ST. THOMAS -- In an emergency meeting Thursday, members of the governing board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority voted to file an electric rate increase with the Public Services Commission that would amount to, on av…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands community will learn "the whole truth" behind the upheaval that has rocked the Juan F. Luis Hospital since the hiring, demoting and firing of Dr. Ken Okolo. In a brief conversation with J.F.L. Board…
ST. CROIX -- Senator Novelle Francis on Wednesday announced that he is proposing legislation that would support greater enforcement of the territory’s waters by increasing mooring fees. The measure is scheduled to be heard before …
ST. CROIX -- On the surface, Wednesday at Elena Christian Junior High School seemed par for the course. Students filed in and out of classrooms as they switched from one subject to the next, hinting that operations at the learning…
ST. CROIX -- Senator Kenneth Gittens, vice-chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety on Wednesday said that he was once again outraged by the frequent shooting incidents in the community. He said th…
ST. CROIX -- An assailant who police have identified as a minor, leaped out of some bushes located near the Aureo Diaz basketball court and started firing shots at two male victims injuring both of them, V.I.P.D. has revealed. Pol…
ST. CROIX -- The Juan F. Luis Hospital Board of Directors got rid of Dr. Ken Okolo, above, at an emergency board meeting on Tuesday night, terminating his $200,000 chief operating officer contract without cause, and stripping him …
ST. THOMAS -- Clarence Griffin, 44, of Los Angeles, Robert Brown, 29, of St. Croix, and Jamila Felix, 29, of St. Thomas pleaded guilty on Monday in federal court on St. Thomas, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced. Mr…
ST. CROIX -- Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett seized a rare opportunity to push what has long been a major part of her agenda as the territory's representative in Washington: equal voting rights for U.S. Virgin Islanders. At t…
ST. CROIX -- The departments of Justice and Labor have launched a joint initiative aimed at collecting approximately $32,211,553 Unemployment Insurance Fund (U.I.F.) monies owed by over 3,000 employers in the territory, which has …
ST. CROIX -- Department of Human Services Commissioner Vivian Ebbesen- Fludd announced on Friday that the department recently received a $425,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service for the S…
ST. CROIX -- Police Commissioner Delroy Richards told The Consortium on Monday that his shot spotter, a device used to detect gunfire, went off shortly after 3:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, registering bursts of 12, 17 and 16 rounds …
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