ST. CROIX -- Gospel recording artist Israel Houghton, who has written some of the most popular worship music of modern day Christendom, announced on Monday that he and his wife were divorced. Mr. Houghton, a Grammy Award winner kn…
ST. CROIX -- Three men were injured in a shootout that occurred just before noon today on the north side of the Aureo Diaz Housing Community, Police Commissioner Delroy Richards confirmed to The Consortium this afternoon. In a bri…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Police Department is seeking residents help in locating 17-year-old Abijah Issac, according to a press release issued this morning. This is not the first time that the young man has been unfindable.…
ST. CROIX -- As part of the University of the Virgin Islands first annual 100 Man March event, held specifically in celebration of Black History Month, organizers sought to accomplish a simple goal: salute the legacy of African Am…
ST. CROIX -- The annual Dominican Republic Independence Day Parade takes place on Sunday, and the Virgin Islands Police Department announced on Tuesday parking restrictions for the event. Find them below. Parking is prohibited alo…
ST. CROIX -- A bill passed last year to grant local banking institutions more flexibility in how they insure their deposits will soon result in a positive impact on the Government of the Virgin Islands' bottom line, according a pr…
United States health officials on Tuesday said they were investigating 14 new reports of the Zika virus possibly being transmitted by sex, including two pregnant women. If confirmed, the unexpectedly high number would have major i…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Small Business Development Center (SB.D.C.) will host a workshop on the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (also called HUBZone), on Wednesday, February 24 at the S.B.D.C. conference room in t…
Crime Stoppers USVI has started its “Crime of the Week” initiative in an effort to keep at the forefront crimes committed that remain unsolved. On Sunday, two items were released: Two individuals who succumbed to gunshot wounds in…
ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Department of Education (D.O.E.) recently held a graduation ceremony for 15 of its teachers who completed the Reinforcing ESL Education Approaches and Content Knowledge of Teachers (Project REACT) …
ST. THOMAS -- Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter, in his capacity of acting governor while Governor Kenneth Mapp is in Washington, has sent a measure to the 31st Legislature that he says requires swift action to ensure that the rec…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority this week launched a public messaging campaign to increase awareness of the benefits of W.A.P.A.’s new Smart Meter electrical consumption device. The territory-wide, multi-…
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