…a positive sign in the Department of Health's ongoing battle against the mosquito-borne disease. This week's numbers remained the same week-over-week in all categories, with confirmed pregnant women cases at 238 territory-wide, an…
ST. THOMAS -- With competition from neighboring ports of call increasing, the focus of the second meeting of the Ports of the Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie Task Force held earlier this month, was on advancing plans to improve t…
…from June 12 – September 22, 2017. The annual activity challenges students in grades K-6 to read five or more books during the summer months. Included in their summer reading packets, students in public, private and parochial scho…
ST. CROIX -- A bill sponsored by Senator Novelle Francis, which was set to be heard today but was postponed following the development of sewage issues at the Fritz Lawaetz Legislature in Frederiksted, seeks to strengthen disciplin…
ST. CROIX -- Juan F. Luis Hospital officials have delayed the June 14 move of the hospital's emergency department from its current sewage-burdened location to the Cardiac Center, giving multiple reasons for the delay, but no new r…
…with high-profile court cases in the territory, more pointedly St. Croix, where Ms. Rohn has been the lead attorney on multiple major suits, not the least of which being the monumental Hansen 2014 moral turpitude saga. But if that…
…of Education. Single-sex education was common in the United States until the 19th century, when it fell into deep disfavor except in private or parochial schools. But the program is on the rise again in public schools as educators…
ST. CROIX -- A man succumbed to his wounds after being shot in the wee hours of Friday morning near the Cool Out Bar in Peter's Rest, V.I.P.D. Commissioner Delroy Richards confirmed to The Consortium this morning. While details re…
ST. CROIX -- It seemed a normal school day at the Elena Christian Jr. High School on Thursday, and for most of the students, it was. But for those who make up the school's agriculture class, it was anything but. Tucked away behind…
In the wake of clusters of violence across the territory, public outcry peaks – we are shocked and saddened by “what has happened to our islands.” When the violence lulls, we turn our attention to more “pressing” matters … until t…
ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Department of Education in partnership with the Office of the Governor announced on Wednesday the launch of the 9th Annual Governor’s Summer Reading Challenge, which will run Monday, June 12 throug…
On Tuesday, Interior Acting Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Nikolao Pula and other officials met with Governor Kenneth Mapp to discuss issues facing the territory, the Department of Interior announced Wednesday. They discuss…
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