ST. THOMAS -- Today the Government of the Virgin Islands and Airbnb signed a groundbreaking agreement in the Caribbean, which will allow the platform to collect the 12.5% Hotel Room Occupancy Tax on behalf of hosts and remit the f…
ST. CROIX -- With Chief of Police Winsbut McFarland and Crime Stoppers USVI Chair Laurie Dunton standing near, V.I.P.D. Commissioner Delroy Richards announced this afternoon at the force's headquarters in Frederiksted, that V.I.P.…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Police Department on Friday arrested four individuals said to be involved in the East End Road rape incident that occurred two Saturdays ago, The Virgin Islands Consortium has learned. The publicati…
Following last week's news that a mother with Zika had given birth to a baby with microcephaly — the first recorded case in the U.S. Virgin Islands — this week saw no new cases in the territory in both the regular and pregnant wom…
ST. THOMAS -- Senate President Myron Jackson, in his response to Governor Kenneth Mapp's statement accusing the 32nd Legislature of using bills that were different from what he transmitted to be heard during a special session call…
ST. CROIX -- Two men were injured in a weekend shooting incident that occurred in Mount Pleasant West, in the wee hours of Sunday morning, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer, Glen Dratte announced Monday. According to Mr. Dratte,…
…citizens in the territory receive from the local government -- instead of having to secure a special ID through the Department of Human Services -- breezed through the Committee on Health and Human Services on Monday, with lawmake…
…Marine and Environmental Science and the VI Sea Turtle Project (VISTP) documented their 100th sea turtle last month, hitting a major milestone for marine research, UVI has announced. “When we started tagging and documenting sea tu…
ST. CROIX -- Senator Positive Nelson, who is widely known for his efforts to see the legalization of medicinal marijuana in the U.S. Virgin Islands, recently told The Consortium that his office would soon reintroduce the measure t…
Courts throughout the United States are impacting communities with important outreach programs. Both our local and district courts have successfully participated in a variety of such programs. As a former judge, I believe that our…
All the territory's beaches tested by the Department of Planning and Natural Resources this week were safe, except Frank Bay in St. John, which did not meet water quality standards considered safe because it exceeded the establish…
…was born with the Zika-related birth defect microcephaly -- the first recorded case in the U.S. Virgin Islands -- which was confirmed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (C.D.C.) testing, according to D.O.H. Health offic…
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