ST. THOMAS -- Virgin Islands residents should not cast blame on senators of the 31st Legislature for what many have deemed the exorbitant spending of Governor Kenneth Mapp, Senator Kurt Vialet said during a Senate hearing last Thu…
ST. CROIX -- In a press release issued on Friday, Firstbank revealed that it has provided a $30 million loan to the University of the Virgin Islands as part of the institution's efforts to open its own medical school in the territ…
ST. CROIX -- Twenty-four Central High School teachers did not show up to school on Thursday, sources with direct knowledge of the matter have confirmed to The Consortium. The information was subsequently corroborated by the Depart…
…of a timeshare at luxurious resorts, all while helping deserving students that attend the university, according to a press release the institution of higher learning issued this afternoon. UVI is raffling a chance to win ownership…
ST. THOMAS -- "Does a rising tide lift all boats, or does a destination's piece of the visitors' pie get smaller as a new destination becomes accessible to the world?" That was the question posed in Tourism Commissioner Beverly Ni…
ST. THOMAS—Senator Jean Forde expressed displeasure at American Airlines’ recently-issued 3-hour warning, which advises passengers to check-in three hours early or risk getting left behind, a press release the senator's office iss…
ST. THOMAS -- The Reichhold Center for the Arts kicks-off its 37th season with a homage to Hispanic Heritage month, featuring dynamic, 10-time Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, a press release the University of …
ST. CROIX -- The Department of Human Services, in partnership with the University of the Virgin Islands' Eastern Caribbean Center, the Dept. of Education and the Early Childhood Advisory Council, received a grant totaling $997,590…
ST. THOMAS -- Attorney General Claude Walker will host a press conference here on Monday to discuss an initiative the local Department of Justice is preparing to launch that seeks to collect some $20 million from parents in the te…
ST. THOMAS -- Senators of the 31st Legislature approved a controversial, Neville James-sponsored Government Employees' Retirement System (GERS) bill that intends to keep the mired program afloat. The measure, which saw support fro…
ST. THOMAS -- Meeting here Thursday, the Governing Board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority approved a low-cost financing loan contract with Rural Utilities Service (RUS) that will fund the $13 million Automated Meter…
ST. CROIX – The Virgin Islands Department of Education hosted the second of two Opening of School Celebration Services—this time on St. Croix—at the historic Bethel A.M.E Church in downtown Christiansted on Sunday, September 20, a…
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