…by hurricanes Irma and Maria now have until January 8, 2018 to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The registration deadline has been extended for individuals and families affected by the hurricanes to ap…
ST. THOMAS -- Sam Topp, who was the Mapp administration's acting communications director since Cherie Munchez, the last person to hold the position was relieved of her duties in March, has resigned. Government House confirmed that…
ST. CROIX -- Police are on the hunt for two men wanted on separate criminal charges, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte announced Thursday. The first reported incident involved a man named Malachai Francis, who is wan…
Governor Kenneth Mapp has renewed the declaration of a state of emergency for the U.S. Virgin Islands in an official order, a Government House release made known late Wednesday. The proclamation renews the territory’s state of eme…
…their health and the environment to be negatively impacted by the hasty decision to burn our local vegetation. If the governor moves to veto this critical piece of legislation, we will have no choice but to seek an override," Mr. …
ST. CROIX -- The V.I.P.D. and the family of Alphonse Martin Bapaume, a 66-year-old man who has been missing since Thursday, are seeking the community's assistance in locating him. Mr. Bapaume is an employee of the Dept. of Public …
November 30 marked the last day of the 2017 Hurricane Season, one that is sure to be remembered in the U.S. Virgin Islands and a host of other Caribbean islands, as well some parts of the U.S. mainland, as one of the worst seasons…
ST. THOMAS -- “It’s like they dig a hole and you got to jump in it. It’s not even a hole; they put us in a trench.” Those were the words of Senate President Myron Jackson during an interview with The Consortium early Thursday, whe…
ST. CROIX -- In recognition of World Aids Day, the Immunization Division of the Virgin Islands Department of Health (D.O.H.) and the Frederiksted Health Center will be hosting events on Friday, according to a release D.O.H. issued…
Separate recent incidents on St. Thomas and St. Croix left a female victim with injuries to her right eye and the alleged perpetrator in custody, while a second incident resulted in the arrest of a young man for unauthorized posse…
ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Department of Education, Division of Cultural Education (DVICE) is launching its second annual Storytelling Academy in January 2018. The academy teaches the art of cultural storytelling in Virgin I…
The Disaster Recovery Center at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Christiansted, St. Croix, will be closed this Friday morning, as the church has a scheduled event, FEMA announced Monday. The center will be open to assist survivors …
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