The Virgin Islands Consortium

DOJ Says VIPD Enforced Expired Federal Gun Restrictions for Decades Without Legal Authority

VITEMA Tells St. John to Prepare for 10 Days of Self-Sufficiency; WAPA Warns Repair Materials Are...

Federal Jury Convicts 73-Year-Old St. Croix Man of Child Pornography Possession

VITEMA Tells St. John to Prepare for 10 Days of Self-Sufficiency; WAPA Warns Repair Materials Are Limited

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 04, 2026

Despite a relatively quiet Atlantic hurricane season through early September, emergency officials ar...

Federal Jury Convicts 73-Year-Old St. Croix Man of Child Pornography Possession

Staff Consortium
September 03, 2026

A federal jury has convicted James Lealand Johnston, also known as “JJ Rocks,” of possession of chil...

Pennies Remain Legal Tender in USVI; DLCA Warns Businesses Against Routinely Rounding Up

Staff Consortium
September 04, 2026

Pennies already in circulation remain legal tender in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and businesses cannot...

DOH to Announce Major Advancement in USVI 988 Services Amid Effort to Establish First Local Crisis Call Center

Staff Consortium
September 04, 2026

The U.S. Virgin Islands appears poised to begin locally handling 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline calls...

Dolly Brought Rain to St. Croix, But Extreme Drought Persists Across All Three Islands

Staff Consortium
September 04, 2026

Rain from the remnants of former Tropical Storm Dolly delivered the most substantial precipitation S...

CDC Opens $1.26 Billion Cancer Funding Program to USVI for Screening, Control and Registry Work

Staff Consortium
September 04, 2026

The U.S. Virgin Islands is expressly eligible to pursue funding under a new $1.26 billion nationwide...

Woman Arrested After Allegedly Stabbing Partner While Confronting Him Over Cheating

Staff Consortium
September 04, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A woman from the Dominican Republic has been arrested and charged with stabbing her par...

St. Croix Water Reserves Improving, but Boil-Water Advisory Remains; Standpipe Open Friday Only

Staff Consortium
September 03, 2026

ST. CROIX — Water reserves across St. Croix are continuing to improve gradually, with the V.I. Water...

UVI Files Show-Cause Response, Prepares for Sept. 24 Accreditation Visit; Teach-Out Plan Ready

Janeka Simon
September 03, 2026

The University of the Virgin Islands has submitted its formal response to the Middle States Commissi...

DOJ Says All USVI Agencies Must Report People Known to Lack Lawful Immigration Status

Staff Consortium
September 03, 2026

A sweeping new legal interpretation from the U.S. Department of Justice says the Government of the V...

Breaking news

V.I. Supreme and Superior Court Files Obtained in Cyberattack; Sensitive Data May Be Involved

Ernice Gilbert
September 03, 2026

An unauthorized party obtained files associated with the Supreme and Superior Courts of the U.S. Vir...

Water-Line Rupture Sends CAHS, Lockhart Students Home Early; Lawmakers Question School Reliance on WAPA

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 03, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A ruptured public water line forced early dismissal at Charlotte Amalie High School and...

Board Approves General Election Ballots After Successful Audit; Pending Lawsuits Could Force Reprint

Janeka Simon
September 03, 2026

A post-primary audit of voting results in both Virgin Islands districts found that hand-counted tall...

Breaking news

DOJ Says VIPD Enforced Expired Federal Gun Restrictions for Decades Without Legal Authority

Ernice Gilbert
September 04, 2026

The U.S. Department of Justice has substantially expanded its federal civil-rights lawsuit against t...

Chronic Absenteeism Hits 53.8% at Alfredo Andrews; 601 Students Have Already Missed Five Days

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 03, 2026

Just 18 teaching days into the new academic year, 601 Virgin Islands public school students have alr...

$2M in Managerial Titles, Just $13K Uncommitted: Lawmakers Blast BSCM’s Top-Heavy Structure

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 03, 2026

The Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance says only $13,058.77 remains uncommitted from its ...

Watch: St. Croix Schools Still Lack Grass-Cutting Contracts; Landscaping Staff Have No Equipment

Staff Consortium
September 02, 2026

Superior Court Rejects Bid to Split Delegate Race From Local Ballot; Unified Ballot Stands

Janeka Simon
September 01, 2026

Superior Court Judge Venetia Velazquez has rejected Mary Moorhead’s attempt to force the Elections S...

Pence-Founded Think Tank Urges Congress to Limit Birthright Citizenship in USVI, Citing Insular Cases

Staff Consortium
September 02, 2026

A conservative think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is urging Congress to restrict...

Meta Seeks to Halt USVI Discovery Even After $18B Settlement Over Similar Youth-Harm Claims

Janeka Simon
September 01, 2026

Even as Meta Platforms agrees to pay up to approximately $18 billion and impose sweeping restriction...

USVI Fair Market Rent Benchmarks Lag Years Behind, Still Anchored to 2020 Census Data

Staff Consortium
September 01, 2026

Federal rent benchmarks that help determine how much rental assistance Virgin Islands families can r...

Bryan Declares St. Croix State of Emergency as Water System Recovery Continue

Staff Consortium
August 31, 2026

ST. CROIX — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has formally declared a state of emergency for St. Croix over ...

NOAA Proposes Allowing USVI Commercial Fishermen to Spearfish and Sell Yellowfin Tuna

Ernice Gilbert
August 31, 2026

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proposing a significant expansion of fishing ...

Dolly’s Remnants Reach USVI as Rain, Thunderstorms and Gusty Winds Projected to Increase Today

Staff Consortium
August 30, 2026

The remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly are beginning to affect the U.S. Virgin Islands early Sunday, w...

Homicide Suspect Arrested on St. Croix After St. Thomas Killing as He Prepared to Fly Mainland

Staff Consortium
August 30, 2026

ST. THOMAS — V.I. Police Department detectives arrested a suspect in the killing of 21-year-old Gere...

Contractor Chosen for Schneider Hospital Rebuild, $91M Approved for St. Thomas School Projects as PFA Clears Nearly $298M in Disaster Recovery Funding

Janeka Simon
August 28, 2026

The Public Finance Authority has approved up to $207.36 million for the first two phases of the Roy ...

Chronic Absenteeism Hits 53.8% at Alfredo Andrews; 601 Students Have Already Missed Five Days

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 03, 2026

Just 18 teaching days into the new academic year, 601 Virgin Islands public school students have alr...

$2M in Managerial Titles, Just $13K Uncommitted: Lawmakers Blast BSCM’s Top-Heavy Structure

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 03, 2026

The Bureau of School Construction and Maintenance says only $13,058.77 remains uncommitted from its ...

Watch: St. Croix Schools Still Lack Grass-Cutting Contracts; Landscaping Staff Have No Equipment

Staff Consortium
September 02, 2026

Superior Court Rejects Bid to Split Delegate Race From Local Ballot; Unified Ballot Stands

Janeka Simon
September 01, 2026

Superior Court Judge Venetia Velazquez has rejected Mary Moorhead’s attempt to force the Elections S...

Pence-Founded Think Tank Urges Congress to Limit Birthright Citizenship in USVI, Citing Insular Cases

Staff Consortium
September 02, 2026

A conservative think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is urging Congress to restrict...

Meta Seeks to Halt USVI Discovery Even After $18B Settlement Over Similar Youth-Harm Claims

Janeka Simon
September 01, 2026

Even as Meta Platforms agrees to pay up to approximately $18 billion and impose sweeping restriction...

USVI Fair Market Rent Benchmarks Lag Years Behind, Still Anchored to 2020 Census Data

Staff Consortium
September 01, 2026

Federal rent benchmarks that help determine how much rental assistance Virgin Islands families can r...

Bryan Declares St. Croix State of Emergency as Water System Recovery Continue

Staff Consortium
August 31, 2026

ST. CROIX — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has formally declared a state of emergency for St. Croix over ...

NOAA Proposes Allowing USVI Commercial Fishermen to Spearfish and Sell Yellowfin Tuna

Ernice Gilbert
August 31, 2026

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proposing a significant expansion of fishing ...

Dolly’s Remnants Reach USVI as Rain, Thunderstorms and Gusty Winds Projected to Increase Today

Staff Consortium
August 30, 2026

The remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly are beginning to affect the U.S. Virgin Islands early Sunday, w...

Homicide Suspect Arrested on St. Croix After St. Thomas Killing as He Prepared to Fly Mainland

Staff Consortium
August 30, 2026

ST. THOMAS — V.I. Police Department detectives arrested a suspect in the killing of 21-year-old Gere...

Contractor Chosen for Schneider Hospital Rebuild, $91M Approved for St. Thomas School Projects as PFA Clears Nearly $298M in Disaster Recovery Funding

Janeka Simon
August 28, 2026

The Public Finance Authority has approved up to $207.36 million for the first two phases of the Roy ...

USVI Cargo Costs Set to Rise as Tropical and Crowley Raise Fuel Charge

Politics

Journalist-Led Debate Series Begins Sunday as WTJX and Consortium Ques

Opinion

Letter to the Editor: Gun Violence Will Persist Until the Virgin Islan...

Letter to the Editor | St. Croix Racetrack Agreement Is Not a Giveaway...

Op-Ed: Leadership in a Borrowed House and the Limits of Power in the V...

Op-Ed | Governor Bryan: Why Self-Insurance Is the Key to Controlling H...

Opinion: Bill 36-0144 Is an Unconstitutional and Racist Attack on the ...

Op-Ed: Virgin Islands Must Seize the Global Economic Wave or Risk Bein...

Op-Ed: Passport-Free, Culture-Rich: How the USVI Bridges America and t...

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...

Community Center

St. Croix Water Reserves Improving, but Boil-Water Advisory Remains; Standpipe Open Friday Only

Staff Consortium
September 03, 2026

ST. CROIX — Water reserves across St. Croix are continuing to improve gradually, with the V.I. Water...

Public Legal Notice: Suffolk-CBNA JV Anticipates RFP for Emanuel Benjamin Oliver PK–8 School Construction

Staff Consortium
September 03, 2026

Suffolk-CBNA JV will be requesting proposals for all scopes and trades of work based on a GMP set, i...

Suffolk-CBNA JV will be requesting proposals for a...

Pence-Founded Think Tank Urges Congress to Limit Birthright Citizenship in USVI, Citing Insular Cases

Staff Consortium
September 02, 2026

A conservative think tank founded by former Vice President Mike Pence is urging Congress to restrict...

A conservative think tank founded by former Vice P...

Bryan Declares St. Croix State of Emergency as Water System Recovery Continue

Staff Consortium
August 31, 2026

ST. CROIX — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has formally declared a state of emergency for St. Croix over ...

ST. CROIX — Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has formally...

Vic Videos

Watch: Sunday Brush Fire Breaks Out Near Beach ...

Watch: Arthur A. Richards PreK-8 School Opens

August 08, 2026 05:23 AM

Fireborn: A Message to the Ancestors — A Future...

July 03, 2026 07:33 AM

Watch: Candidates Cast Lots for Ballot Position...

May 29, 2026 07:59 PM

Animated Short Reimagines the Fireburn Queens T...

March 17, 2026 05:20 AM

Government

Water-Line Rupture Sends CAHS, Lockhart Students Home Early; Lawmakers Question School Reliance on WAPA

Nelcia Charlemagne
September 03, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A ruptured public water line forced early dismissal at Charlotte Amalie High School and Lockhart K-8 School on Wednesday, exposing broade...

USVI’s First Fully Electric Police Patrol Vehicles Enter Service Across Territory

Staff Consortium
September 02, 2026

Five fully electric Ford Mustang Mach-E patrol vehicles are entering active service with the Virgin Islands Police Department, marking the first deplo...

USVI Agencies Warn of Rising Hunger and Homelessness as SNAP Rules Take Effect Sept. 1

Janeka Simon
August 28, 2026

With new Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program requirements taking effect September 1 and as many as 5,000 Virgin Islanders potentially affected,...

Bryan Says Legislature Effectively Killed Southland Deal; Sept. 6 Race Day Now in Doubt

Ernice Gilbert
August 26, 2026

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. declared Wednesday that the Legislature has “effectively killed” the proposed Southland Gaming horse-racing agreement by sen...

Vialet Wins Vote to Send Southland Bill Back to Committee, Leaving St. Croix Racetrack Plan in Limbo

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 26, 2026

A majority of senators on Wednesday declined to take the expected final vote on the Southland Gaming racetrack package, instead sending Bill 36-0313 t...

USVI PORTS HUB

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...

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...

Business

Pennies Remain Legal Tender in USVI; DLCA Warns Businesses Against Routinely Rounding Up

Staff Consortium
September 04, 2026

Pennies already in circulation remain legal tender in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and businesses cannot use the declining availability of the one-cent co...

Southland Racetrack Plan Could Support 244 Jobs, but Senators Question VLT Economic Impact

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 26, 2026

The proposed Southland Gaming racetrack development could support 244 jobs and generate tens of millions of dollars in economic activity, according to...

UVI RTPark Wins Record Six International Economic Development Awards, Including Three Golds

Staff Consortium
August 24, 2026

ST. CROIX — The UVI Research and Technology Park has won six 2026 Excellence in Economic Development Awards from the International Economic Developmen...

Amazon Opens $37 Million Puerto Rico Delivery Station, Bringing Faster Shipping Closer to USVI

Ernice Gilbert
August 20, 2026

Amazon has begun operating its first last-mile delivery station in Puerto Rico, a more than $37 million investment in Dorado designed to accelerate pa...

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Pennies Remain Legal Tender in USVI; DLCA Warns...