ST. THOMAS -- Gun violence has erupted on the island of St. Thomas, leaving 20 dead this year alone, the latest being the homicide death of 22-year-old Ojahnia Adkins. The young man's death followed that of 34-year-old Jafari Samu…
ST. THOMAS -- Another drive-by shooting incident here on Sunday -- the second in one week -- left one man dead and a female victim in emergency surgery, The Consortium can confirm. The incident was later corroborated by V.I.P.D. P…
ST. THOMAS -- For the second year in a row, Virgin Islands graduating seniors from across the island of St.Thomas were granted a prom experience of any girls wildest dream, a press release issued by 4Her Foundation, an organizatio…
ST. THOMAS -- Employee morale at the Bureau of Corrections is on the rise as a result of recent salary increases authorized by Governor Kenneth Mapp and other efforts to better train and equip staff, BOC Director Rick Mullgrav rep…
ST. THOMAS -- The University of the Virgin Islands late Friday issued a press release with a statement from the institution's president, Dr. David Hall, in which Dr. Hall defends his reputation and that of U.V.I.'s Board of Truste…
ST. CROIX -- The Committee on Rules and Judiciary on Thursday approved one bill that increases mooring fees and four other health-related measures. Mooring fees have remained unchanged in the territory since 1990 at $5 per foot, r…
ST. CROIX -- The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) has issued a new set of guidelines urging people living in areas where the Zika virus is circulating to delay pregnancy to avoid having children with birth defects. Currently, Pu…
Dear Editor, Let me get straight to the point, because I am sick to my stomach of what I see: What are we going to do the stop the escalated level of gun violence in and around our neighborhoods and establishments? The continual t…
ST. THOMAS -- After temporarily halting work at the Paul E. Joseph Stadium in February, 2015 to restructure the agreement with contractor GEC, LLC, Governor Kenneth Mapp mid-October 2015 announced that work would start that same m…
ST. CROIX -- In her fight to keep the U.S. Virgin Islands out of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), which is supported by the Obama administration, Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett told…
ST. CROIX -- Hillary Clinton, on the heels of her convincing win in the U.S. Virgin Islands, beat Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico on Sunday, bringing the candidate closer to the Democratic nomination, now only 28 delegates away from…
ST. CROIX -- A man who was wanted on domestic violence and assault charges turned himself in at 2:40 p.m. on Saturday, V.I.P.D. Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced this afternoon. The suspect, 24-year-old Waldemar Martinez,…
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