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Two Tropical Systems Under Watch as V.I. Officials Urge Preparedness and Announce Emergency Shelter Plans
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Community Center
USVI Agencies to Host Back-to-School Fun Days and School Supply Giveaway Focused on Supporting Fathers
…Program, in partnership with Sports, Parks, and Recreation, is hosting Back-to-School Fun Days across the territory, offering school supplies to fathers, family-friendly activities, and community engagement opportunities.
Technology
Liberty Boosts Mobile Network in USVI with Additional Spectrum, Promising Faster Speeds and Broader Coverage
…across the U.S. Virgin Islands with new spectrum and cell sites, boosting 5G speeds, rural coverage, and in-building signal strength, while maintaining top reliability and performance during storms and outages.
Development
St. John Renters to Gain Homeownership Access Under Affordable Housing Initiative
Some residents on St. John will soon have the opportunity to purchase the home they are currently renting at below market rates, in a bid to provide opportunities to increase access to homeownership at affordable prices. “The Gove…
Government
Funding Failures Leave National Guard Without Water, Unpaid for Festival Duty, and Behind on Veteran Pensions
With over 40% of its FY2025 budget still unreleased by the local government, the V.I. National Guard faces water shortages, unpaid pensions, and delayed TAD wages—issues that led troops to skip St. Thomas Carnival duty after not b…
Senate
Blyden’s Pension Amendment Fails as Lawmakers Advance Streetlight, EMS, Scholarship, and Cricket Field on St. Croix in Busy Session
…officials failed, but lawmakers approved funding for EMS billing, streetlights, aviation scholarships, appraiser training, and a $2.1 million grant for St. Croix cricket field development.
Crime
Man Cited for Illegal Tint and Charged with Obstruction After Allegedly Fleeing VIPD Traffic Stop
While Elijah Penn was cited for illegal tint and charged with obstruction after allegedly fleeing a traffic stop, a judge later dismissed the disobeying charge, reduced bail to $100 cash, and imposed weekly probation check-ins ahe…
Senate
VIFEMS Overtime Surges Amid Staffing Crisis, Lawmakers Press for Sustainable Solutions
…training demands, and reliance on dual-role EMTs as lawmakers question how FY2025 obligations will be met without new funding.
Crime
Four Shot, Two Killed in St. John; 14-Year-Old Injured in Separate St. Croix Shooting as USVI Homicide Count Climbs to 22
A deadly weekend in the USVI leaves four shot on St. John—two fatally—while a 14-year-old is wounded near JFK in St. Croix. Elsewhere, a 29-year-old man was killed in Grove Place, bringing the territory’s 2025 homicide count to 22…
Renewable Energy
Hogensborg Solar Farm Goes Live, Giving St. Croix Capacity to Generate Over Half of Island's Energy
St. Croix now ranks among the world’s top solar adopters per capita, with the new 12-megawatt facility pushing renewable energy capacity to 26 megawatts—enough to meet more than half of the island’s typical 45-megawatt peak demand…
Crime
Two Women Arraigned in Separate Drug Busts at Cyril E. King Airport
…of marijuana in their luggage during routine inspections at the St. Thomas airport in March 2025.
Hurricane Season
USVI and FEMA Complete Two-Week Hurricane Readiness Exercise to Sharpen Response Coordination
VITEMA and FEMA concluded a two-week Capstone Exercise focused on hurricane preparedness, testing unified command strategies, emergency response, and critical services coordination through a simulated Category 3 storm impacting al…