2019 Hurricane Season Expected To See Increased Activity Beginning Late August
Passenger Dies After Going Overboard At Sea On Cruise Ship Headed To VI; Local Authorities Respond
Government Pays All Outstanding WAPA Debt, A Feat Not Seen In Years
Two-Thirds Of C.A.H.S. Shuttered; Students In Multiple Schools Affected
Two St. Thomas Men Jump In Sea At WICO Dock To Save Drowning Young Girl
FBI Agents Descend On Epstein Island, Raid Property
Boschulte Seizes Moment In Front Of 3,000 Journalists To Spotlight USVI As Top Caribbean Destination
The head of the Virgin Islands Housing Finance Authority Darryl Griffith said he was “taken aback” by a VI Consortium story in which a senior federal housing official told the publication that the Virgin Islands still lacked sufficient capacity to handle a record $1.8 billion in disaster relief funds....
Kudos to the Department of Tourism for great representation! The comments of journalists highlight the need for a substantive, quality VI history curriculum. Virgin Islands need to know and understand their history to apply that knowledge for entrepreneurial benefit. For the recognition of each of the three...
ST. THOMAS — Police are seeking the community’s assistance in locating a man suspected in the homicide of a female victim who was shot to death in Bovoni on Saturday night, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte told The Consortium this morning. The suspect, seen above, is only known...
With the start of the 2019-2020 school year around the corner, Sen. Allison DeGazon said recently she is pushing for the Department of Education to work in conjunction with the Bureau of Corrections (B.O.C.) to expedite school summer maintenance. Ms. DeGazon said B.O.C. for years has used certain nonviolent...
The USVI Dept. of Tourism’s participation at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention in Miami, Florida is one the department’s most important events in its U.S. marketing efforts. In its ninth year of participation, the USVI presence was everywhere — from Spectrum...
MIAMI, FLORIDA — Department of Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte knew he had a short window — exactly two minutes — to promote the U.S. Virgin Islands in front of over 3,000 top African American journalists, among them influential movers and shakers, at the opening ceremony of the National...
Jeffery Epstein, the billionaire with deep ties in the U.S. Virgin Islands facing charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls, was found dead in his cell, multiple U.S. and international news media organizations, including BBC and ABC News, have reported. Mr. Epstein, 66 years...
Under a barrage of criticism from the community and lawmakers alike for keeping the public in the dark on problems at Charlotte Amalie High School that has reportedly resulted in the school’s limited use or complete shuttering for the 2019-2020 school year, and the apparent last-minute scrambling...
Tenants and travelers at the Cyril E. King Airport (CEKA) on St. Thomas will soon be able to enjoy a cooler airport terminal, the V.I. Port Authority has announced. The new 400-ton air conditioning chillers purchased by the Port Authority have been installed on the roof of the terminal and are now being...
Patients may have to wait longer than usual at the Schneider Regional Medical Center’s Emergency Room because of emergency repairs, SRMC announced Friday. The work is underway and is expected to continue through Monday, August 19. “We encourage anyone who does not need urgent or emergency care to consider...
