…to twelve passengers if they have cleared British MCA inspections, a statement released Wednesday on the Government House Blog has revealed. The new regulations will come as a result of the Six Pack Amendment, which was sponsored …
As chikungunya cases continue to skyrocket in St. Thomas, residents have been calling on the Department of Health to conduct truck-mounted fogging to quell the seemingly unstoppable wave of the contagious disease. However, Health …
A student at the St. Croix Educational Complex said a moving vehicle rolled over his feet while he was standing near the Queen Mary Highway outside the school's campus on Monday morning, according to the V.I.P.D. The incident took…
…that involves marijuana--whether it is pushing for a hemp industry on St. Croix, the medicinal use of the drug or measures to decriminalize it. But, in a recent interview, the senator said that marijuana was not his priority. Nels…
…the meeting at Government House spoke with a bit more caution, stating that "Hovensa did reach an agreement, in principle, with the buyer." This is to say that while there are serious talks with a buyer and it appears the refinery…
Freshman St. Croix Senator Diane Capehart recently took a stand against beleaguered senator Alicia "Chucky" Hansen, contending that Hansen should not be a member of the 30th Legislature because of the Supreme Court's ruling that f…
Testifying at a budget hearing on Wednesday, WAPA Executive Director Hugo Hodge said the authority continues to struggle as government agencies have not been consistent with paying their bills, forcing WAPA to seek an advance in b…
…refinery, Senator Sammuel Sanes has revealed. The meeting will start at 11 a.m. Speaking to VI Consortium today, Sanes said the governor did not relay more information apart from making known what the meeting will be about. "Unfor…
The sight at Sunshine Mall on Tuesday was one to behold as St. Croix government workers packed the first floor of the building, most of them making the trip to fill out a survey that, if not done by Friday, would cost them $20 eve…
In August, the Virgin Islands Health Department reported there were over 150 suspected cases of Chikungunya in the territory. Since then, that number has almost tripled as the department reported 415 suspected cases on Monday, wit…
…"Chucky" Hansen is not eligible to be a member of the Senate body," St. Croix Senator Diane Capehart says. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the freshman senator said she refused to be a part of such a situation, adding that t…
Even as many Virgin Islanders are still reeling from the recent announcement released by Government House that Governor de Jongh had pardoned Senator Alicia "Chucky" Hansen of past convictions of the failure to file taxes, the Off…
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