The Virgin Islands Consortium

Hospital Billing Failures, Weak Collections and $94 Million in Uncompensated Care Loom Over $188 ...

JFL Owes $5.9M in Income Taxes, $6.4M in Social Security; SRMC Carries $20.8M GERS Balance

WAPA Proposes 11% Property-Tax Share and Customer Surcharge for Streetlights; Says $2M Annual Fun...

JFL Owes $5.9M in Income Taxes, $6.4M in Social Security; SRMC Carries $20.8M GERS Balance

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 13, 2026

Cash shortages at the territory’s two hospitals have left millions of dollars in employee-related ob...

WAPA Proposes 11% Property-Tax Share and Customer Surcharge for Streetlights; Says $2M Annual Funding Falls Short of $7.5M Cost

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 13, 2026

The V.I. Water and Power Authority says the territory’s current street-lighting funding structure is...

Second Arrest Made in Red Hook Ferry Brawl That Left Woman Hospitalized; Deshalto Faces Assault Charges

Janeka Simon
August 13, 2026

ST. THOMAS — Police have arrested a second person in connection with the July 1 brawl at the Urman V...

Nurses Union Sues JFL Over Unpaid Wrongful-Termination Settlement; Spreadsheet Shows More Than $370K Due

Janeka Simon
August 13, 2026

ST. CROIX — The territory’s nurses union has sued Juan F. Luis Hospital and several government entit...

WAPA Warns More Rotating Outages Possible During St. Thomas Valve Repairs; Joseph Calls Disruptions “Torture”

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 13, 2026

ST. THOMAS — St. Thomas could face additional rotating power outages as the V.I. Water and Power Aut...

California Man Charged With Failing to Register as Sex Offender During Six-Month St. Thomas Stay

Staff Consortium
August 12, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A 75-year-old California man is facing a felony charge after authorities say he spent a...

St. Thomas Abattoir Project Stalled by HUD Funding Suspension; Livestock Transport to St. Croix No Longer Available

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 12, 2026

The V.I. Department of Agriculture is pursuing two alternate funding sources for a St. Thomas abatto...

Central Atlantic Disturbance Strengthens to 80% Development Chance as NHC Tracks Two Additional Systems

Staff Consortium
August 12, 2026

The National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression is likely to form within the next couple of...

PSC Defers Ferry Rate Decision After Operators Allege Conflict; Report Recommends 21% Rate-Base Cut

Janeka Simon
August 12, 2026

The V.I. Public Services Commission on Tuesday deferred action on the final report from its investig...

Inspector General Seeks Staff Boost as OIG Probes WAPA, Taxicab Commission and Resident Account Withdrawals

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 12, 2026

Inspector General Delia Thomas is asking lawmakers for an additional $276,438 above the Office of th...

Coral Bay Groups Sue Army Corps Over Summers End Marina Permits, Seek to Halt Project

Janeka Simon
August 11, 2026

ST. JOHN — Three opponents of the Summers End Marina project filed suit Monday against the U.S. Army...

Airlines Offer to Pay $40 Million SkyCity Breakup Fee, Urge USVI to Reject $1.2 Billion Airport P3

Janeka Simon
August 11, 2026

Airline representatives are urging Virgin Islands tourism and hospitality stakeholders to lobby agai...

30-Acre Gov't Orchard Plan Stalls as Agriculture Officials Say VIDA Lacks Resources

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 11, 2026

ST. CROIX — Sen. Marise James held legislation Monday that would require the V.I. Department of Agri...

Hospital Billing Failures, Weak Collections and $94 Million in Uncompensated Care Loom Over $188 Million Combined Request

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 13, 2026

The territory’s two hospitals are carrying tens of millions of dollars in old and current obligation...

UVI Secures Teach-Out Agreements as Sept. 1 Show-Cause Deadline and Middle States Visit Approach

Janeka Simon
August 12, 2026

The University of the Virgin Islands is nearing completion of its formal response to the accreditati...

VIPD Has 59 Vacancies and 95 Employees Eligible to Retire; Overtime Nears $15.6 Million

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 12, 2026

The V.I. Police Department is confronting a growing manpower challenge as employee departures outpac...

Breaking news

USVI Homicide Count Reaches 32 After 57-Year-Old Man Is Found Shot Dead on St. Thomas

Staff Consortium
August 11, 2026

ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of 57-year-old Pernell S...

USVI Fuel Prices About 19% Above National Average as Lawmakers Allege Gas Station Collusion

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 11, 2026

Several Virgin Islands lawmakers accused gas stations of colluding to keep fuel prices high during a...

Bryan Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration as Extreme Drought Strains Farms and Water Supply Across USVI

Janeka Simon
August 10, 2026

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced Monday that he has formally requested a federal disaster declara...

EPA Completes Chemical Removal at St. Croix Refinery, Ends Air Monitoring as Safety Orders Remain

Ernice Gilbert
August 10, 2026

ST. CROIX — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the removal of ammonia, amines and liquefi...

21-Year-Old Man Killed in Shooting Near St. Croix Superior Court as USVI Homicide Count Reaches 31

Staff Consortium
August 10, 2026

ST. CROIX — A 21-year-old man was fatally shot near the Superior Court on St. Croix Monday afternoon...

Two Brothers Killed in Castle Coakley Shooting as USVI Homicide Total Reaches 30

Staff Consortium
August 09, 2026

ST. CROIX — Two brothers, 30-year-old Yordani Eduardo and 25-year-old Delli Eduardo, were killed in ...

DLCA Cites 60 of 90 Businesses for Expired Products; DOJ Pursues 16 Gas Retailers Over Subpoenas

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 08, 2026

The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs told lawmakers that 60 of 90 businesses inspected t...

Arthur A. Richards PreK-8 Opens on St. Croix, Marking First Ground-Up Disaster-Recovery School in USVI

Ernice Gilbert
August 07, 2026

ST. CROIX — The Virgin Islands government on Friday formally opened the new Arthur A. Richards PreK-...

Waste Management Proposes $19.95 Monthly Household Waste Fee, $3 Hotel Charge as Vendor Debt Expected to Top $44 Million

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 07, 2026

The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority is preparing a series of new and revised fees aimed at...

New Sept. 1 SNAP Rules Could Affect 5,000 Recipients as USVI Cost Share Rises to 75%

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 06, 2026

New federal SNAP requirements taking effect September 1 could affect approximately 5,000 Virgin Isla...

UVI Secures Teach-Out Agreements as Sept. 1 Show-Cause Deadline and Middle States Visit Approach

Janeka Simon
August 12, 2026

The University of the Virgin Islands is nearing completion of its formal response to the accreditati...

VIPD Has 59 Vacancies and 95 Employees Eligible to Retire; Overtime Nears $15.6 Million

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 12, 2026

The V.I. Police Department is confronting a growing manpower challenge as employee departures outpac...

Breaking news

USVI Homicide Count Reaches 32 After 57-Year-Old Man Is Found Shot Dead on St. Thomas

Staff Consortium
August 11, 2026

ST. THOMAS — The V.I. Police Department is investigating the fatal shooting of 57-year-old Pernell S...

USVI Fuel Prices About 19% Above National Average as Lawmakers Allege Gas Station Collusion

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 11, 2026

Several Virgin Islands lawmakers accused gas stations of colluding to keep fuel prices high during a...

Bryan Seeks Federal Disaster Declaration as Extreme Drought Strains Farms and Water Supply Across USVI

Janeka Simon
August 10, 2026

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. announced Monday that he has formally requested a federal disaster declara...

EPA Completes Chemical Removal at St. Croix Refinery, Ends Air Monitoring as Safety Orders Remain

Ernice Gilbert
August 10, 2026

ST. CROIX — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says the removal of ammonia, amines and liquefi...

21-Year-Old Man Killed in Shooting Near St. Croix Superior Court as USVI Homicide Count Reaches 31

Staff Consortium
August 10, 2026

ST. CROIX — A 21-year-old man was fatally shot near the Superior Court on St. Croix Monday afternoon...

Two Brothers Killed in Castle Coakley Shooting as USVI Homicide Total Reaches 30

Staff Consortium
August 09, 2026

ST. CROIX — Two brothers, 30-year-old Yordani Eduardo and 25-year-old Delli Eduardo, were killed in ...

DLCA Cites 60 of 90 Businesses for Expired Products; DOJ Pursues 16 Gas Retailers Over Subpoenas

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 08, 2026

The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs told lawmakers that 60 of 90 businesses inspected t...

Arthur A. Richards PreK-8 Opens on St. Croix, Marking First Ground-Up Disaster-Recovery School in USVI

Ernice Gilbert
August 07, 2026

ST. CROIX — The Virgin Islands government on Friday formally opened the new Arthur A. Richards PreK-...

Waste Management Proposes $19.95 Monthly Household Waste Fee, $3 Hotel Charge as Vendor Debt Expected to Top $44 Million

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 07, 2026

The Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority is preparing a series of new and revised fees aimed at...

New Sept. 1 SNAP Rules Could Affect 5,000 Recipients as USVI Cost Share Rises to 75%

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 06, 2026

New federal SNAP requirements taking effect September 1 could affect approximately 5,000 Virgin Isla...

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 | 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...

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

Community Center

All USVI Public Schools Open Monday; Lockhart K-3 Start Delayed, SCEC Gym Roof Repair Set for One Week

Ernice Gilbert
August 10, 2026

Public schools across St. Croix and the St. Thomas-St. John District will open Monday on their norma...

J. Benton Donates Parts and Labor to Fix Years-Old Claude O. Markoe Kitchen Issue Before School Opens

Ernice Gilbert
August 09, 2026

ST. CROIX — J. Benton Construction has committed to donating the parts and labor needed to complete ...

ST. CROIX — J. Benton Construction has committed t...

Virgin Islands Mourns Bradley Christian, Cultural Guardian Who Preserved Quadrille and Helped Shape Official Madras

Ernice Gilbert
August 09, 2026

Bradley Christian, a longtime St. Croix culture bearer whose work encompassed quadrille, traditional...

Bradley Christian, a longtime St. Croix culture be...

Public Legal Notice: St. Croix Marksmanship Association Election of Officers

Staff Consortium
August 05, 2026

Notice is hereby given that an election of officers for the St. Croix Marksmanship...

Notice is hereby given that an e...

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Government

Inspector General Seeks Staff Boost as OIG Probes WAPA, Taxicab Commission and Resident Account Withdrawals

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 12, 2026

Inspector General Delia Thomas is asking lawmakers for an additional $276,438 above the Office of the Inspector General’s approved fiscal year 2027 bu...

St. Thomas Abattoir Project Stalled by HUD Funding Suspension; Livestock Transport to St. Croix No Longer Available

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 12, 2026

The V.I. Department of Agriculture is pursuing two alternate funding sources for a St. Thomas abattoir after a proposed project seeking approximately ...

VIPD Has 59 Vacancies and 95 Employees Eligible to Retire; Overtime Nears $15.6 Million

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 12, 2026

The V.I. Police Department is confronting a growing manpower challenge as employee departures outpace hiring, 59 positions remain vacant and 95 employ...

DLCA Cites 60 of 90 Businesses for Expired Products; DOJ Pursues 16 Gas Retailers Over Subpoenas

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 08, 2026

The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs told lawmakers that 60 of 90 businesses inspected territorywide were cited for expired products, whil...

Leadership Gaps Persist at Casino Control Commission as Senators Weigh Joel Lee Nomination and VLT Expansion

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 07, 2026

The Virgin Islands Casino Control Commission remains without a permanent chairman and chief executive officer or an executive director months after bo...

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

PSC Defers Ferry Rate Decision After Operators Allege Conflict; Report Recommends 21% Rate-Base Cut

Janeka Simon
August 12, 2026

The V.I. Public Services Commission on Tuesday deferred action on the final report from its investigation into St. Thomas-St. John ferry rates after t...

OCR Says Cannabis Cultivation Could Begin Within Weeks, With Dispensaries Opening Before Year-End

Nelcia Charlemagne
August 08, 2026

Licensed cannabis cultivation could begin in the Virgin Islands within weeks, while at least two dispensaries may be ready to open before the end of 2...

DLCA Warns Businesses of Fraudulent Fee Collection Scheme, Says Employees Never Collect Payments in the Field

Staff Consortium
August 07, 2026

The V.I. Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs is warning Virgin Islands businesses and the public about individuals allegedly posing as DLCA r...

Suspected Illegal Cannabis and Hemp Sales Can Be Reported Anonymously to Regulatory Office

Staff Consortium
July 31, 2026

Residents who suspect a business or individual is illegally selling cannabis or regulated hemp products may submit an anonymous complaint through the ...

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