ST. THOMAS — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced today that charges have been filed against two men for conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, following the seizure of 86 kilograms of coc…
The V.I. Police Department over the weekend made several arrests on firearm-related offenses. St. Thomas Arrest According to a release issued by the department, on Saturday at about 4:30 a.m., officers on St. Thomas arrested La-Sh…
ST. THOMAS — United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced Thursday that Tommy Ramirez, 32, originally from the Dominican Republic and residing in St. Thomas, was sentenced to 33 months in prison for conspiracy to distri…
The V.I. Dept. of Justice has announced a collaboration with the national child protection think tank, CHILD USA, local and federal law enforcement agencies as well as victim services organizations in the Virgin Islands to spearhe…
…has provided updates to its in-person learning plan, including staggered return dates, and the department has also provided Covid-19 testing schedules for students per district. The department recently fielded heavy criticism for …
Last updated at 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022. A question raised by former senator and current V.I. Port Authority board member Celestino White about the eligibility of Leona Smith to serve on the VIPA board not only result…
…Bryan has vetoed a revised version of what he calls a “special interest” bill the governor previously vetoed. Both measures were sponsored by Senator Kurt Vialet, though the latest bill seeks to reduce from 400 to 75 the number of…
…2,169 from Wednesday's 1,960, a difference of 209 active infections. St. Croix accounted for 1,024, followed by St. Thomas with 964, and St. John with 181. The seven-day positivity rate fell to 16.18 percent. On Wednesday, St. Cro…
…Dept. of Health has provided the Consortium with data after a request showing the percentage of vaccinated individuals in the USVI who have been testing positive for Covid-19. According to D.O.H., the infection rate among vaccinat…
…of all Covid-19 cases in the USVI and pushing out the deadlier Delta strain, is leading a surge of cases to daily records, with the V.I. Dept. of Health reporting 2,150 active infections Saturday, up 341 cases from Friday's 1,809.…
…the Omicron variant's extremely high transmissibility, with both districts seeing high levels of spread. The latest increase, another record that blew past Sunday's 544, sent the territory's Covid-19 positivity rate to 14.82 perce…
…Virgin Islands will not be permitted because of a memorandum of understanding between the cruise ships and the Bryan administration. Enforced through the V.I. Department of Health, the MOU is very specific relative to when a ship …
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