…on and off-island contractors are working toward the completion of restoration in both districts, the utility said on Sunday. This week, crews will be assigned to ongoing restoration efforts in the following locations: St. Croix: …
ST. CROIX -- A man who police believe fired multiple shots with an automatic weapon at a vehicle whose occupants were a father and his 4 and 5-year-old children, is now in police custody, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen D…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Police Department has issued a release identifying the young man who succumbed to gunshot wounds after being shot multiple times at the Festival Village on Saturday night, over a gambling game calle…
ST. CROIX -- Since Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated the territory in September, federal assistance has been consistently flowing to survivors and communities to repair, recover and rebuild. So far, more than $456 million in fe…
The Department of Public Works (D.P.W.) on Wednesday issued a list of road-related work it said will begin in the first quarter of this year. Some of the projects are hurricane-related, including traffic light repairs, while other…
…and Urban Development (HUD) representatives are available at Disaster Recovery Centers (DRC) throughout the territory to answer questions and provide survivors with disaster assistance information, the Federal Emergency Management…
…and a lawsuit. "We're not burning anything right now," George Stringham, USACE's Recovery Field Office public affairs chief in the territory, told The Consortium Tuesday, even as he confirmed that permits had been issued. Mr. Stri…
ST. JOHN -- Beginning Thursday the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority will begin a "No Customer Left Behind" campaign, which will be aimed at reconnecting all customers who can be restored to the electric grid, and who may h…
ST. CROIX -- The 2017-18 Crucian Christmas Festival is well underway, with the events -- spanning twelve days -- officially opening with the Festival Village ribbon-cutting affair on Tuesday night, where local officials spoke abou…
…with museums, archives, libraries, archeological sites, and historic districts across the territory. Many of these precious cultural resources sustained serious damage during hurricanes Irma and Maria – and time could be of the es…
The St. Croix Festival Committee has released the full lineup of this year's Festival Village performances, which includes the names previously mentioned in a recent Consortium story -- Kes, Destra, Ricky T and Asa Bantan -- along…
…Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on Saturday that it's still looking to hire U.S. Virgin Islanders as temporary employees to help the territory recover from hurricanes Irma and Maria. Positions are available in St. Cro…
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