026
ST. THOMAS — A former Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs enforcement officer who reported ...
13-Year-Old St. Thomas Student Amayah Leader Places Third in BVI Junior Chef Competition
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 19, 2026
ST. THOMAS — At just 13 years old, Amayah G. Leader, a student at V.I. Montessori School on St. Thom...
FDA Recall Records List Virgin Islands Among Distribution Areas for IV Tubing With Reported Discoloration
- Staff Consortium
- October 19, 2026
Federal medical-device recall records identify the U.S. Virgin Islands among distribution areas for ...
St. Croix Central High to Host Scarlet Soirée Gala to Fund Student Lounge, Rewards Store and School Programs
- Staff Consortium
- October 19, 2026
ST. CROIX — St. Croix Central High School will host its Scarlet Soirée Red Gala on Friday, October 2...
VI Lawmakers Advance EMS Overhaul Establishing Licensing, Ambulance Standards and Medical Oversight
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- October 19, 2026
ST. CROIX — Legislation establishing comprehensive licensing, training, vehicle safety and medical o...
Breaking news
USVI Homicide Count Climbs to 42 in 2026 After 24-Year-Old Man Shot Dead on St. Croix
- Staff Consortium
- October 20, 2026
ST. CROIX — A 24-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Old Fredensborg, where police r...
WAPA Warns More St. Thomas–St. John Power Rotations Possible as Generator Repairs Stretch Into 2027
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- October 20, 2026
The V.I. Water and Power Authority is warning that rotating power outages could return to the St. Th...
Federal Judge Denies Taxpayer's Bid to Unfreeze Bank Accounts in Dispute With V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue
- Staff Consortium
- October 18, 2026
ST. CROIX — A federal judge has denied an emergency request by a St. Croix taxpayer seeking to halt ...
Elderly Woman Sues GVI, Says Schneider Hospital Prescribed Antibiotic Despite Kidney Disease
- Janeka Simon
- October 17, 2026
ST. THOMAS — An elderly woman nearing 100 years old has sued the Government of the Virgin Islands fo...
22-Year-Old Jeralys Guzman Killed, Passenger Critically Injured in St. Croix Two-Vehicle Crash
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 17, 2026
ST. CROIX — A 22-year-old woman was killed and a passenger critically injured in a two-vehicle colli...
CDC Reveals 263 Dengue Cases, First USVI Death Since 2005 and Testing Delays of Up to Two Months
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 17, 2026
A newly published federal investigation has documented 263 confirmed dengue cases, 15 hospitalizatio...
Sewer Rejects St. Croix Refinery Reopening as Government Projects 400 Jobs and $45 Million in Revenue
- Staff Consortium
- October 16, 2026
ST. CROIX — At-large Senate candidate Hadiya Sewer declared her opposition to reopening the St. Croi...
Bolques Defends Record and Residency as Sewer Challenges Incumbent on Refinery, Ethics and Cost of Living in At-Large Debate
- Staff Consortium
- October 16, 2026
Incumbent Senator at Large Angel Bolques Jr. defended his legislative record, St. John residency and...
Bolques Says Ethics Allegations Do Not Establish Guilt, Rejects Harassment Claims During At-Large Debate
- Staff Consortium
- October 16, 2026
Senator at Large Angel Bolques Jr. defended himself against questions about his 2025 legislative eth...
Watch: At-Large Senate Candidates Bolques Jr. and Sewer Take Center Stage During VI Consortium/WTJX Debate
- Staff Consortium
- October 15, 2026
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Officer Charged With Grand Larceny After Bodycam Shows Her Handling Missing $17,000 Gold Chain Twice, Police Say
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 14, 2026
ST. THOMAS — Aisha Somersall, a former V.I. Police Department officer whose body-worn camera reporte...
St. Croix Residents Have Until November 3 to Claim Compensation From Nearly $60 Million in Limetree Bay Refinery Settlements
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 15, 2026
ST. CROIX — Residents and businesses affected by the series of pollution incidents at the Limetree B...
Tourists Call for Taxi Reform, Rideshare Options and Better Payment Systems in Virgin Islands
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- October 14, 2026
Visitors departing the Virgin Islands have reported concerns about fluctuating taxi fares and uncert...
WAPA Warns More St. Thomas–St. John Power Rotations Possible as Generator Repairs Stretch Into 2027
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- October 20, 2026
The V.I. Water and Power Authority is warning that rotating power outages could return to the St. Th...
Federal Judge Denies Taxpayer's Bid to Unfreeze Bank Accounts in Dispute With V.I. Bureau of Internal Revenue
- Staff Consortium
- October 18, 2026
ST. CROIX — A federal judge has denied an emergency request by a St. Croix taxpayer seeking to halt ...
Elderly Woman Sues GVI, Says Schneider Hospital Prescribed Antibiotic Despite Kidney Disease
- Janeka Simon
- October 17, 2026
ST. THOMAS — An elderly woman nearing 100 years old has sued the Government of the Virgin Islands fo...
22-Year-Old Jeralys Guzman Killed, Passenger Critically Injured in St. Croix Two-Vehicle Crash
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 17, 2026
ST. CROIX — A 22-year-old woman was killed and a passenger critically injured in a two-vehicle colli...
CDC Reveals 263 Dengue Cases, First USVI Death Since 2005 and Testing Delays of Up to Two Months
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 17, 2026
A newly published federal investigation has documented 263 confirmed dengue cases, 15 hospitalizatio...
Sewer Rejects St. Croix Refinery Reopening as Government Projects 400 Jobs and $45 Million in Revenue
- Staff Consortium
- October 16, 2026
ST. CROIX — At-large Senate candidate Hadiya Sewer declared her opposition to reopening the St. Croi...
Bolques Defends Record and Residency as Sewer Challenges Incumbent on Refinery, Ethics and Cost of Living in At-Large Debate
- Staff Consortium
- October 16, 2026
Incumbent Senator at Large Angel Bolques Jr. defended his legislative record, St. John residency and...
Bolques Says Ethics Allegations Do Not Establish Guilt, Rejects Harassment Claims During At-Large Debate
- Staff Consortium
- October 16, 2026
Senator at Large Angel Bolques Jr. defended himself against questions about his 2025 legislative eth...
Watch: At-Large Senate Candidates Bolques Jr. and Sewer Take Center Stage During VI Consortium/WTJX Debate
- Staff Consortium
- October 15, 2026
Watch on YouTube
Officer Charged With Grand Larceny After Bodycam Shows Her Handling Missing $17,000 Gold Chain Twice, Police Say
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 14, 2026
ST. THOMAS — Aisha Somersall, a former V.I. Police Department officer whose body-worn camera reporte...
St. Croix Residents Have Until November 3 to Claim Compensation From Nearly $60 Million in Limetree Bay Refinery Settlements
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 15, 2026
ST. CROIX — Residents and businesses affected by the series of pollution incidents at the Limetree B...
Tourists Call for Taxi Reform, Rideshare Options and Better Payment Systems in Virgin Islands
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- October 14, 2026
Visitors departing the Virgin Islands have reported concerns about fluctuating taxi fares and uncert...
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In Memoriam | Keith I. Freeland
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In Memoriam | SFC (Ret.) Sonia Blondell Willock
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In Memoriam | The Honorable Joan A. Thomas
Top Stories
- St. Croix Morgue Opens After Years of Delays, Restoring Local Autopsy ...
- Constitutional Convention Targets January Draft, Seeks $300K as Senato...
- Federal Judge Denies Taxpayer's Bid to Unfreeze Bank Accounts in Dispu...
- Senators Move to Include Firefighters and EMS in Heroes Act Following ...
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Senators Move to Include Firefighters and EMS in Heroes Act Following Public Backlash
- Ernice Gilbert
- October 20, 2026
Less than 24 hours after V.I. Consortium reported that frontline firefighters were excluded from the...
St. Croix Central High to Host Scarlet Soirée Gala to Fund Student Lounge, Rewards Store and School Programs
- Staff Consortium
- October 19, 2026
ST. CROIX — St. Croix Central High School will host its Scarlet Soirée Red Gala on Friday, October 2...
ST. CROIX — St. Croix Central High School will hos...
NOAA Proposes 28.8% Increase in St. Croix’s Spiny Lobster Catch Limit
- Staff Consortium
- October 18, 2026
NOAA Fisheries is proposing a 28.8 percent increase in St. Croix’s annual spiny lobster catch limit,...
NOAA Fisheries is proposing a 28.8 percent increas...
Driver Undergoes Emergency Surgery After Guardrail Crash on St. Croix
- Staff Consortium
- October 16, 2026
ST. CROIX — A driver underwent emergency surgery after a single-vehicle crash at the intersection of...
ST. CROIX — A driver underwent emergency surgery a...
Vic Videos
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March 17, 2026 05:20 AMGovernment
Senators Advance Sweeping Oversight Bill Despite WAPA, EDA Objections as Audit Delays Draw Scrutiny
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- October 20, 2026
Legislation establishing uniform accountability, transparency and performance reporting requirements for the Virgin Islands' autonomous and semi-auton...
VI Heroes Act Advances With $150K Death Benefit, but Firefighters Remain Excluded
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- October 20, 2026
Legislation providing $150,000 in death benefits to the families of public safety officers killed in the line of duty advanced Monday, but not without...
Bryan Grants Government Workers Extra Days Off for Liberty Day and Thanksgiving Holidays
- Staff Consortium
- October 19, 2026
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has granted two days of administrative leave to non-essential government employees in November, closing non-essential govern...
Bryan Proposes $250 Million Bond Package, Including $165 Million to Bail Out Hospitals, WAPA and Waste Management
- Staff Consortium
- October 19, 2026
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. plans to seek legislative approval for a $250 million bond-financing package that would direct $85 million to the territory’...
Women Veterans' License Plates Now Available in USVI, With First Plates Awarded to Two Trailblazing Leaders
- Staff Consortium
- October 08, 2026
Women veterans in the U.S. Virgin Islands can now obtain specially designed license plates recognizing their military service, following the launch of...
USVI PORTS HUB
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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Nigy Boy to Make First St. Croix Appearance at ...
- Staff Consortium
- July 24, 2026
ST. CROIX — Virgin Islanders looking to take a break from the territory’s politics will have a rodeo...
Third Annual Sunset Soca Wine Festival Set for ...
- Staff Consortium
- April 21, 2026
The Sunset Soca Wine Festival will return to St. Thomas on April 28 for its third year, bringing bac...
Link Up Lounge to Host ‘The Brand Lab’ on St. C...
- Staff Consortium
- March 27, 2026
Link Up Lounge is set to bring another community-centered networking experience to St. Croix this we...
Sunset Soca Wine Festival Returns to Frederikst...
- Staff Consortium
- January 16, 2026
St. Croix’s west end will once again serve as the backdrop for a major Martin Luther King Jr. Weeken...
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