ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands is one step closer to the formation of a hemp industry on St. Croix as legislation sponsored by Senator Terrence "Positive" Nelson, bill No. 31-0100, cleared its first hurdle by getting the approva…
ST. THOMAS -- Senate President Neville James has designated July 1 as the day members of the 31st Legislature will meet at the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall for a Committee of the Whole hearing, where residency and housing issue…
ST. CROIX -- 15-year-old Mariam Batista, who was reported missing on Tuesday, has been found by police, according to Kevin Jackson, VIPD's Public Information Officer. Batista, a resident of St. Thomas, was believed to be on St. Cr…
ST. THOMAS -- The University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees will meet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, in the Administration and Conference Center, according to a press release UVI issued on Tuesday. The meeting will begin …
ST. CROIX -- Central High School senior Regine Rose Acosta recently took to the local airways at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport and successfully completed her first solo flight. During the early-morning May 19 demonstration, the 17-…
ST. CROIX -- The John H. Woodson auditorium was filled with children and their parents as Comedy Illusionist Reggie Rice brought tears of joy, awe and wonder to an attentive and often boisterous gathering on Saturday, performing t…
ST. THOMAS -- When the territory's leader, Governor Kenneth Mapp, leaves today for Guam where he will join other territorial governors, Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter will be the islands' top man. Sources tell VI Consortium tha…
ST. CROIX – The territory’s first farm-to-school conference hosted by the Virgin Islands Department of Education’s Special Nutrition Programs May 28 at UVI’s Albert A. Sheen campus Great Hall brought together stakeholders in educa…
ST. THOMAS -- The Kenneth Mapp administration delivered its fiscal year 2016 budget to the 31st Legislature on Friday, marking the first time since 2006 that Government House has delivered its budget on schedule, and in accordance…
ST. CROIX -- In an effort to prevent businesses from price-gouging during the upcoming hurricane season, Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (DLCA) Commissioner designee, Devin Carrington, in a press release issued this a…
All tested Virgin Islands beaches meet the Department of Planning and Natural Resources' (DPNR) minimum water quality standards for swimming or fishing. However, while the beaches may be safe, the weather forecast is certainly not…
ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp announced Colonel Deborah Howell as the replacement of soon-to-be retired Adjutant General of the Virgin Islands National Guard, Ronaldo Rivera. The announcement came at a press conference the g…
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