ST. CROIX -- Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority customers on Church Street, King Street, King's Wharf and Queen Cross Street will experience an electrical service interruption until 5 p.m. today as crews work to replace an u…
ST. CROIX -- Sounding frustrated, Governor Kenneth Mapp on Tuesday said he would wait until teachers and their unions could clearly state what they wanted before attempting to find additional funds for further salary increases for…
ST. CROIX -- Puerto Rico on Monday defaulted on most of its debt payment of $422 million, paying only $23 million, which represents interest due. The development puts pressure on Washington to come up with a solution to help the b…
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp will host a press conference at Government House here today at 10:00 a.m., where he will discuss salary increases for government employees, as well as economic development initiatives, according …
ST. CROIX -- The Department of Labor on Monday issued a press release revealing the 2015 average hourly wage in the territory as $16.85, while the average annual salary stood at $35,050. At the percentile wage estimates (the value…
ST. THOMAS -- Senator Novelle Francis Jr. on Thursday denounced the actions of V.I.P.D. officers who are claiming what is being called the “Blue Flu” during the height of the carnival season. According to a release issued by Mr. F…
…‘the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner’; and ‘the feeling of being heavily burdened, mentally or physically, by troubles, adverse conditions & anxiety’ (1). Oppression is sibling to expression…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act passed The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, according to a press release Ms. Plaskett's office issued. The approval paves the way for Congress…
…monies to scammers before the victims are able catch on in time to stop the process. According to the V.I.P.D., the scammer, acting as an agent for a company, posts a job vacancy or an investment opportunity on the internet or oth…
ST. CROIX -- Five Virgin Islands veterans -- Jerome Ferdinand, Jerome Jackson, Aubrey Nelthropp, Carl Thomas, and Leroy Woodrup - who served with the 65th Army Infantry Regiment, also known as the Borinqueneers (bohr-ehn-kin-EERS'…
ST. CROIX -- Rolando Torres De La Cruz, 25, was arraigned today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller after being charged in an indictment with alien in possession of a firearm, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced…
ST. CROIX -- Visitors to the Virgin Islands National Parks spent an estimated $62.1 million in 2015, according to the National Park Service's latest Visitor Spending Effects report. The report says these expenditures supported a t…
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