ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp told The Consortium during a press conference held at Government House today, that crime in the territory will get worse before results of his administration's initiatives could start manifesting…
ST. CROIX -- The Commissioner of Sports, Parks and Recreation, Pedro Cruz, told The Consortium on Monday that vandals had destroyed restroom toilets located in the Canegata Ballpark facility in Gallows bay over the weekend. On Tue…
ST. CROIX -- The Mapp administration, through its chief negotiator and head of the Office of Collective Bargaining, Attorney Natalie Nelson Tang How, above, is asking unions to relinquish their rights to retroactive pay that the G…
ST. CROIX -- Delegate to Congress Stacey Plaskett on Monday expressed concern about a bill moving through the halls of Congress aimed at relieving Puerto Rico of the debt crisis that the commonwealth has found itself in. The measu…
ST. CROIX -- Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter left the territory on Saturday to attend the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (N.A.I.C.) Spring 2016 National Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, a press release issued …
ST. CROIX -- The U.S. Virgin Islands could choose to remain a territory of the United States Government, or it could choose to be an independent nation, U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Sally Jewell told a capacity audience o…
ST. CROIX -- The Federal Communications Commission approved on Thursday a $9.25 monthly broadband subsidy to help millions of low-income households connect to the Internet. Three of the agency’s five commissioners voted for the su…
ST. THOMAS -- Downtown Charlotte Amalie could be underwater by 2050, according to experts testifying during a Committee on Economic Development, Agriculture and Planning held on Friday at the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall. That'…
ST. THOMAS -- On Wednesday morning thirteen Virgin Islanders were sworn in as members of the Virgin Islands Fire Service at Government House on St. Thomas. The eleven young men and two young women sat intently as Congress woman St…
…anticipates that negative environmental impacts will be caused by storm water runoff. Above, Ha'Penny Beach this afternoon. The government agency is advising the public to use caution when using the coastal waters throughout the t…
ST. THOMAS -- Senators on Wednesday approved a bill sponsored by Senator Kenneth Gittens that increases the amount of signatures needed to run for public office by 50. The original bill called for a jump from 50 to as much as 250,…
Hundreds of stakeholders across the United States Virgin Islands participated in customer service training sessions held by the Department of Tourism earlier this month. Sandra Husbands, CEO of Caribbean company Business Developme…
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