Update: WAPA says it has restored power to all of St. Croix. Earlier: ST. CROIX -- WAPA has begun to restore electrical service to St. Croix after the successful start of generating unit 20, WAPA said in a press release on Saturda…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands chapter of the American Federation of Teachers has issued a statement chiding the Government of the Virgin Islands following Consortium stories that revealed the Mapp administration's plan to reques…
ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority’s conversion to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG or propane) as a primary source of fuel in the generation of electricity will achieve another major milestone on St. Croix nex…
ST. CROIX -- The University of the Virgin Islands will host the sixth annual Man Up Male Empowerment Conference on April 5 and 6, on St. Thomas and on April 7 here, U.V.I. has said. This year’s Man Up Conference has a new format. …
ST. THOMAS -- Virgin Islands Department of Education Commissioner Sharon Ann McCollum announced during a hastily organized press conference on Wednesday at Government House here that in an effort to ensure the health and safety of…
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Esther Kia’aina announced on Monday via press release nearly $5 million in grant funding for the U.S. Virgin Islands to support a wide range of local gove…
ST. CROIX -- Almost all the territory's beaches have been okayed for swimming and fishing this Easter weekend by the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, news that will come as a relief to the countless residents camping …
ST. THOMAS -- Antilles school defeated its competitors to win the 2016 Regional Science Bowl competition, which was held March 6 at the Curriculum Center on St. Thomas. Sponsored by the Virgin Islands Department of Education, in c…
ST. CROIX -- Senator Novelle Francis said via press release on Thursday that the territory needs to definitively commit to enhancing its tourism product, particularly on the island of St. Croix. Mr. Francis says the territory must…
ST. CROIX -- The American Red Cross of the Virgin Islands gladly announced via press release on Wednesday that their Fill the Boot campaign surpassed $10,000 in donations, which were given by the general public on Saturday, March …
ST. THOMAS -- In a letter addressed to Attorney General Claude Walker and dated Feb. 25, 2016, Chairwoman of the St. Croix Board of Elections, Lilliana Belardo de ONeal, requested that the Department of Justice exonerate St. Croix…
ST. THOMAS -- The Virgin Islands Next Generation (V.I.N.G.N.) will hold an important board meeting on Thursday at 10:00 a.m., following a lively Senate hearing where the firm's CEO, Dr. Tonjia Converdale, clashed with some senator…
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