ST. CROIX -- With the government facing a $110 million budget deficit and looking for ways to trim its operations, a resident challenged Governor Kenneth Mapp on talk radio on Thursday to consider lowering his salary. But Mr. Mapp…
ST. CROIX -- The Public Services Commission said on Thursday that WAPA did not have the authority to go ahead with a planned February 1 base rate increase that would raise some $14.5 million for WAPA annually, while raising the po…
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp said on Thursday afternoon that an article posted on The Consortium that quotes Public Finance Authority Executive Director, and Dept. of Finance Commissioner, Valdamier Collens, as stating that …
ST. CROIX -- As the Government of the Virgin Islands reckons with its collapsing financial situation following the bond market's refusal to buy the territory's bonds, Dept. of Finance Commissioner and Public Finance Authority Exec…
ST. CROIX -- In a wide-ranging exclusive interview with The Consortium on Wednesday night, Department of Finance Commissioner and Public Finance Authority Director Valdamier Collens, made known that Governor Kenneth Mapp will soon…
ST. CROIX -- In a long-ranging exclusive interview with The Virgin Islands Consortium Wednesday night, Department of Finance Commissioner and Public Finance Authority Executive Director Valdamier Collens, spoke in careful but blun…
Residents on St. Croix received a frightening message at about 10:28 a.m. this morning: "Civil Emergency in this area until 11:41 p.m. EST. Monitor Radio or TV VI-Alert. Type: Severe Alert." The message blared on phones all throug…
…an interim base rate increase the commission had approved just two weeks earlier, WAPA made known via press release late Tuesday. WAPA said today that by filing for the reconsideration of the rescinded interim base rate, it was la…
ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp is facing arguably his most difficult year yet as governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, and his State of the Territory Address (SOTA) to be delivered at the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall tonigh…
ST. CROIX -- Police on Thursday arrested a man they say is responsible for brutally beating then raping his ex-girlfriend, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte confirmed to The Consortium Saturday. According to Mr. Drat…
…could face rotating power outages, or worse, in the not too distant future.” The emergency meeting was called to discuss the PSC’s action of Thursday, the effect of the commission’s vote and legal matters. The legal matters were d…
ST. CROIX -- As Governor Kenneth Mapp prepares to make his third State of the Territory Address, Senator Novelle Francis, in a press release issued Saturday, said he's expecting that the annual speech scheduled for Monday will be …
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