Speaking to supporters at a Sept. 25 campaign meeting, Stacey Plaskett said she has promised no one a government job, warned that poor performers would be fired, and argued that Virgin Islanders should demand more than the basic f…
Pastor Dexter Skepple opened the U.S. House with prayer before meeting Speaker Mike Johnson and raising challenges facing the Virgin Islands. House records make him the first VI-sponsored guest chaplain listed in the chamber’s arc…
St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John remain in D3 Extreme Drought after months of dryness. NOAA says September rainfall has not been enough to break the pattern, while low Atlantic tropical activity reduces the chance of widespread …
…pipe-borne water, describing a chronic problem that has persisted for years but has become particularly severe in 2026. “Every year we have a situation with pressure, or no water at all,” said Arlene Coggins-John, who contacted Co…
NWS San Juan expects showers and thunderstorms to increase across the USVI as early as Sunday morning, with 1 to 3 inches of rain possible through Monday. Urban flooding, lightning, gusty winds and hazardous seas are the primary c…
St. Thomas-St. John hotel leaders are urging VIPA to delay a final SkyCity P3 decision, citing airline concerns over costs and airlift. The group wants an independent side-by-side review of SkyCity’s $1.2B plan and the AAAC’s $390…
…to 8.4% over 30 days, yet average retail prices were unchanged on St. Thomas, mostly flat on St. John and slightly higher on St. Croix, where regular gas averaged $4.317 a gallon this past week.
Formed in April 2025, The Future helped elect two first-time senators and a St. John elections board member. In a Consortium interview, Imani Daniel, Sennai Habtes and Raven Phillips outlined priorities ranging from WAPA and educa…
Governor Albert Bryan Jr. says the administration is seeking federal approval to help SNAP recipients replace food lost during days of outages. WAPA reports all district feeders restored, but the governor says new generation equip…
WAPA withdrew its St. Thomas–St. John rotation schedule Thursday night after further plant problems, then reported partial restoration. Public schools and Executive Branch offices in the district are closed Friday amid the continu…
WAPA announced rotating outages for St. Thomas and St. John as crews worked on generator failures. Gittens called for private power generation with government control of distribution, citing exploratory discussions with an unnamed…
A heat advisory covers St. Croix, St. Thomas and St. John from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, with highs forecast near 96°F on St. Croix and 94°F on St. Thomas and St. John. Residents are urged to hydrate, limit sun exposure and check …
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