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Parts Arrive From Texas and Missouri as WAPA Crews Repair Unit 27 After Days of Outages

Bryan Submits $250M Bond Plan With $85M Bailout for Hospitals, $40M for WAPA and $30M for Tax Ref...

Kyle Fleming Departs Energy Office as Bryan Administration Winds Down

Bryan Submits $250M Bond Plan With $85M Bailout for Hospitals, $40M for WAPA and $30M for Tax Refunds and Retro

Ernice Gilbert
October 23, 2026

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has submitted legislation proposing $85 million for the territory’s hospit...

Kyle Fleming Departs Energy Office as Bryan Administration Winds Down

Staff Consortium
October 23, 2026

Kyle Fleming is departing as director of the Virgin Islands Energy Office as Governor Albert Bryan J...

New Federal Cryptocurrency Rules Clarify How Virgin Islands Companies Would Be Regulated

Staff Consortium
October 24, 2026

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has finalized new regulatio...

After 30 Years of Dialysis Care, I’m Retiring With Gratitude — and a Call for Better Healthcare

Staff Consortium
October 23, 2026

On January 9, 1995, I arrived on St. Croix and accepted a challenge from the CEO of Juan F. Luis Hos...

Eleven Cannabis Micro-Cultivation Applications Advance as More St. Croix Growers Near Opening

Janeka Simon
October 23, 2026

Eleven cannabis micro-cultivation applications have advanced to the compliance phase, while a second...

Diabetes Center's $1 Million Funding Bill Advances With Planned Reduction to $750,000 Amid Dispute Over Funding Source

Nelcia Charlemagne
October 23, 2026

ST. CROIX — A bill seeking $1 million for the Virgin Islands Diabetes Center of Excellence advanced ...

Senate Advances Sweeping Probate Reform Bill Despite Concerns Over Replacing Existing Law

Nelcia Charlemagne
October 23, 2026

A sweeping overhaul of the Virgin Islands' probate laws advanced through the Committee on Rules and ...

GERS Funding Shortfall Climbs to $116 Million as Latest Payment Falls $4.4 Million Short

Janeka Simon
October 22, 2026

The Government Employees Retirement System’s accumulated funding-note shortfall has reached approxim...

Executive Branch Offices in St. Thomas–St. John Closed Friday; Essential Personnel Must Report

Staff Consortium
October 22, 2026

All Executive Branch government offices in the St. Thomas–St. John District will be closed Friday, O...

All St. Thomas–St. John Public Schools and Education Offices Closed Friday as Power Problems Continue

Staff Consortium
October 22, 2026

All public schools and Department of Education offices in the St. Thomas–St. John District will be c...

UVI Asks Middle States to Replace Show Cause Status With Probation or Warning

Staff Consortium
October 22, 2026

The University of the Virgin Islands has asked the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to r...

Driver Facing Gun Charges After Fleeing St. Thomas Traffic Stop, Abandoning SUV Near Church

Janeka Simon
October 22, 2026

ST. THOMAS — A driver who police say fled two attempted traffic stops is facing multiple charges aft...

Power Outages Force School Closures in St. Thomas–St. John After Delayed Opening

Staff Consortium
October 22, 2026

The V.I. Department of Education announced the closure of eight school sites in the St. Thomas–St. J...

Parts Arrive From Texas and Missouri as WAPA Crews Repair Unit 27 After Days of Outages

Staff Consortium
October 24, 2026

Critical replacement parts from Texas and Missouri have arrived in the Virgin Islands, and crews are...

Minor Shot Dead at St. Croix Housing Community, Bringing USVI Homicide Count to 43

Staff Consortium
October 23, 2026

ST. CROIX — A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Thursday night at the Walter I.M. Hodge Housing Co...

Plant Failures Undermine WAPA’s Rotation Plan as Officials Detail Maintenance and Funding Problems

Janeka Simon
October 23, 2026

Continuing power-plant problems disrupted WAPA’s effort to provide scheduled electricity rotations i...

Vialet Questions Nearly $2 Million Cost of Frederiksted Fish Market Rebuild as Funding Bill Advances

Nelcia Charlemagne
October 22, 2026

ST. CROIX — The nearly $2 million proposed for rebuilding the Frederiksted Fish Market drew sharp cr...

WAPA Announces Rotating Outages as Gittens Calls for Privatizing Power Generation

Staff Consortium
October 22, 2026

The V.I. Water and Power Authority announced Thursday that rotating outages would begin that afterno...

96-Year-Old Donn Schindler Dies After SUV Goes Over Cliff and Overturns in Salt River

Staff Consortium
October 21, 2026

ST. CROIX — A 96-year-old man died after his vehicle went over a cliff and overturned in the Salt Ri...

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...

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...

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...

Report Documents 263 Dengue Cases, First USVI Dengue Death Since 2005 and Testing Delays of Up to Two Months

Ernice Gilbert
October 17, 2026

A newly published report by V.I. Department of Health and CDC-affiliated authors documents 263 confi...

Minor Shot Dead at St. Croix Housing Community, Bringing USVI Homicide Count to 43

Staff Consortium
October 23, 2026

ST. CROIX — A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Thursday night at the Walter I.M. Hodge Housing Co...

Plant Failures Undermine WAPA’s Rotation Plan as Officials Detail Maintenance and Funding Problems

Janeka Simon
October 23, 2026

Continuing power-plant problems disrupted WAPA’s effort to provide scheduled electricity rotations i...

Vialet Questions Nearly $2 Million Cost of Frederiksted Fish Market Rebuild as Funding Bill Advances

Nelcia Charlemagne
October 22, 2026

ST. CROIX — The nearly $2 million proposed for rebuilding the Frederiksted Fish Market drew sharp cr...

WAPA Announces Rotating Outages as Gittens Calls for Privatizing Power Generation

Staff Consortium
October 22, 2026

The V.I. Water and Power Authority announced Thursday that rotating outages would begin that afterno...

96-Year-Old Donn Schindler Dies After SUV Goes Over Cliff and Overturns in Salt River

Staff Consortium
October 21, 2026

ST. CROIX — A 96-year-old man died after his vehicle went over a cliff and overturned in the Salt Ri...

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...

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...

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...

Report Documents 263 Dengue Cases, First USVI Dengue Death Since 2005 and Testing Delays of Up to Two Months

Ernice Gilbert
October 17, 2026

A newly published report by V.I. Department of Health and CDC-affiliated authors documents 263 confi...

Senate Advances Sweeping Probate Reform Bill Despite Concerns Over Rep

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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 ...

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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...

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All St. Thomas–St. John Public Schools and Education Offices Closed Friday as Power Problems Continue

Staff Consortium
October 22, 2026

All public schools and Department of Education offices in the St. Thomas–St. John District will be c...

Power Outages Force School Closures in St. Thomas–St. John After Delayed Opening

Staff Consortium
October 22, 2026

The V.I. Department of Education announced the closure of eight school sites in the St. Thomas–St. J...

The V.I. Department of Education announced the clo...

Power Outages Delay St. Thomas–St. John Public Schools and Education Offices Until 9 A.M.

Staff Consortium
October 22, 2026

ST. THOMAS — All public schools in the St. Thomas–St. John District will open at 9 a.m. Thursday, Oc...

ST. THOMAS — All public schools in the St. Thomas–...

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...

Less than 24 hours after V.I. Consortium reported ...

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Government

Bryan Submits $250M Bond Plan With $85M Bailout for Hospitals, $40M for WAPA and $30M for Tax Refunds and Retro

Ernice Gilbert
October 23, 2026

Governor Albert Bryan Jr. has submitted legislation proposing $85 million for the territory’s hospitals, $40 million for the V.I. Water and Power Auth...

Kyle Fleming Departs Energy Office as Bryan Administration Winds Down

Staff Consortium
October 23, 2026

Kyle Fleming is departing as director of the Virgin Islands Energy Office as Governor Albert Bryan Jr.’s administration enters its final months. Mr. B...

Executive Branch Offices in St. Thomas–St. John Closed Friday; Essential Personnel Must Report

Staff Consortium
October 22, 2026

All Executive Branch government offices in the St. Thomas–St. John District will be closed Friday, October 23, because of continuing power interruptio...

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...

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

New Federal Cryptocurrency Rules Clarify How Virgin Islands Companies Would Be Regulated

Staff Consortium
October 24, 2026

The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has finalized new regulations governing stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency...

Eleven Cannabis Micro-Cultivation Applications Advance as More St. Croix Growers Near Opening

Janeka Simon
October 23, 2026

Eleven cannabis micro-cultivation applications have advanced to the compliance phase, while a second commercial cultivator on St. Croix is expected to...

Senators Advance Lovango Resort's 30-Year Red Hook Lease for $3 Million Dock and Terminal Project

Nelcia Charlemagne
October 21, 2026

A 30-year lease allowing Lovango Resort and Beach Club to redevelop a waterfront property in Red Hook advanced Tuesday, with the company planning appr...

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...

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