The Water and Power Authority will soon be able to bill customers for the usage of street lights, after an amendment, sponsored by Senator Clifford Graham of St. Thomas, gave the semi-autonomous entity the power to pass the expens…
In a five-minute, prerecorded statement aired today on radio station 1620 AM The Reef in St. Croix, gubernatorial hopeful Soraya Diase Coffelt said she is "declaring war against corruption" and demanded the immediate unsealing of …
Popular St. Croix radio personality and senatorial candidate for the 31st Legislature, Jamila Russell, in an interview on 102.1 FM, Life Radio on Saturday, said she believes Juan Luis Interim CEO Dr. Kendall Griffith should "step …
St.Croix Arrest: 12:15 a.m. Fri., Paul Lockhart, 35, of Mary's Fancy, was charged with assault and battery. The suspect was arrested for allegedly punching a female victim and throwing her to the ground during an altercation. Bail…
…Insurance Board to work out a deal, even if it's an extension lasting 60 days until a more thorough agreement could be reached. If the board fails to take action, over 7,000 government employees will be left without coverage. "The…
…signed into law. If signed into law, the bill would leave in place stiff penalties for individuals caught selling the drug and for those caught growing it in bulk. However, for individuals caught with less than 1 ounce of the subs…
…Governor Kenneth Mapp has proposed a plan that he believes will save St. Croix's Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center (JFL) from becoming insolvent. In a post on his campaign website, Mapp said after consulting with health adm…
…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 …
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