ST. THOMAS – The Senate Committee on the Whole also unanimously passed five bills at the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall in Charlotte Amalie Wednesday evening with all 15 senators voting in the affirmative. Only one of the six bi…
ST. THOMAS -- A French national was arrested on April 30 for allegedly attempting to smuggle 40 people into the territory via St. John -- including 39 Cubans and 1 St. Lucian, U.S. Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe has announced. Alain Re…
ST. CROIX – Agriculture Commissioner designee Carlos Robles said poultry, game bird and pet bird owners in the territory should closely monitor their animals in light of the confirmed infections of high pathogenic avian influenza …
ST. CROIX – The Virgin Islands observed Teacher Appreciation Day Tuesday and is observing National Teacher Appreciation Week from May 4 to 8. Leaders from across the territory came forward to pay appreciation to teachers this week…
ST. THOMAS – The annual queen conch season ends next month, according to Department of Planning and Natural Resources Commissioner designee Dawn Henry. Harvesting of queen conch is prohibited from June 1 to October 31, Henry said.…
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Freshman Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett has introduced three pieces of legislation aimed at bettering the territory's economy through tourism, rum cover over revenues and incentivizing local jewelry and watch ma…
ST. THOMAS – A St. Croix senator said today’s broad daylight shooting of 34-year-old Shane Heyliger in one of the most heavily traveled areas of the downtown Charlotte Amalie waterfront area is evidence that “gun-toting criminals …
ST. CROIX – A man crashed into a utility pole on Estate Mountain road and died later from the injuries he sustained in the accident, according to police. A 911 emergency call came in on Sunday May 3 at 11:02 p.m. about the acciden…
St. John: On April 14th at about 4:30 p.m., officers were dispatched to 10-29-3 Estate Carolina regarding a burglary. According to the victim, a husband and wife arrived home at about 4:15 to find damage to the bedroom window. Upo…
ST. CROIX – A woman said she was awakened by a loud bang on the front door of her home on Thursday morning in Estate Peter’s Rest and shortly afterwards saw someone enter her bedroom, according to police. The woman said she preten…
ST. THOMAS -- Smiles were on their faces even as the unrelenting sun cast its rays long and hot, but the onlookers of this year's Children's Parade were glued to their positions on Friday, as the territory's youth made their way t…
ST. CROIX – Two high-ranking Virgin Islands National Guard officers have been arrested after a federal grand jury returned indictments charging them with wire fraud, theft of government money, and making false statements to the go…
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