ST. THOMAS -- More than 50 members of the Virgin Islands clergy met this week to create an organized coalition to combat gun violence in the territory. The effort is being led by the Office of the Governor and its Faith-Based Prog…
…shortfall or cut government spending. They went with the former. ST. CROIX -- Following a three-day legislative session that began on Tuesday, where lawmakers of the 31st Legislature passed a slew of measures to include funding th…
ST. THOMAS -- A case that had gone cold for 11 years, which involved the homicide death of a male victim, turned hot today following the arrests of the crime's two alleged perpetrators, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dra…
…them to become better parents, according to the V.I. Department of Justice. Mr. Walker made those comments during brief remarks Tuesday afternoon at the inaugural Fatherhood Buzz closing ceremony held at the Department of Human Se…
ST. THOMAS -- The Mapp administration's finance team sat before senators at the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall on Wednesday to make its case for $430 million in new borrowing, while introducing a new five-year plan that it says i…
ST. CROIX -- A man was shot multiple times in his upper and lower body on Tuesday, but managed to survive the onslaught, V.I.P.D. Public Information officer Glen Dratte announced via press release today. According to the release, …
The Department of Tourism is reporting another successful round of customer service training sessions for hundreds of industry partners and business professionals throughout the territory. Earlier this month, D.O.T. partnered with…
ST. CROIX -- At a pre-summit event held at the Government Employees' Retirement System here on Monday (the GERS full summit was held on Tuesday), where senators and GERS officials gathered, GERS Board of Trustees, along with the p…
…Junior Achievement Company Program on Friday, September 16th at the St. Croix Central High School, the nonprofit announced Monday. According to the release, these funds will be dedicated to exposing high school students to the wor…
ST. CROIX -- Two weeks into the 2016-17 school year and Senator Kenneth Gittens said his phone is still continuously being called to field questions and complaints from parents about uniform dress policies. In a press release issu…
ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp and the Public Finance Authority board on Thursday moved to address funding for critical areas of need in the territory. The board also funded a contract to begin the development for constructio…
…the visit, Mrs. Nicholson-Doty met with approximately 20 journalists and influencers at a media mixer hosted by the department, and on one-on-one deskside appointments. Orlando journalists at the USVI Media Mixer. The journalists,…
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