ST. CROIX — Kira Lee Encarnacion, 41, of St. Croix, was sentenced on Thursday in U.S District Court to 13 months imprisonment on one count of federal program theft, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. After fi…
ST. CROIX — Three hundred tons of trash. That is how much solid waste is created on St. Croix on a daily basis. The cost of transporting that waste off-island would be upwards of $280 per ton. Do the math, and you quickly see that…
ST. CROIX — In a fiery response to a Consortium article published Thursday that included comments from two sources — one a current and the other a former employee of the Bureau of Corrections at the Golden Grove Correctional Facil…
ST. CROIX — The Bureau of Corrections' newest director, Wynnie Testamark, has been described to the Consortium by multiple B.O.C. sources as very disrespectful to her employees, some of them senior staff at the bureau. These sourc…
ST. CROIX — On Monday, students from Project Promise’s Caterpillar Project program honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy with a day of service, the nonprofit has made known. It has become an annual tradition for the program…
ST. CROIX — Chief Judge of the District Court, Wilma A. Lewis has invited the general public to “An Evening with Loretta E. Lynch, 83rd Attorney General of the United States” on Tuesday, February 25 at 6:30 p.m., at the Almeric L.…
…is actively recruiting individuals to fill hundreds of jobs on St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, the Census said this afternoon. More than 500 temporary, part-time census takers are needed to ensure that everyone who lives in th…
ST. CROIX — Robert Brown, age 30, and Etherneal Simon, age 49, both of St. Croix, pleaded guilty to racketeering charges for their respective roles as members of the Paul Girard Criminal Enterprise (“the Enterprise”), United State…
ST. CROIX — Aesha Rivers, age 44, of St. Croix, was sentenced on January 10 after being convicted by a federal jury of 48 counts of Wire Fraud; 1 count of theft of government money; and 1 count of false statement to government, Un…
…and expanded economic opportunities. Each funded project must meet at least one of the three national objectives: prevention of slums/blight; address an urgent need; or be a provision of employment or other benefits primarily to l…
ST. CROIX — St. Croix Educational Complex High School art and drama students participating in the school’s Virgin Islands Cultural Contributors Calendar Project enjoyed a record 2019 with an educational and inspiring trip to New Y…
…Tregenza Roach announced today the completion of field work on St. Thomas as part of the Bridge Phase of the Street Addressing Initiative (SAI) which began in October. The Office of the Lieutenant Governor’s Geographic Information…
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