ST. CROIX -- The horse racing industry in the U.S. Virgin Islands, once a thriving and economy-boosting segment, has hit a standstill that is showing no signs of easing, as TRAXCO officials, and members and representatives of the …
ST. CROIX -- Senator Kenneth Gittens is spearheading efforts of his Crucian colleagues in organizing a town hall meeting that will focus on getting updates from government officials and having discussions with community stakeholde…
ST. CROIX -- A bill sponsored by Senator Jean Forde, above, looking to raise the minimum wage from the current $7.25 rate to $10.50 by 2017, breezed through the Committee on Rules and Judiciary on Thursday at the Fritz E. Lawaetz …
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp met with federal officials on Wednesday to discuss what Government House calls "proactive measures" to fight the Zika virus. The meeting comes as the territory's Department of Health (D.O.H.) rev…
ST. CROIX -- Senior District Court Judge Raymond L. Finch sentenced today Rodney Stanley, 30, an inmate at the Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility on St. Croix, to one month of imprisonment for possession of prison contraband…
Dear Editor, According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate has fallen from 5.3 to 4.9 percent in 2015, but that's not the case in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The unemployment rate in the territory was double…
ST. CROIX -- Senate President Neville James expressed his satisfaction for the success of the 2016 Agriculture and Food Fair and the apparent lack of criminal incidents throughout the Presidents’ Day Weekend, a press release Mr. J…
ST. CROIX -- Senator Novelle Francis will host the first annual crime symposium on Tuesday, February 23, a press release Mr. Francis' office issued late Wednesday has revealed. Above, Mr. Francis at a crime scene near the Red Bric…
ST. CROIX -- Monday marks the last day of Agriculture Fair 2016 activities here, as residents and visitors make their final stop at the Rudolph Shulterbrandt Agricultural Complex in Estate Lower Love, where the annual event is hel…
…Resources issued on Friday. According to the release, Halfpenny on St. Croix, Lindbergh Bay, Brewer’s Bay, Water Bay, Vessup Bay and Frenchman’s Bay on St. Thomas, and Frank Bay and Great Cruz Bay on St. John did not meet water qu…
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp said on Thursday that his administration is considering imposing a surcharge to water and power bills of residents and businesses, a move he contends is needed to help keep the territory's street…
ST. CROIX -- Speaking to a capacity crowd of business owners during the St. Croix Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting at the Palms at Pelican Cove this morning, Governor Kenneth Mapp said that the Paul E. Joseph Stadium developme…
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