…private nonprofit (PNP) houses of worship to be eligible for disaster assistance, the deadline for these entities to make a request for public assistance in the U.S. Virgin Islands has been extended to Feb. 16, 2018. Above, Speak …
ST. CROIX -- It was about 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, when Anthony Harris -- still asleep, albeit lightly -- detected unfamiliar movements in his home. Living in an apartment in Queen's Quarters, a mostly middle-class community just nor…
ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp's Hurricane Recovery Advisory Committee held its first resiliency and sustainability workshop on Monday as part of the Mr. Mapp's mission to build back the U.S. Virgin Islands in a stronger, sma…
ST. THOMAS -- Lawmakers who make up the Committee on Rules and Judiciary, chaired by Senator Novelle Francis, on Friday voted favorably for three nominees chosen by Governor Mapp. Elizabeth Armstrong from St. Croix (seen in the pi…
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp said during an interview with The Consortium on Thursday, that his "Biggest Loser" initiative -- a wellness effort aimed at fostering healthy living for Virgin Islanders, especially those employe…
ST. THOMAS -- Scotiabank has donated a total of 15,000 to the University of the Virgin Islands as part of its annual commitment to support students in the Virgin Islands community, the bank announced Friday. The formal presentatio…
ST. CROIX -- Governor Mapp said in an interview with The Consortium on Thursday, that if he's disrespected on social media, he'd probably respond in kind, stating that while he sought the role of governor and expected to be critic…
ST. CROIX -- The Dept. of Education is losing teachers at an unsustainable rate. As of earlier this month, it had 137 teaching vacancies. Since August, it had 60 separations: 17 teachers from the STTJ District and 13 from the STX …
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Consortium will be interviewing Governor Kenneth Mapp on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in his office at Government House here, in what is expected to be our second in-depth, one-on-one conversation with the…
…hands regularly, disinfect surfaces, sneeze and cough into sleeves, stay hydrated and get rest. There have been growing reports of flu cases in the territory. D.O.H. is asking residents who experience flu-like symptoms to speak wi…
ST. THOMAS -- In a release issued Tuesday morning, Senate President Myron Jackson said that the 32nd Legislature continues to be willing to work with the Mapp administration on the many challenges of rebuilding the territory after…
ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp took a swipe at members of the 32nd Legislature near the end of his 2018 State of the Territory Address, stating that the lawmakers' decision to leave the building in Frederiksted, seen above, t…
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