ST. THOMAS -- A new scam that's threatening local businesses of power disconnection if a large sum of money isn't paid immediately, is affecting the territory and the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) is warning busi…
ST. THOMAS – Scotiabank said it will have different hours of operation this week in observance of the Carnival season, according to Christine Lee, Scotiabank’s marketing officer. The changes affect the Canada-based international b…
St. Croix -- During a speech on Tuesday, March 17 at the Seatrade Cruise Global conference in Miami, Gov. Kenneth Mapp — as part of his ongoing efforts to push forward the territory’s tourism product — announced a new partnership …
ST. CROIX -- At a press conference held at Government House on Monday morning, Governor Kenneth Mapp, flanked by Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter, U.S. Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe, Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Commission…
ST. THOMAS – The chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Hospital and Human Services said he was “exceptionally proud” that the Schneider Regional Medical Center passed inspections by two health accreditation and certification…
The mother of the St. Croix-born man murdered by Aaron Hernandez is embarking on a lawsuit against him, according to the Associated Press. Ursula Ward’s attorney is seeking to figure out how much money Hernandez has and where it i…
ST. CROIX – An Atlanta-area food distributor is voluntarily recalling its frozen foods and smoothie ingredients lines after finding Listeria monocytogenes in its Georgia facilities, according to the Department of Licensing and Con…
ST. CROIX -- A decaying body was found in the tumbledown and soon-to-be-demolished Ralph deChabert Housing Community, VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson has announced. According to Jackson, at roughly 1:25 p.m. on Frida…
ST. THOMAS – The Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Public Safety and Justice – chaired by Sen. Novelle Francis, Jr. met in a morning session and also heard testimony from the Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Ag…
…The department reports that the following beaches meet water-quality standards and are safe for swimming or fishing: St. Croix Stony Ground Protestant Cay Chenay Bay Buccaneer Cane Bay Cramers Park Rainbow Shoy’s New Fort (Ft. Lou…
ST. THOMAS – Tourism Commissioner Beverly Nicholson-Doty hosted nearly 50 journalists and travel partners at a luncheon presentation in Toronto last week. Nicholson-Doty called the visit “productive” and said it was arranged to he…
ST. THOMAS – The Senate Committee on Rules and the Judiciary considered two bills put forward by Sen. Sammuel Sanes in the later afternoon session – the first the so-called “Good Samaritan Law” and the second a measure to allow co…
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