…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…
Two women in their 70s graduated today at UVI's 2017 commencement on St. Croix. The university's president, Dr. David Hall, hailed their graduation as a testament that you're never too old to attend college. Watch. View the origin…
ST. CROIX -- The 32nd Legislature’s Majority Caucus doubled down on its platform on Thursday regarding legislation sent down by Governor Kenneth Mapp, which were considered during Wednesday's special session. After testimony was h…
ST. CROIX -- The Juan F. Luis Hospital late Thursday announced that it had formed a transition team whose duty was to successfully move the Emergency Room from the hospital to the Cardiac Center. The Consortium first reported that…
Here, in the USVI, horses-racing is an unregulated sport. The statute providing for the new $30 million dollar Racino Development included a provision on anti-doping. The Senate rejected the anti-doping section. I drafted that ant…
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp said his administration hosted the vice president of AT&T about two weeks ago, with the aim of compelling the wireless cellphone and internet services company to provide ubiquitous cellphone cove…
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp moved to reassure Virgin Islanders at a press conference at Government House here on Monday, that although the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority had confirmed that it had indeed switched b…
ST. CROIX -- Overwhelming sewage and drainage issues have been affecting operations at the Juan F. Luis Hospital for the past week, but the hospital has gone dark on providing information to the public. On Monday, Senate members o…
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