ST. CROIX -- United States Attorney Gretchen C. F. Shappert announced on Friday that Carlyle Ham, 63, of St. Croix, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge George Cannon, Jr. to attempted coercion and enticement for illegal se…
…said the government would no longer take the $40 million loan. Instead, it will receive $30 million, which is for the sale of property that came as part of the deal. "I am not taking the loan," Mr. Mapp said. "Because the investme…
ST. CROIX -- Senator Alicia Hansen on Thursday night endorsed Albert Bryan and Tregenza Roach for Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the Virgin Islands, an announcement that added momentum to a team that has been the recipient of…
ST. CROIX -- District Court Judge Wilma A. Lewis, on November 13 sentenced Sergio Quinones-Davila, age 44, of Orlando, Florida, to 276 months (23 yrs) in prison for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and posse…
ST. CROIX -- Outgoing Senator Positive Nelson has endorsed Albert Bryan for governor, making the announcement during a press conference Mr. Nelson held on Friday at his property along Salt River road called Serenity's Nest. The se…
…was described by a Friday Government House release as a major boost to the Mapp administration’s plan to expand and modernize the territory’s airports, Governor Kenneth Mapp announced today that the U.S. Economic Development Admin…
…Planning and Natural Resources said on Friday that four beaches in St. Thomas -- Lindbergh Bay, Bluebeard’s, Coki Point and Frenchman’s Bay -- were not safe for swimming and fishing this weekend, because they did not meet the wate…
…citizens who have voted early continues to rise, with the Election System of the Virgin Islands making known late Wednesday that 7,237 Virgin Islanders had already voted early. And with five more days, including today, left to go,…
…Museum of American Heroes. Thanks for chairing the hearing this past Wednesday in St. Croix regarding the first ever ballot-qualified voters’ initiative. It showed fidelity to the American ideal of “We the People.” Fellow West Ind…
ST. THOMAS -- St. Thomas native, Major Sekou O. Richardson, was promoted from the rank of Major to Lieutenant Colonel in Washington, DC on October 12, 2018, roughly one year after Hurricanes Irma and Maria turned both his professi…
…overrode Mr. Mapp's veto of a measure that sought to curtail his state of emergency declaration powers, with the bill's chief sponsor, Senator Tregenza Roach, citing checks and balances as one of the key reasons for the bill, whic…
The Department of Planning and Natural Resources tested 34 beaches throughout the week and found 6 of them -- all in the St. Thomas-St. John District -- to be unsafe for swimming and fishing this weekend, according to a release is…
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