…shortfall of $91.2 million, Governor Mapp revealed during his first State of the Territory Address in St. Thomas on Monday night. In the almost 1-1/2-hour speech, he explained, in detail, the government's past surplus under the Ch…
…and, frankly speaking, the people of the Virgin Islands aren’t interested in forcing them to stay. In other words, as we say on the Big Island, it's time to turn a page. During Kenneth Mapp's first State of the Union Address in St…
Governor Kenneth Mapp delivered his first State of the Territory Address at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall in St. Thomas on Monday night, telling the story of a territory on the verge of financial collapse or "in critical co…
Governor Kenneth Mapp will give his first State of the Territory Address, Monday, Jan. 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall in St. Thomas, where he is expected to speak on a range of topics, including the Virgin…
…said he was "pleased" to meet with one of the Virgin Islands' oldest veterans, Pastor Ray Joseph, Friday at Government House on St. Thomas. According to a press release issued from the governor's office, Pastor Joseph was received…
The Mapp-Potter transition office on St. Croix will close its doors permanently on Friday, Jan. 30, according to information released from Government House. The office is located at 4006 Estate Diamond in the Innovative Business C…
In a meeting held Thursday on St. Croix, the Governing Board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) voted to move forward with two 25-year power purchase agreements for the development of additional solar capacity …
…Diase-Coffelt will hold a press conference on Friday, Jan. 23 in St. Thomas to "address the cries of the people for justice," and to present her case for having an independent attorney general and Department of Justice, according …
A St. Thomas woman sustained a cut on her right elbow when she was attacked and robbed of her cell phone while walking in Hidden Valley on Tuesday, according to information released today by VIPD spokeswoman, Melody Rames. The inc…
…PFA, the Virgin Islands Next Generation Network (ViNGN) and the West Indian Company (WICO). The governor named Finance Commissioner-designee Valdamier Collens as executive director of the PFA board, and Keith O’Neale as its secret…
Recent first-time St. Croix visitor, Robb Hamic, shares a first-person account of the adventures, sights, sounds, and people he and his wife, Aubrey, encountered while on island. In many respects, his journal entry serves as a rem…
A 16-year-old St. Thomas high school student, whose name is being withheld because of his age, was arrested on Jan. 14 just before 3:30 p.m. after violently striking another student with a metal pipe, police spokesperson Melody Ra…
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