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Federal Agents Seize Phone and Subpoena OMB Director Jenifer O'Neal in Ongoing FBI Investigation
- Ernice Gilbert
- June 15, 2024
Jenifer O'Neal, director of the V.I. Office of Management and Budget, was served a search warrant an...
Police Commissioner Ray Martinez Targeted in Federal Probe; Phones Seized, Grand Jury Set for June 24
- Ernice Gilbert
- June 15, 2024
The Federal Bureau of Investigation earlier this week delivered a target letter to V.I. Police Depar...
VIFEMS Seeks $30.9 Million 2025 Budget With Focus on Hiring Personnel, Operational Improvements
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 15, 2024
The V.I. Fire and Emergency Medical Services has requested a general fund appropriation of $30,885,2...
New and Renewed Leases Between GVI and Small Business Expected to Spur Economic Development
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 15, 2024
Three leases approved by the Committee on Budget Appropriations and Finance on Friday are expected t...
St. Thomas Woman Faces Felony Charges After Pellet Gun Incident Injures Children
- Staff Consortium
- June 15, 2024
ST. THOMAS — A woman who injured several children after a pellet gun fell from her hands and dischar...
Comprehensive Preparatory Work Underway for 70th St. John Celebration Festivities
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 14, 2024
The Division of Festivals is pressing full speed ahead in preparing for what they have described as ...
Bill Allowing Gov't Employees to Seek Public Office Without Taking Leave Defeated in Senate
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 14, 2024
Another attempt by Senator Marise James to pass legislation that would allow government employees to...
Conn Davis II and Lindel Williams, Nominated to Waste Management Board, Impress Lawmakers
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 14, 2024
Conn Davis II and Lindel Williams, both nominated by Governor Albert Bryan Jr. to serve on the Waste...
Bill Seeking to Reform V.I. Real Estate Commission Advances with High Commendations
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 14, 2024
Only a few short weeks after successfully introducing draft legislation to further regulate the loca...
St. Croix Woman Assaulted by Facebook Acquaintance After Rejecting Romantic Advances
- Janeka Simon
- June 14, 2024
ST. CROIX — A woman who allegedly turned violent after a friend she met on Facebook spurned her roma...
Amid Ongoing Hurricane Season, USVI Leans Towards Air Burning for Green Waste Management
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 13, 2024
The government of the Virgin Islands must now consider new options for managing green waste, as the ...
Man With Long Arrest History Facing Fresh Gun Possession Charges
- Janeka Simon
- June 13, 2024
ST. THOMAS — A man with a long history of arrests is once again facing felony charges, this time for...
Restoration Achieved: WAPA Unit 23 Back Online, Rotational Outages End in STT/STJ
- Staff Consortium
- June 13, 2024
The V.I. Water & Power Authority announced Wednesday night that Unit 23, which had been offline prom...
Breaking news
Federal Probe Reaches USVI Sports, Parks and Recreation Commissioner Calvert White
- Ernice Gilbert
- June 16, 2024
The cellphone of V.I. Dept. of Sports, Parks and Recreation (DSPR) Commissioner Calvert White was se...
Breaking news
Both O'Neal and Martinez Now Asked to Resign Amid Federal Probe; Press Conference Set For Monday
- Ernice Gilbert
- June 16, 2024
Last updated at 8:01 p.m. Sunday, June 16, 2024 Governor Albert Bryan has now called for the resign...
With Potential Historic 2024 Hurricane Season Looming, VITEMA Has Less Funding and Struggles to Staff 911 Call Centers
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 15, 2024
The Senate Committee on Budget Appropriations and Finance has asked the V.I. Territorial Emergency M...
Virgin Islands Residents Pay the Price for WAPA’s Power Failures With Costly Appliance Losses
- Tsehai Alfred
- June 14, 2024
After losing a refrigerator, washing machine, air conditioner and television all within the last mon...
Davidson Charlemagne, Wife, and VIHFA COO Darin Richardson Charged in $4 Million HUD Fraud Scheme
- Staff Consortium
- June 13, 2024
United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Department of Education Director of Maint...
BMR Energy on Verge of Shutdown Over WAPA's Unpaid $4 Million Debt
- Janeka Simon
- June 13, 2024
On Tuesday, the V.I. Public Services Commission heard from the operator of a solar power company tha...
USVI Native and Diplomatic Pioneer Terence Todman Honored with Dedicated Conference Room in Buenos Aires
- Tsehai Alfred
- June 13, 2024
On Wednesday, the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina unveiled the Terence A. Todman Conference ...
WAPA on Brink of Financial Collapse as LEAC Remains Unchanged Amid Rising Costs, PSC Reveals
- Janeka Simon
- June 13, 2024
With no Water and Power Authority representative present at the Public Services Commission meeting o...
Emergency Shelters Identified and Shelf-Stable Foods Procured As USVI Prepares for Hurricane Season
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 12, 2024
While the government of the Virgin Islands works to prepare billion-dollar bid packages for hurrican...
FEMA Urges Virgin Islands Residents to Update Emergency Plans as Hurricane Season Begins
- Staff Consortium
- June 12, 2024
With the Atlantic hurricane season now underway, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is calling ...
No Garbage: Waste-to-Energy Project Seeks to Transform St. John's Environmental Landscape
- Janeka Simon
- June 12, 2024
On Tuesday, during the Public Services Commission’s monthly meeting, a proposal from Advanced Sustai...
'Enough is Enough': Virgin Islanders Protest for Immediate WAPA Reform and Federal Oversight Amid Persistent Blackouts
- Tsehai Alfred
- June 11, 2024
Dozens of St. Thomas residents, frustrated with recent power outages as well as decades-long high ut...
Vivot Group Files for Bankruptcy Amid Financial Crisis, Lender Lawsuit
- Janeka Simon
- June 11, 2024
The Vivot Group of Companies, known for full-services commercial construction in the U.S. Virgin Isl...
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- Historic St. Croix Avis Newspaper to Cease Publication After 180 Years...
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'Enough is Enough': Virgin Islanders Protest for Immediate WAPA Reform and Federal Oversight Amid Persistent Blackouts
- Tsehai Alfred
- June 11, 2024
Dozens of St. Thomas residents, frustrated with recent power outages as well as decades-long high ut...
Frederiksted Pier Continues Busy Cruise Season with Updated Schedule
- Staff Consortium
- June 10, 2024
The V.I. Port Authority has released the revised cruise ship schedule for the Ann E. Abramson Marine...
The V.I. Port Authority has released the revised c...
Frederiksted Residents Plan for Community Dip on Sunday to Protest New Barriers to Entry at Estate Prosperity Beach
- Tsehai Alfred
- June 09, 2024
When Arthur Petersen Jr. was forced to swim across barbed wire fences in order to access the beaches...
When Arthur Petersen Jr. was forced to swim across...
DPNR Halts Snake Bounty Program Due to High Participation
- Ernice Gilbert
- June 09, 2024
The V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resources has announced the early conclusion of its snak...
The V.I. Department of Planning and Natural Resour...
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February 01, 2024 07:18 AMVIPD Executes Major Drug and Weapons Operation,...
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Medicaid Funds Depleted, Major Road Repairs Planned: Bryan Provides Wide-Ranging Update
- Janeka Simon
- June 11, 2024
During Monday’s press briefing, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. provided updates on several matters concerning infrastructure and community welfare in the V...
Governor Bryan Calls For Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza Strip; Announces USVI-Palestine Friendship Day
- Janeka Simon
- June 10, 2024
“I add my voice to other voices around the world calling for the immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip,” said Governor Albert Bryan Jr, during Monday’...
USVI’s New Budget Strategy Aims to Counter Revenue Shortfalls
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 07, 2024
“Today marks the beginning of the FY 2025 budget cycle,” said Senator Donna Frett-Gregory on Thursday, as she convened a hearing of the Senate Committ...
V.I. Government Faces $91 Million Budget Shortfall Amid Revenue Declines
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 07, 2024
During the legally mandated mid-year financial review of the V.I. government on Thursday, V.I. Office of Management and Budget Director, Jenifer O’Ne...
Bryan Commutes Sentences for Murder and Assault, Proposes Ending Mandatory Minimums
- Staff Consortium
- June 04, 2024
In a significant move towards justice reform, Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has commuted the sentences of three individuals convicted of serious crimes, i...
USVI PORTS HUB
Dowe at it Again: VIPA Cuts Ribbon on Gordon A....
- Elesha George
- June 26, 2022
The Gordon A. Finch Molasses Pier Cargo Facility had its grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony at the Krause Lagoon, St. Croix, on Thursday, just ...
The Queen Mary II Makes Unscheduled Voyage to S...
- Staff Consortium
- April 02, 2022
The Queen Mary II will make an unscheduled visit to the Austin Monsanto Terminal on Saturday at 6 a.m. and depart at 6 p.m. “The USVI is open for b...
Watch: World's Largest Cruise Ship Docks at Cro...
- Staff Consortium
- March 23, 2022
Virgin Islands Welcomes Wonder of the Seas, Wor...
- Kyle Murphy
- March 23, 2022
Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, docked for the first time in the Virgin Islands on Tuesday at the Austin “...
One of Royal Caribbean's Largest Cruise Ships M...
- Kyle Murphy
- January 06, 2022
ST. THOMAS — Royal Caribbean’s 1,138-foot long, 135-foot wide Odyssey of the Seas — one of Royal Caribbean's largest cruise ships — made its maiden vo...
Port Authority Announces Inaugural Visit from O...
- Staff Consortium
- December 24, 2021
Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Odyssey of the Seas will make its inaugural call to St. Thomas on Wednesday, December 29, the V.I. Port Authority has an...
Business
New and Renewed Leases Between GVI and Small Business Expected to Spur Economic Development
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- June 15, 2024
Three leases approved by the Committee on Budget Appropriations and Finance on Friday are expected to bring new and continued economic development to ...
BMR Energy on Verge of Shutdown Over WAPA's Unpaid $4 Million Debt
- Janeka Simon
- June 13, 2024
On Tuesday, the V.I. Public Services Commission heard from the operator of a solar power company that said their business is on the ropes due to an ou...
Vivot Group Files for Bankruptcy Amid Financial Crisis, Lender Lawsuit
- Janeka Simon
- June 11, 2024
The Vivot Group of Companies, known for full-services commercial construction in the U.S. Virgin Islands, has filed for bankruptcy, according to court...
St. Croix Administrator Seeks to Rescind New Trash Law Fines for Christiansted Business Owners: 'Let's Start Over'
- Tsehai Alfred
- June 07, 2024
Following reports from the Consortium that business owners in the town of Christiansted received citations and hefty fines for violating a trash law t...
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USVI's Own Janeisha John Dazzles on Internation...
- Staff Consortium
- May 28, 2024
L'Officiel India's latest issue features the radiant Janeisha John on its cover, marking a signific...
Liberty VI Says Thorny Migration Process is Com...
- Staff Consortium
- April 02, 2024
Virgin Islanders who remained with Liberty VI through its transition off of AT&T networks to its own...
Virgin Islands to Honor Reggae Legend Vaughn “A...
- Nelcia Charlemagne
- March 27, 2024
The contributions of Vaughn “Akae Beka” Benjamin to reggae music will be immortalized in Virgin Isla...
St. Croix to Witness Competition for Miss UVI T...
- Staff Consortium
- March 21, 2024
The University of the Virgin Islands is gearing up for its prestigious Miss UVI Ambassadorial Co...
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