ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp has accepted the Senate's rejection of Eugene Farrell as Director of the Virgin Islands Fire Service, and declared in a press release issued late Thursday that it was time to move on. In demonstr…
ST. THOMAS -- The territory's condition, as relayed by senators of the 31 Legislature at the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall on Thursday, is dire. There would be no money to pay government employees if RAN measure, bill No. 31-014…
ST. THOMAS -- Senate Democrats united at the Earl B. Ottley Legislative Hall on Thursday afternoon to send a sharp rebuke to Governor Kenneth Mapp and the pay raises that he sought to give his cabinet nominees, drafting an amendme…
ST. CROIX -- James Cruz, 20, pleaded guilty today in District Court to using a firearm during a crime of violence, United States Attorney Ronald W. Sharpe announced on Tuesday. As part of the plea, Cruz admitted that on February 2…
ST. CROIX -- Firefighters gathered at the Cardiac Center located at the Juan F. Luis Hospital on Monday morning for a meeting with Virgin Islands Fire Service Acting Director Eugene Farrell, along with Governor Kenneth Mapp and ot…
…travels too much. With the growing threat of the Mapp-Potter administration being a one-term experience due to what is alleged by legislators and critics to be excessive government spending and unnecessary travel, heavy is the beh…
ST. CROIX -- Governor Kenneth Mapp has nominated 8 individuals to serve on various boards and commissions in the territory, a press release issued on Friday has made known. Some standout names include Attorney Henry C. Smock, Andr…
ST. CROIX -- The VIPD offensive continues following Police Commissioner Delroy Richards' announcement of increased gun possession arrests and stepped-up patrol efforts, as the force moves to quell the rise in criminal activity ter…
St. Croix -- Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands (LSSVI) has received a $351,000 AmeriCorps grant from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) to support 18 AmeriCorps members who will serve children w…
ST. THOMAS -- Lieutenant Governor Osbert Potter said at a press conference here on Monday that while he hasn't been threatened by anyone -- and for that matter does not feel that his life is in danger on any of the three islands -…
ST. CROIX -- Senator Kenneth Gittens, chairman of the Committee on Rules and Judiciary, made known via a press release issued on Monday that a letter addressed to him by Acting Property and Procurement Commissioner Randolph Bennet…
ST. THOMAS -- The Governor Kenneth Mapp administration has announced Rick Mullgrav as its new Bureau of Corrections Director at a press conference here earlier today. Mr. Mullgrav's announcement comes at a critical time for the te…
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