WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett has introduced legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives that encourages small businesses around the country to hire veterans who have served in the National Guard an…
ST. THOMAS -- An Estate Constant man who police say broke and entered into the sanctuary of a Jehovah Witness church, was arrested and charged with third degree burglary, according to a press release issued by VIPD Public Informat…
…Editor, I am calling on Governor Kenneth Mapp to succeed where the last three administrations have failed. I’m not talking about some huge thing, nor am I talking about fixing all the problems that have landed in your lap, governo…
ST. THOMAS -- A man involved in a shooting incident in April was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute on Friday, after police found several small Ziploc bags containing marijuana…
ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp will leave the territory for Florida today and return on May 22, according to a press release issued by Government House. Asked about the governor's itinerary while on the U.S. mainland, Kimberl…
ST. THOMAS -- The Committee on Rules and Judiciary approved a measure on Friday morning at the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall that would effectively place all the territory's non-federally chartered credit unions under the contro…
ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp nominations for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Public Service Commission (PSC), Nellon Bowry and former Sen. Donald Cole, respectively, made it through the Committee on Rules and …
ST. THOMAS -- The Director Designee of the Division of Personnel, Milton Potter, has issued a press release advising all employees of the Government of the Virgin Islands (GVI), that an additional 2 percent will be withheld from e…
ST. THOMAS -- Sen. Clifford Graham has introduced wide-ranging legislation aimed at bringing accountability and transparency to the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), through robust action by the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB…
ST. CROIX -- On Wednesday, Sen. Novelle Francis called on Governor Kenneth Mapp to consult with the 31st Legislature before signing an executive order to merge the Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (viNGN) and the Bureau of I…
ST. THOMAS -- A convicted felon who was caught with an illegal firearm in a school zone was sentenced to three years and three months in prison today by District Court Judge Curtis V. Gomez, U.S. Attorney Ronald Sharpe has announc…
ST. CROIX -- Sen. Terrence "Positive" Nelson officially introduced his medicinal marijuana legislation at a press conference on Tuesday, following an expedition to Washington State and Colorado, where the senator and his delegatio…
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