ST. THOMAS -- Governor Kenneth Mapp signed bill No. 31-0133 -- an Act requiring the commissioner of Public Works to provide VITRAN bus services on weekends and holidays -- into law earlier this month, a move that many in the commu…
ST. CROIX --- Governor Kenneth Mapp has vetoed a measure that sought to raise the University of the Virgin Islands debt service being paid by the government through the Internal Revenue Matching Fund from $700,000 to $1 million, a…
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp took action on multiple bills earlier this week, approving most while vetoing a few -- among them the error-filled GERS bill. But the most significant of them, the governor says, is the fiscal ye…
ST. CROIX -- The Virgin Islands Department of Planning and Natural Resources announced this morning that as a result of recent rainfall, residents should stay away from all the territory's waters, as DPNR's Division of Environment…
ST. CROIX -- Senator Terrence "Positive" Nelson has focused his efforts on curtailing crime here, hosting several meetings to gather ideas from community members on a strategic and effective way forward. The first event birthed ou…
ST. CROIX -- The Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs through a press release issued late Monday is again warning residents against making available their hard-earned money to scammers. This time the department is alerting…
ST. CROIX -- A man who was shot in Frederiskted this morning lived to tell the story after a suspect in what was described as a "heavily tinted" vehicle started firing shots at him, VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson ma…
ST. CROIX -- The death of a man in Estate Prince's Quarters ( Mt. Pleasant West) brought the homicide count to 11 on this island for the year, after police found his body lying along the roadside just off of the Queen Mary Highway…
ST. CROIX -- The counterfeit bills -- $10, $20, $50, and $100 notes -- currently circulating the territory, have increased since the Virgin Islands Police Department made the initial announcement late last month, according to the …
ST. CROIX — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources has issued via press release the results of its weekly beach water quality monitoring program, which evaluates water quality at popular swimming beaches throughout the t…
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. CROIX -- The Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center will continue its participation in Medicare and Medicaid through December 31, 2015, as the facility made known via press release late Monday that the Centers for Medicare a…
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