…of Labor Wage and Hour Division (WHD) representatives are in St. Croix and St. Thomas this summer to investigate wage issues and provide compliance assistance related to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Maria and Irma, the U.…
…next few months.” More than 194,000 cubic yards of vegetative and construction debris from St. Thomas and St. John is temporarily staged at the Cancryn site on St. Thomas, according to the release. It was collected, sorted and red…
…Ben Carson, seen above, today announced he is approving a disaster recovery plan to help citizens in the U.S. Virgin Islands recover from Hurricanes Irma and Maria. In November, H.U.D. allocated $243 million to the U.S. Virgin Isl…
ST. CROIX -- Filiberto Moreno, 50, of Mexico, was sentenced today before District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, to four months incarceration for illegal reentry into the United States, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert …
…for many at the annual Mango Melee event at the Botanical Garden on St. Croix is the mango eating competition, which has always been a fierce battle for man mango-chowing supremacy. Watch as both children and adults have it at thi…
Early voting for the August 4 primary election will begin on July 14, four days later than scheduled due to "unforeseen circumstances," said the Election System of the Virgin Islands, without stating what, exactly, those circumsta…
ST. CROIX -- A young man was shot multiple times on the Campo Rico basketball court on Friday night and succumbed to his wounds at the Juan F. Luis Hospital, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced. According…
Fluctuations in the weather system named Beryl has continued into Saturday afternoon, with the National Hurricane Center's 2:00 p.m. advisory revealing that the storm had downgraded from hurricane-force winds to tropical storm-for…
…announced late Friday. “We have monitored this developing weather system over the last several days and have had regular discussions about any effect of the storm on WAPA. On Friday, our discussions focused on any response that ma…
…Islands Port Authority Executive Director David Mapp; V.I.P.A. Assistant Executive Director and Director of Engineering Damian Cartwright; and Clifford Graham, CEO of The West Indian Company Limited (WICO). Mr. Petty outlined prog…
The latest LEAC increase must be rescinded now, given the pain that our community continues to experience. Governor Mapp requested an extension to the State of Emergency Declaration until Aug 2018. Now, ask yourselves, why would a…
ST. JOHN -- Walking the streets of St. John ten months ago following the passage of Hurricane Irma in particular, the sadness this reporter felt for the small island, was palpable. During The Consortium's first visit following the…
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