ST. CROIX – Senate President Neville James sent a formal letter to Governor Kenneth Mapp on Thursday requesting that the Legislative Reinvestment Initiative Fund Bill be vetoed, citing the possibility that it may contradict the se…
ST. CROIX -- Hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through November 30, and every May, The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known by its moniker Hurricane Hunters (a special mission by the Air Force Reserves), setup…
ST. CROIX -- In a press release issued late Thursday, the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority said that a pungent odor that enveloped the Estate Richmond Power Plant was not propane gas, but mercaptan. Above, the Epic Curacao…
ST. CROIX -- With one year left before the territory marks the 100-year anniversary of the transfer of Danish to American rule, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett and the Ambassabor of Denmark are working toward bringing the centennial…
ST. THOMAS -- McDonald’s has announced its partnership for the second consecutive year with the St. Thomas and St. John Interscholastic Athletic Association and the USVI Department of Education, participating as the primary sponso…
ST. CROIX -- Bureau of Internal Revenue Director, Marvin Pickering, in a brief phone conversation with The Consortium this morning, said BIR is currently working on closing loopholes that residents use to skirt the system and file…
ST. THOMAS -- Twenty-four VI Guardsmen will leave the territory next weekend for deployment overseas, a press release VING issued today has made known. Predeployment training and a farewell ceremony will occur here this weekend. A…
ST. CROIX -- Bureau of Internal Revenue Director Marvin Pickering, in a press release issued on Tuesday, warned who he deemed "bona fide" VI residents not to file taxes outside of the territory, as such action is against local law…
ST. CROIX -- According to a press release issued by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, because of slow growth in medical costs and inflation, Medicare Part B (medical insurance) premiums were unchanged for 2013, 2014, and 2015…
ST. CROIX -- Senator Novelle Francis, Jr. will convene a meeting of the Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Justice on Thursday to discuss the results of an assessment conducted of the Virgin Islands Police Departmen…
ST. CROIX -- Four days after Senator Novelle Francis warned that the territory needed to act fast in coming into compliance with a 10-year-old federal law mandating stricter driver's license requirements, intended to bolster natio…
ST. CROIX -- A young man who police allege was involved in a May 16, 2015 gunfight that left five people injured by gunfire and one man dead, was arrested at 6:34 a.m. today and charged with multiple criminal counts, VIPD Public I…
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