…on Wednesday he would not declare the Juan F.Luis Hospital (JFL) a state of emergency after being asked by Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen to do so. The governor said he would rather work toward rectifying the hospital's cu…
…was recently released from the Golden Grove Correctional Facility on St. Croix was shot dead early this morning in Mutual Homes, according to police spokesperson Melody Rames. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Miguel Rivera, w…
The 30th Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands passed its own budget of $21 million for fiscal year 2015 on Tuesday, up from $19 million the year prior-- representing an increase of $3 million. The increase is significan…
…Kenneth Gittens Senator Clifford Graham Senator Sammuel Sanes St. Croix senators Judi Buckley and Nereida "Nellie" Rivera-O'Reilly are the only two sitting senators who have not signed the petition. Hansen hasn't signed the docume…
…of a shocking report released on Sunday of troubling practices at St. Croix's Juan F. Luis Hospital, some good news has emerged from the island's healthcare sector. Frederiksted Health Care, Inc. has been awarded a $204,350 grant …
Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen is calling on Governor John P. de Jongh, Jr. to declare the situation at Juan F. Luis Hospital (JFL) a state of emergency, and is currently making her way to Washington, D.C. with the aim of …
The Virgin Islands Government Employees' Retirement System (GERS), which has investments in major firms around the territory--and is the owner of a number of companies--has voted against the approval of a proposed term sheet for T…
Last Thursday's news of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decision to cease funding to St. Croix's Juan F. Luis Hospital (JFL) on Oct. 9 sent shock waves across the Territory. CMS's pull out means the hospital w…
Stating that there are no intentions for layoffs, the hospital would not be shuttered and executives would quickly begin the appeal process for Juan F. Luis Hospital (JFL) to regain its accredited status, Interim Chief Executive O…
Delegate to Congress Donna Christensen met with officials from the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare (CMS) on Thursday, in an attempt to avert the healthcare crisis that awaits St. Croix once CMS pulls its support and terminate it…
The Juan F. Luis Hospital (JFL) has lost its accredited status, a press release made available today by the hospital has revealed. The main reason behind the loss of the hospital's accreditation is the pulling out of the Centers o…
Just before 5:30 on Wednesday evening, a few women could be seen trickling into a modest building--the school's library--to attend Central High's first Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) meeting of the 2014-2015 school year…
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