The Virgin Islands Consortium

U.S. Weighs Massive Visa Restrictions, Targeting Caribbean CBI Nations and 33 More Countries

Michelle Smith Helps Georgia Secure First NCAA Women’s Outdoor Title with Record Relay Finish

St. Croix Man Arrested for Brutal Assault on Elderly Neighbor

Michelle Smith Helps Georgia Secure First NCAA Women’s Outdoor Title with Record Relay Finish

Staff Consortium
June 15, 2025

EUGENE, OREGON — At the 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships, University of Ge...

St. Croix Man Arrested for Brutal Assault on Elderly Neighbor

Staff Consortium
June 15, 2025

ST. CROIX — A 35-year-old man has been arrested and charged with multiple felony offenses following ...

Surveillance Captures Man Removing Gun and Jewelry from Scene of Fatal Fort Mylner Shooting

Staff Consortium
June 15, 2025

The V.I. Police Department has announced the arrest of 27-year-old Kemo Riley Jr. on multiple charge...

Breaking news

Oswald Harris Court Shooting Leaves One Dead; 20-Year-Old Arrested

Staff Consortium
June 15, 2025

ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Police Department has announced the arrest of 20-year-old Ajani Prentice in co...

Hogensborg Solar Farm Goes Live, Giving St. Croix Capacity to Generate Over Half of Island's Energy

Janeka Simon
June 14, 2025

St. Croix’s newest sustainable energy facility officially opened on Friday, as government officials ...

Debate Over Student Pay Dominates Portion of CTE Budget Hearing

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 14, 2025

Whether high school students should be paid for on-the-job training became a central point of discus...

VIPD Issues Wanted Notice for Vernon “Pappy” Sackey Jr. in St. Croix Domestic Violence Burglary Case

Staff Consortium
June 14, 2025

The V.I. Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau has issued a wanted bulletin for Vernon S...

Armed Drug Trafficker Gets 10 Years in Federal Prison Following St. John Cocaine Seizure

Staff Consortium
June 14, 2025

ST. THOMAS — A 29-year-old man from the Dominican Republic has been sentenced to a decade in federal...

Two Women Arraigned in Separate Drug Busts at Cyril E. King Airport

Staff Consortium
June 13, 2025

Two women from the U.S. mainland have been arraigned on separate federal drug trafficking charges fo...

USVI and FEMA Complete Two-Week Hurricane Readiness Exercise to Sharpen Response Coordination

Staff Consortium
June 13, 2025

Territorial and federal emergency officials concluded a comprehensive two-week hurricane preparednes...

DLCA Warns Against Illegal Credit Card Surcharges on Debit, Prepaid, and Gift Cards

Staff Consortium
June 13, 2025

The V.I. Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs is warning businesses and service providers ac...

Protect the Government or the People? Senators Debate Limits on Victim Compensation in Liability Bill

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 13, 2025

As lawmakers again voted to hold legislation that would raise the maximum amount individuals can rec...

CTE Board Requests $689K Budget Amid Funding Gaps, Scholarship Cuts, and Staffing Strains

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 13, 2025

The V.I. Board of Career and Technical Education, grappling with “heightened, challenging financial ...

U.S. Weighs Massive Visa Restrictions, Targeting Caribbean CBI Nations and 33 More Countries

Staff Consortium
June 15, 2025

The United States is weighing a major expansion of its travel ban policy, potentially targeting four...

Breaking news

Man Killed in Broad Daylight Shooting at Fort Mylner KFC Parking Lot in St. Thomas

Staff Consortium
June 14, 2025

Update on Sunday June 15, 2025 at 3:40 pm: The VIPD has identified the victim has 29-year-old Everto...

$42M in Tax Refunds Ready; Lawmakers Slam BIR’s $734K Rent; OMB Launches New Oversight Unit

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 13, 2025

When the Office of Management and Budget and the Bureau of Internal Revenue jointly appeared before ...

Bryan Slams $35K Government Minimum Salary Bill as Unfunded and Financially Dangerous

Staff Consortium
June 12, 2025

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Thursday said he is strongly urging caution following the Legislature’s...

Seaborne Airlines May Survive Bankruptcy as Sale Process Advances Toward July Auction

Janeka Simon
June 12, 2025

On Wednesday, those attending a bankruptcy court hearing pertaining to the now-defunct Silver Airway...

As Trust Builds, VIPD Calls for Info in Peters Rest Shooting, School Theft, and West Side Burglary

Janeka Simon
June 13, 2025

Amid a welcomed increase in community co-operation, the V.I. Police Department is calling for inform...

28-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot in Oswald Harris Court; VIPD Investigating Thursday Morning Homicide

Staff Consortium
June 12, 2025

ST. THOMAS — A deadly shooting early Thursday morning has left a 28-year-old man dead, following a s...

Sean Paul to Headline 2025 St. John Celebration Village Nights in Star-Studded Caribbean Lineup

Staff Consortium
June 11, 2025

ST. JOHN — Global dancehall and reggae superstar Sean Paul will headline the 2025 St. John Celebrati...

Watch: Governor Bryan Defends Raises, Praises Administration in Heated Consortium Interview

Staff Consortium
June 10, 2025

Territory Urged to Rethink Rum Strategy as Sales Slow and Revenues Fall Short

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 11, 2025

Local rum manufacturers must boost marketing and capitalize on prevailing trends by diversifying the...

PSC Cuts LEAC to 17 Cents, Bringing Relief to Customers; WAPA Warns of Financial Collapse and Irresponsible Governance

Janeka Simon
June 10, 2025

On Tuesday, the V.I. Public Services Commission voted to reduce the Levelized Energy Adjustment Clau...

Breaking news

Silver Airways Shuts Down

Janeka Simon and Ernice Gilbert
June 11, 2025

Silver Airways has permanently ceased operations as of Wednesday, June 11, ending its role as a vita...

Bryan Braces for Legal Fight Over Salary Hikes, Says USVI Governor Role Among Nation’s Toughest

Janeka Simon
June 10, 2025

In a tense 90-minute interview with the Consortium, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. defended the salary in...

Breaking news

Man Killed in Broad Daylight Shooting at Fort Mylner KFC Parking Lot in St. Thomas

Staff Consortium
June 14, 2025

Update on Sunday June 15, 2025 at 3:40 pm: The VIPD has identified the victim has 29-year-old Everto...

$42M in Tax Refunds Ready; Lawmakers Slam BIR’s $734K Rent; OMB Launches New Oversight Unit

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 13, 2025

When the Office of Management and Budget and the Bureau of Internal Revenue jointly appeared before ...

Bryan Slams $35K Government Minimum Salary Bill as Unfunded and Financially Dangerous

Staff Consortium
June 12, 2025

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Thursday said he is strongly urging caution following the Legislature’s...

Seaborne Airlines May Survive Bankruptcy as Sale Process Advances Toward July Auction

Janeka Simon
June 12, 2025

On Wednesday, those attending a bankruptcy court hearing pertaining to the now-defunct Silver Airway...

As Trust Builds, VIPD Calls for Info in Peters Rest Shooting, School Theft, and West Side Burglary

Janeka Simon
June 13, 2025

Amid a welcomed increase in community co-operation, the V.I. Police Department is calling for inform...

28-Year-Old Man Fatally Shot in Oswald Harris Court; VIPD Investigating Thursday Morning Homicide

Staff Consortium
June 12, 2025

ST. THOMAS — A deadly shooting early Thursday morning has left a 28-year-old man dead, following a s...

Sean Paul to Headline 2025 St. John Celebration Village Nights in Star-Studded Caribbean Lineup

Staff Consortium
June 11, 2025

ST. JOHN — Global dancehall and reggae superstar Sean Paul will headline the 2025 St. John Celebrati...

Watch: Governor Bryan Defends Raises, Praises Administration in Heated Consortium Interview

Staff Consortium
June 10, 2025

Territory Urged to Rethink Rum Strategy as Sales Slow and Revenues Fall Short

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 11, 2025

Local rum manufacturers must boost marketing and capitalize on prevailing trends by diversifying the...

PSC Cuts LEAC to 17 Cents, Bringing Relief to Customers; WAPA Warns of Financial Collapse and Irresponsible Governance

Janeka Simon
June 10, 2025

On Tuesday, the V.I. Public Services Commission voted to reduce the Levelized Energy Adjustment Clau...

Breaking news

Silver Airways Shuts Down

Janeka Simon and Ernice Gilbert
June 11, 2025

Silver Airways has permanently ceased operations as of Wednesday, June 11, ending its role as a vita...

Bryan Braces for Legal Fight Over Salary Hikes, Says USVI Governor Role Among Nation’s Toughest

Janeka Simon
June 10, 2025

In a tense 90-minute interview with the Consortium, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. defended the salary in...

Tourism, Infrastructure, and Public Services Take Center Stage in Gove

Politics

'Must be Another Virgin Islands': Senators Say Bryan's Address Disconn

Opinion

Op-Ed: A Retirement Windfall for the Few, a Burden for the Many...

Dear Editor, ‘Come Home’ Rings Hollow When the Struggles That Drov...

Letter to the Editor: Holding On While Letting Go: Generation X and th...

Op-Ed: Break the Last Chains—Teach Our Children Financial Literacy i...

Opinion | Proposed DiasporaLink Initiative Could Transform USVI Into K...

Letter to the Editor: A Plea and a Plan for Reopening the Frederiksted...

Op-Ed: Charting a New Course for Our Future – Why the 6th Constituti...

Plaskett Op-Ed — Why Virgin Islanders Must Demand a Seat at the Tabl...

USVI Hotel & Tourism Association Endorses Major Upgrades for St. Thoma...

Does the GVI have a Revenue Problem or Spending Problem?...

Community Center

VIPD Issues Wanted Notice for Vernon “Pappy” Sackey Jr. in St. Croix Domestic Violence Burglary Case

Staff Consortium
June 14, 2025

The V.I. Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau has issued a wanted bulletin for Vernon S...

As Trust Builds, VIPD Calls for Info in Peters Rest Shooting, School Theft, and West Side Burglary

Janeka Simon
June 13, 2025

Amid a welcomed increase in community co-operation, the V.I. Police Department is calling for inform...

Amid a welcomed increase in community co-operation...

UVI Secures $250K Home Depot Grant to Renovate St. Croix Campus Residence Hall

Staff Consortium
June 11, 2025

The University of the Virgin Islands’ Albert A. Sheen Campus has secured a major boost in funding wi...

The University of the Virgin Islands’ Albert A. Sh...

Watch: Governor Bryan Defends Raises, Praises Administration in Heated Consortium Interview

Staff Consortium
June 10, 2025

Vic Videos

VIElectron’s Hogensborg Solar Farm Goes Live, D...

Watch: Scenes of St. Thomas Carnival's Children...

May 03, 2025 06:40 AM

VIPA Celebrates Opening of Dale A. Gregory Park...

April 24, 2025 06:42 PM

Watch: Community Unites to Rescue Horse Trapped...

April 16, 2025 04:28 PM

Kruziano, a St. Croix Trailblazing Artist, Pres...

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Government

Protect the Government or the People? Senators Debate Limits on Victim Compensation in Liability Bill

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 13, 2025

As lawmakers again voted to hold legislation that would raise the maximum amount individuals can recover in judgments against the Government of the Vi...

$42M in Tax Refunds Ready; Lawmakers Slam BIR’s $734K Rent; OMB Launches New Oversight Unit

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 13, 2025

When the Office of Management and Budget and the Bureau of Internal Revenue jointly appeared before the Committee on Budget, Appropriations, and Finan...

Bryan Responds to Stadium Hearing Controversy, Cites Prior Coordination and Personal Leave

Staff Consortium
June 13, 2025

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Thursday issued a public statement in response to criticisms aired during a Senate Committee hearing concerning the absen...

Bryan Slams $35K Government Minimum Salary Bill as Unfunded and Financially Dangerous

Staff Consortium
June 12, 2025

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. on Thursday said he is strongly urging caution following the Legislature’s passage of Bill No. 36-0053, calling the mandated...

"An Embarrassment, an Abomination, a Disgust": Lawmakers Subpoena Officials Over $30M Stadium Debacle

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 12, 2025

Once again, lawmakers have resorted to issuing subpoenas to invited testifiers who failed to appear at a committee hearing. This time, the commissione...

USVI PORTS HUB

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...

V.I. Port Authority Advances Airports P3 Projec...

Ernice Gilbert
February 25, 2024

The V.I. Port Authority has announced the receipt of multiple compliant proposals in response to its request for proposals for the Airports Public/Pri...

V.I. Port Authority Signs Longterm Agreement Wi...

Staff Consortium
January 27, 2024

The V.I. Port Authority has officially entered into agreements with Tropical Shipping to significantly advance the rehabilitation and expansion of two...

Business

DLCA Warns Against Illegal Credit Card Surcharges on Debit, Prepaid, and Gift Cards

Staff Consortium
June 13, 2025

The V.I. Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs is warning businesses and service providers across the territory against imposing unlawful credi...

Nearly 2,000 USVI Businesses Face Legal Action Over Missing Labor Reports, DOL Warn

Janeka Simon
June 12, 2025

The V.I. Department of Labor says almost 2000 businesses in the territory have not filed required reports in over two years. These businesses can now ...

Territory Urged to Rethink Rum Strategy as Sales Slow and Revenues Fall Short

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 11, 2025

Local rum manufacturers must boost marketing and capitalize on prevailing trends by diversifying their product offerings to keep cover over revenue fl...

EDA Seeks Budget Increase, Cites Millions Generated for VI Government and Stagnant Funding

Nelcia Charlemagne
June 10, 2025

Ahead of hearings for the FY2026 budget, the leadership of the Economic Development Authority has signaled to lawmakers that its $6.6 million general ...

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