…you've been a reader on The Consortium over the years, the following story will most likely serve as déjà vu: The Department of Education continues to lose teachers who leave the territory's education system to seek better opportu…
President Donald Trump on October 5 signed into law the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018, Public Law 115-254, which extended the duration of Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for an additional 26 weeks for eligible indivi…
Dear Editor, Audre Lorde said: ‘ As a Black, lesbian, feminist, socialist, poet, mother of two including one boy and a member of an interracial couple I have learned that oppression and the intolerance of difference come in all sh…
…received an update on the operations of the electrical and water systems, the utility announced via release. Unanimous approval was given to amend an existing contract with the auditing firm, BDO, to fund the cost of the Voluntary…
ST. THOMAS -- A 23-year-old man employed at the Viking Corporation, a moving company in St. Thomas, was shot dead in the company's break room early Wednesday, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte has announced. The inci…
…The former lawmaker sought to relay a new day of unity at D.O.A., stating, "when we speak, we speak as one Virgin Islands Department of Agriculture. This thing about St. Thomas and St. Croix can't exist, even though physically we …
ST. THOMAS -- With the VI Carnival (St. Thomas Carnival) events beginning on April 1 and ending on May 4 with the Adults Parade, concerns regarding this year's parade activities have been making the rounds amongst carnival stakeho…
…in October, announced the grounding of the plane in the United States this afternoon. The move came after the rest of the world had banned the airplane from flying based on new information gleaned from the Ethiopian Airlines crash…
ST. THOMAS -- Osvaldo Tavarez, 48, of St. Thomas, was sentenced today as a result of his conviction for transporting a minor for illegal sexual activity, United States Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced. District Court Judg…
…Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) during the Mapp administration, and was appointed acting director when Mona Barnes resigned in December, has held the acting director position ever since, and remains in place 79 days before th…
…experience with sexual assault, but I’ve found it impossible to rest without sharing what I’ve learned since telling my story about a high school experience with sexual assault and predatory behavior by adult men targeting teenage…
…receiver in the liquidation of the insurance company, a request that was granted. According to the release, Mr. Roach shared a timeline of each step of the process. “I felt the move necessary to protect the interests of claimants …
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